MITAS Touring Force Review | The BEST Sports Touring Tyre for your MONEY?!

In today's video I talk through my experience and opinion of the Mitas Touring Force Sport Touring tyres that I've had on my Honda CBF1000 for quite a while now.
To be clear I paid for these tyres 100% myself and am in no way affiliated with Mitas Tyres, all opinions expressed in the video are my own.

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About me!

Bikes: Honda CBF1000 2011
Honda Super Magna Vf750c 1987
Suzuki GSX-R 750 SRAD 1996

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Mental State: I don't own near enough bikes.
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[TheGorillaBiker]

What do you do? Trade some grip for longevity or all out grip regardless of how long they last? These days I think most large companies don't really make bad tyres!
So far every tyre I've been on from Mitas has been really good! Including the ones on test rides :) I'm looking forward to testing the sports tyres :)

[crimpyjugs]

Michelin Road 5's work well on the CBF, when i bought mine it had a set of Pirelli Angel GT's which felt a little isolated (if that makes sense), just not enough feedback, i changed these for Michelin Pilot Road 4's which gave better feedback, but the handling felt a little slow, harder to turn in at a bend, so when i read that the Michelin Road 5's had a slightly sportier cross sectional shape (i.e. not quite as flat as the 4's) i though id give them a try. They are great, easy to turn in, very predictable handling, great feedback, seem to warm up quickly, wet and dry grip never been an issue. I don't tend to brake hard in the wet as a general rule, but hard braking in the dry has also always been very predictable, even when a VW Passat tried to wipe we out the other day (travelling in the opposite direction to me on an A road, he suddenly decided to turn right, literally right in front of me, no indication, nothing, clearly hadn't seen me, or my headlights!), managed to get around the back of the car as he turned, but only after about a second of very heavy braking, Road 5's get my thumbs up!

[alexugur]

Glad to find an Irish review on a tyre that I'm interested in for my 2008 650DL V-Strom.
Irish roads are brutal in regards to tyre longevity. This is because we don't have any gravel pits here with nice round washed grit. All road grit here is produced from crushed rock. The grit is sharp and it cuts tyres down twice as fast as UK or Continental roads do. Add to that, rural roads in the West can be in an appalling state of disrepair.
I'm just about to have Mitas M50s mounted on my newish Royal Enfield Hunter 350, as a French review indicated that they're a good sporty road tyre with good feedback suitable for small bikes (usually bias ply). Having decided on those, I realised that the tyres on my V-Strom are getting old. They still have a lot of tread life in them, but I fancy a change to something more road focussed (as opposed to the Anakees type 2 & 3) and the Touring Force happen to be what I've set my eyes on.

[Zen-Mit-Chips]

Thanks for the real world and informative review. I am about to put a set on, fingers crossed. I am a mid rider (sport tourer), but bike is 250kg and I live in Cyprus. Most of the main brand tyres last maybe 4000 km, before they are shot (heat). The best tyres I have yet found for my bike were the Shinko verge, really good, long lasting (around 8000km in our heat) and best feedback (on my bike) I have had, but sadly I can't get them anymore. If I was being a tyre snob, it would be bridgestone's.

[hiji]

I've riden now every street tire from Mitas (Sportforce+, SF+ EV & Touringforce) on my MT-09. Im by far most impressed with the new EV. The internal damping got WAY better than the stiff carcass of the normal SF+. The EV is maybe just a little less flickable than the old SF+ but the grip, stability & confidence in maximum lean angles are insane.
I also rode the Touringforce but wasnt really that impressed, strangely the Touringforce needed way longer to heat up than both of the sport versions, ive also gotten a pretty big slide in the wet with the TF. If the tires got temperature they were good and for sporttouring tires very agil. I think its comperable with the Pirelli AngelGT(1). The general problem i have with sporttouring tires (luckily this was by far not as bad than compared to other sporttouring tires) is, that they lose a LOT of their capabilities at the end of their lifetime. They get wobbly when in deeper lean angles but strangely feel not very agil at the first turning input, also they kind of lose their amount of grip.
I got ~5600km with the Touringforce and ~3900km with the Sportforce+ and EV.
Ill definitely stick with the sport versions. :)

[Banditmanuk]

I use sport touring tyres on the MT10. Had Pirelli Angel GTs and Road 5s. Honest preference is the Road 5, great in wet or dry.
Was recently forced to change by a puncture on our Scotland tour and no Road 5's in stock so gone with the new Bridgestone T32, feel good so far.

