Mitas Tyres

[TB650]

I fitted an E-09 to my Tenere, it was the toughest tyre I have ever fitted had the sucker in my Mousse changer and all Best tyre I have run on the Tenere to date but

TB

[Ando74]

Here's an interesting tyre changing method i'd not considered before

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOX8G...&feature=share

[k0diak]

Originally Posted by hunter_greyghost

Running a E-07 [18"] on one of my XS' & the bloody thing won't wear out!
down to the centre 'bar' in the middle of the tread, what's the legal limit one of these tyres?
Cheers
Baza

Before I got my current sent, I did a bit of reading on the forum and someone asked the reseller in the US. The official answer from the manufacturer is that once the centre bar has no thread left, it's a goer. But I'll keep using it as well anyways.

[grimripper]

Originally Posted by k0diak

someone asked the reseller in the US. The official answer from the manufacturer ......

See RTA website AUSTRALIA.

"Each tyre fitted to the motor vehicle must have a
tread pattern of a depth of at least 1.5mm on
every part of the tyre that touches the road"

[paddyhannen]

Originally Posted by hunter_greyghost

Running a E-07 [18"] on one of my XS' & the bloody thing won't wear out!
down to the centre 'bar' in the middle of the tread, what's the legal limit one of these tyres?
Cheers
Baza

Bloody hell! Did you maybe notice that the round black thing may have been a bit easier to spin/ moving the bike forward less effectivley than previously? Traction was designed to make the tyre grip using gravity to fight against inertia during acceleration, braking. cornering and stopping ( optional Extras ?) Referenced in the sub paragraphs of rider survival in a section called "antikamikazefaktorr",( english translation- dont kill yourself or anyone else if you can help it) a specialty division of the motorcycle riders code called" make sure you make it home " or " youre riding on your own so I dont have to fuck up my ride by scraping you off a fkn tree/ truck/ child / cow/ soccer mom on sunday afternoon in red a ford territory that somehow did not see you''.

If it was that good, buy another one.

[hunter_greyghost]

Originally Posted by paddyhannen

Bloody hell! Did you maybe notice that the round black thing may have been a bit easier to spin/ moving the bike forward less effectivley than previously? Traction was designed to make the tyre grip using gravity to fight against inertia during acceleration, braking. cornering and stopping ( optional Extras ?) Referenced in the sub paragraphs of rider survival in a section called "antikamikazefaktorr",( english translation- dont kill yourself or anyone else if you can help it) a specialty division of the motorcycle riders code called" make sure you make it home " or " youre riding on your own so I dont have to fuck up my ride by scraping you off a fkn tree/ truck/ child / cow/ soccer mom on sunday afternoon in red a ford territory that somehow did not see you''.

If it was that good, buy another one.

Still on the road & doing the job!
will try a 606 next time, or just stick with a K460,
E-07, definately a tyre for long distance
Cheers
Baza

[grimripper]

These are looking like a good option for a 6000km from Byron bay-Cameron corner,. Merty, merty, Arkaroola, Wilpena pound etc, sidetracks, Adelaide. Phillip isld, through Snowies and back to Byron.


I've had the Mefo's before and like the front but the rear super explorer 140/80 18 wore very quickly on bitumen.
Fantastic on dirt and grunge.
The front is still going after 8000km. Very hard tyre. Gotta watch it when cold.

The Metzler Enduro 3 Sahara is probably the best combo ever, handling and grip wise as a dual purpose tyre but it's wear can be measured in metres not km's. 5000k max.
It's price is ridiculous too at $250 for the rear.

I have had a Pirelli A/T MT90 rear on for around 3000km now and can say that although it was cheap, it is a piece of shit for anything other than bitumen or small gravel. I'd call it a 95/5%.

What Do you all reckon ?
Could the MITAS EO-7 be the go this time 'round ?
As you can see, there's 6000km round trip and only about 500k is not bitumen.

