True 50/50 Adventure Bike Tires: Mitas E-07 Review

If you're looking for standard setting adventure bike tires, these are them. For me and the compromise I want out of my tires, these fit the bill really well. More affordable than the Heidenau K60 Scouts, these tires give everyone else a run for their money.

[darylprice]

I have the same issue with the slow leak on the front. I was loosing 5 psi per day. I had them taken off and reseated. Now I loose 1 psi per day. Both installes we're done professionally. This seems to be a manufacturing defect.

[norsefalconer]

I read an article interviewing Continental's US sales manager. He explained the split like this: it's not really one vs the other. A 70/30 tire, for example, will perform about 70% of a dedicated street tire, and to about 30% of a dedicated off-road tire. Seems a better explanation than the typical division of riding conditions, which really doesn't make much sense when you think about it. Say a person rides 90% on street and 10% off-road. But, that off-road portion is knarly single track. In this case a 90/10 tire doesn't meet that rider's needs, although it fits the percent of time.spent in each condition. The Continental guy also said to buy a tire to match the worse conditions you think you'll encounter, bc, at the end of the the day, it's easier to manage an off-road tire on the street than a street tire off-road.

[brother]

For anybody wondering about price. the cost per mile on these tires are the same as mentioned from this video.
E07-8000 miles-$270= $0.0337/Mile
K60-10000 miles-$340=$0.034/Mile

[chrisvanpletzen]

Good review. Just got my second set of E07's on my 650gs. Did about 20 000km on the first set. Never had a problem.

[spankervideo]

Thank you for your comprehensive review. I wish guys here would understand that riders want information, not head-banger music, experimentation with editing software or cutesy narrative. Your video is a model for guys that want the real deal.

[richardreynolds]

I have the Mitas EO7s on my 1150gsa, they have been fantastic, 7500 miles so far, front hardly worn, rear has about 2500 or so left in it, the two things with these tyres are as you mentioned about the front losing pressure over a long period, secondly when worn down to that centre bar they can occasionally spin up a bit under throttle in a straight line, but fine in any other angle.
Mine are the Dakar version and the tyre fitter said he had no trouble fitting them, but did mention how strong the sidewall was compared to other motorcycle tyres.
Previously I had the original TKC 80s on this bike and managed to get 7500 miles out of them, .
Mites tyres are a lot cheaper over in UK, I will be using these next time that is a definite !
Rich.

[pilotdane]

I've got the Mitas E07's on my Mighty Suzuki DR 650. I absolutely love them. I do not notice any noise problems. They are extremely sure footed on the road and do very well in most off-road situations - especially when compared to the stock "Death Wings" that come stock on the DR. I live in Glendale AZ, and I don't care if it's even 120° - "off I go" - with no problems.

I also agree that this is a "true" 50/50 tire - Like the Mighty Suzuki DR 650... A true 50/50 Dual Sport... The perfect combination, if you use the bike for both on and off road...

Cheers Mate !

[techi]

My next set of GSA 50/50 tire. Thx for an informative review.

[ronanrogers]

Very professional and helpful video. I have K60 Scouts on my KTM and they’re fantastic tyres...except they’re compromised in wet off road conditions - mud, very wet grass etc. That’s why I’m interested in trying a Mitas.

I live 30 km from the Heidenau factory. The labor costs there are very low for Germany. The main driver of the price differential is that Heidenau are a little more established in the ADV category so Mitas are more aggressive on price, plus Germany exports in a stronger currency (the €), whereas Czech Republic (cleverly) retained their currency so they can support exports more easily (they’d be facing the same problems competing against Germany as France and Italy do if the Czechs used the Euro).

[alexanderwagner]

This is a really neat review - thank you. I moved from Michellins to Mitas on my 850 GS and also noted a very slow leak on both the front and back tyres. They are a great tyre but it looks like I'm going to be lucky to get about 6000 kilometres (3, 700 miles) from the back tyre which, as you've said, is getting a bit pricey to replace each time. Maybe the ground and rocks are harder here in Australia (LOL !). Thanks again

[hobartdroneimages]

Great tyres all round, I have the E-07 plus on my DR650 and the E-07 on my tiger 800. A good balance of grip and wear for my type of riding which is mainly 60% dirt 40%road.

[MindBodySoulOk]

These tires are FANTASTIC on the road. I LOVE THEM. This tire is as good as any 80/20 on the road. I ride a LOT in the rain as well. I just did the tubeless conversion and these tires are doing GREAT!.

[conorlockwood]

Just ordered a set of the E-07's for my R1100gsa. I wish I had seen this before ordering them because I bought the Dakar version. That being said, great review. It definitely helped cure any uneasiness I had about the tires.

[cyclopathic]

You can get alot more out of E07 if you wear them to indicators. We are talking 25-30, 000mi+ range. Mitas had grafted knobs on top of full road tire; there's actually more rubber under knobs than on many new street tires.

Of cause not all of the miles would be the same you get 8-12k as 50/50 and then another 8-12k as 20/80 tire.

[fweimar]

thanks for your review, you had a valuable contribution in my decision to choice my next tire

[GiorgioPranzo]

Thanks for the great review. I have these tires on my 2014 Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX 1200. Just finished the Washington BDR for a week long off-road trip, no leaks issues. The tires did marvelous. I went down once only, but due to my stupidity (too fast for my own good). Never lost traction in tricky rocky uphill. I have the Dakar version and I'm sure the stiff walls helped prevent side damage issues in some of the hard embedded rock stuff that I put them through. Also, on way back on asphalt they felt stable at highway speeds on curvy roads. All this in the dry. Can't speak to wet traction yet. Really happy with them, and given that they are hard to mount/dismount it just means they are going to force me to keep them on and get more off-road trips done! :-)

[wolffo]

I rode K60s on a rental bike down in Chile and Argentina - that sold me - I now have 8, 000 miles on a set of K60s on my F800GS - I’ll take the longevity over performance

[ianbond]

Mate, I think you ought to try Motoz Tractionator GPS. I've got these on my Honda XL1000V Varadero '08, & I'm very impressed indeed. Done about 8000km on them so far, & hardly worn, & I mainly ride on road, can lean to peg scrape, wet or dry, & found them good off road as well, so worth looking at.

[walkerjian]

Can vouch for the mitas et-07 on both KLR-650 and XTZ1200, wear and handle extremely well. Once thing about some of these tyres is that there are summer and winter versions. I have just bought a set of Heidenau k60's for the KLR and will put on once I have worn the mitts down to the rims, and I think I need to check again they are summer or winter rated. I hope they are summer rated - the winter rated will melt in OZ at any time of the year.

[faffi]

I have a Mitas E-07 100/90-19 on the front and a Heidenau K60 M+S Silica 120/90-18 on my Virago-based scrambler. The Silica version of the K60 has better grip wet and dry on sealed roads compared to the non-silica version. The narrow profile also avoids the centre section, which improve grip in the dirt. Ridden briskly on asphalt, the outer knobs of the K60 will crumble almost like a sport tyre, and the sharp edges of the tyre blocks are rapidly rounded. They stay sharper in the centre of the tyre. Both tyres grip very well on dry sealed roads, but they are not as good in the wet so I slow down to stay safe. I expect them to last about the same, maybe 7k miles. I find the bike offer great stability even doing the ton, and also on fire roads the stability is amazing. In sand or snow, though, the front end tucks constantly. I do not feel any vibrations once riding (rolling over a smooth concrete floor, though, there is a rattle felt through the bike) and there isn't any noise that I react to. I would like a more classic look, but due to their great performance I will retain the combination once this pair wears out.