[markpearce]

Another enjoyable vid :)

Before this I'd never heard of the Mitas brand. I checked out my London tyre shop (FWR in Kennington) and they don't seem to stock them and they are bike tyre specialists.

Anyway, like you say, they seem like a good buy if you ride a bit more gently. Definitely suit someone who's on a tighter budget.

As you know, recently I've been on Bridgestone BTs for the last three sets. I prefer their profile for the road and they've done well especially in some absolute downpours when the roads have been so awash with rain, tyre tracks have disappeared immediately. Mileage isn't that great of course; 3 to 3.5k only.

It's funny to think, when I started riding, if your bike was fitted with Japanese tyres you changed them straight away for a set of Dunlops or maybe Avons. I rode Dunlops for years, but I don't think they're even British now are they?

I had a very good experience with Metzler Tourance tyres on my Triumph Tiger. Great grip and tyre life and I had that bike for four years and 20k miles.

On my scooters I like to use Michelin Citygrips. Real confidence boosters in both wet and dry and of course lots of mileage due to the low power and weight.

Always interesting to hear others experiences, bearing in mind there are so many variables in the tyre choice equation.


Cheers

[TheSpainy]

Just put these on my s1000xr here in southern spain. Went for a fast and hard twisties ride and the traction control didn´t even come on once, so grip was very good IMO

[pinkie]

I drove the Mitas E-07 last year and maybe I switch to the Touring Force with my new bike. I prefer longevity over a bit more grip at 50° or a bit more grip in the wet. On normal streets I drive only at 30-36° and I only reached 40° on an closed Track with great asphalt.

[RoadsOfOz]

I generally stick with Pirelli. Currently running the Anget GT's on the Griso. But prior to that had the Anget ST's and were really impressed with them (that and they were much cheaper than the GT's). For my trail bike and Honda CB125E. I generally use what is the best value. probably should do a tyre review for the tyres on the CB125E.

[TheVelasquez]

After trash out 14.000kms made in rain, dry, everyday riding I found them to be adequate. Measure of mine is 160 but don't know why it's not double compound as on older mitas website it has that information that double compound starts only from 180 up.
Anyway, on the rain this tyre is really good, I found a bit vague on dry and on front tyre as it is not as direct as you wanted to go (out of a turn for example), but is comprehensible regarding the price. I also feel that take ages to heat and is stiff, really stiff (carcass)
I rate like this:

Longevity: 8/10
Dry grip: 5/10
Wet grip: 8/10
Confort: 3/10
Turn: 7/10 (when is on first half life)
Behavior at 3/4 of life: 5/10 - It fails to turn in and out more often as it goes more far from the angle that you have to go and you have to compensate on top
Price: 9/10

Overall: 6.5/10

[petertakov]

@GorillaBiker Very nice review - thank you! Are these faster or slower to turn than the RT01, for exemple? Or the PR5?
Also, the Mitas TF are about the same price as Michelin PR2 (better than PR4, IMO), which I find very good in the dry. Do you happen to have any experience with those and if yest - how do they compare?

[Viper-MotoVlogger]

My sport tourer was equipped with the stock Dunlop sportmax tires. They took a while to warm up in cooler weather and still didn’t offer good grip. I switched to Michelin Road5 and it’s night and day. Awesome grip all the time.

[ggmobi]

Just put EV+ on my gsxr750 after Michelin PP3. Got some mixed emotions, but seems quite ok for now. Warms up faster but turns harder than PP3s.

[crumblymal]

For me the most important is the best grip in both wet and dry, longevity is not important as I do not commute I am not sure which is the best for my XJR as yet but I do have to investigate . Very interesting topic and their is one hell of a lot of choice out there Cheers : )

[diederikdemits]

I had mitas e07 on my v-strom and very happy about them

[JayShermanFJC]

For the motorcycle it's Michelin Commanders on the RK and the KLR it will be Michelin as well after I get through the OEM tires.

[tonymead]

Had the sport force on my vfr12f and thought they where awesome wet or dry never let go even with spirited riding with sports bike friends would recommend you give them a try

[ThePonkster]

I do tend to drift towards bridgestone tyres - I tend to splash out on tyres for my fast bike where as the rats usually get whats the best deal at the time . The sidecar rig is problematic for tyres and I have tried lots of combinations including a car tyre on the back at one time (not for me) - the way bike tyres wear on the rig is unusual .

[geckolegacy]

Great video
Would be nice to show how the tyre look like as well just for reference