I don't reall know what to expect but from what i've read and seen, the non bitumen parts look to be mainly gravel, with a bit of sand here and there.
Please correct me if i'm way off here.

Opinions and recommendations welcome.

[k0diak]

I found the E09 Dakar on the front and the E07 on the rear is a pretty good compromise setup for the majority of the route you described. You can play something more aggressive on the front, but I couldn't find a better rear so far for long trips.

[lentil]

Originally Posted by k0diak

I found the E09 Dakar on the front and the E07 on the rear is a pretty good compromise setup for the majority of the route you described. You can play something more aggressive on the front, but I couldn't find a better rear so far for long trips.

I hate the E-09 front on the DR its Icky (but enjoy the e-07 and e-09 rears) it just want to push and push and push and wont go round corners I prefer an MT 21 front - factor in that I am a numpty rider and that probably has something to do with the e-09 performance but I know a few others with the same experience with the e-09 front on a range of bikes (KLE, DR)

[ktmgeoff]

Just put another EO7 on my 9fiddie, lasted very well, still not worn out when I removed it......from memory it was a shade under 7k...pretty good considering the weight and HP. Have the same on the front, but think I'll try something more aggressive next time, not sure what.

[k0diak]

Originally Posted by lentil

I hate the E-09 front on the DR its Icky (but enjoy the e-07 and e-09 rears) it just want to push and push and push and wont go round corners I prefer an MT 21 front - factor in that I am a numpty rider and that probably has something to do with the e-09 performance but I know a few others with the same experience with the e-09 front on a range of bikes (KLE, DR)

That's why it's called a compromise and I suggested it specifically for this route :) It's good enough (for me and I'm not a good rider) to keep it around 110-120 on sand-gravel mix and if I keep up the speed, it works well in deeper sand as well and looks like it can sustain NT 130km/h tar as well (for a while) at the right pressure. I used the MT21 before (I started this trip on that as well, but it's gone), it's a great tire for shorter rides but it doesn't last. In my opinion, but we all have different needs, styles...etc.

[clintnz]

I've run both of these, the E0-7 is not as sticky as the MT90 on the tar, especially if it's wet, but it's not too bad & quite predictable, it makes up for this by hooking up really well on gravel, lasting for ages & not being too $$$. One got me through 8500km of Oz no worries. Like the above guys, I run something more aggressive on the front, D605 or TKC80 are good for tar/gravel, you can enjoy the tarmac twistys a bit more than with an E0-9 or MT21 front.

Cheers
Clint

Originally Posted by grimripper

I have had a Pirelli A/T MT90 rear on for around 3000km now and can say that although it was cheap, it is a piece of shit for anything other than bitumen or small gravel. I'd call it a 95/5%.

What Do you all reckon ?
Could the MITAS EO-7 be the go this time 'round ?
As you can see, there's 6000km round trip and only about 500k is not bitumen.

I don't reall know what to expect but from what i've read and seen, the non bitumen parts look to be mainly gravel, with a bit of sand here and there.
Please correct me if i'm way off here.

Opinions and recommendations welcome.

[hoyks]

I went out to lube the chain and found my E07 has started to die in the past week.

Although it has over 6000km on it and still has around 4mm of wear till it gets to the center bar and a lot more than that till it gets to the wear bars, the tread blocks have started to split on it. In a few of the splits you can see down to the canvas so even for a tight ass KLR rider, it is headed to the big recycling center in the sky...

next week. It's only 12km through town to work, and I couldn't be stuffed changing it tonight.

[Mitas]

Hi guys

It will be helpful to publish the date of DOT as well....

Things were changed in the late weeks of 2010 ... ( higher percentage of Silica)

[RoadBandit]

Originally Posted by Mitas

Hi guys

It will be helpful to publish the date of DOT as well....

Things were changed in the late weeks of 2010 ... ( higher percentage of Silica)

How does more Silica change the tyres wear rate/manners on the road/dirt ?