Mitas E07 - have one? Safety check your rear tyre

[Toyark]

Here are pics of mine - these have covered just over 2500 miles from new-
I noticed the cracks at less than half that- look at the red arrows-
Every small block, both sides of the center strip, has the same 'V' shape crack.
Click pic. to enlarge.

Tyre detail:
Mitas E07 Enduro rear 130/80/17 059 DOT 6JX5 2608 E8 75R 000 140

2608 refers to manufactured during 26th Week of 2008
If you have one of these tyres fitted - check for a possible similar problem.

Maybe this one was a 'one-off-friday-afternoon' made one or maybe the problem is more widespread-
Please post below ONLY if you have or had a similar problem with your MITAS E07 (and please no other brands) and include tyre details as I have.
I am in touch with Mitas and will update this post as soon as I have their reply. (resolved 23/6/10 see last post)

[palace15]

I believe I have one of these on the XLR125 that I use to use for work, when I next get home I will check it and post reply if necessary. I did however have 'block cracking' on a rear Avon Distanzia, on a R80gs.

[Toyark]

Thanks Dave- details ONLY about the MITAS E07 please- cheers

[trophydave]

I have a Mitas EO7 fitted to my Transalp,it is cracked in the same way as yours.Details are: 130/80-17 DOT 6J X5 4108 so produced 41st week of 2008.

[ta-rider]

Hi,

My cracked even wors but no problem...it took me all the way from germany to southafrica. One of the best and cheapest tires i ever had

Regards, Tobi

[beddhist]

There are 3 of us here using this tyre, KLX250, DR650 and KLR650. Personally I have used several of these on my trip and they all cracked. Didn't cause any problems.

The only problem I had (after a little over 30000km) was this:

[MT350]

I think that's the Dakar version that's a completely different design and formulation

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[noel di pietro]

Originally Posted by MT350

I think that's the Dakar version that's a completely different design and formulation

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Yes, the yellow band indicates that it is the Dakar which is 4 ply in stead of 3 ply as for the std Dual Sport tyre. I do not have the yellow band so I have the standard Dual Sport but the appearance of the DS tyre is 100% the same. No band in the center and identical thread / blocks as the Dakar. Looking at the MX1 site, my conclusion is that the cracking tyres are old models and they since have changes the E07 tyres to the Dakar 'style' thread.

[Huan]

I have E07 which I got this year, the production date is week 5 2013 so they are fresh tyres and they have the centre band on the rear 120/90 17
The Dakar is a different tyre to the standard E07.
There has been plenty written about the cracking phenomenon but at the end of the day Mitas has a pretty strong following and like Heidenau whatever compound they use is prone to cracking, similar to Michelin car tyres which also do the same thing.

[noel di pietro]

Originally Posted by Huan

I have E07 which I got this year, the production date is week 5 2013 so they are fresh tyres and they have the centre band on the rear 120/90 17
The Dakar is a different tyre to the standard E07.
There has been plenty written about the cracking phenomenon but at the end of the day Mitas has a pretty strong following and like Heidenau whatever compound they use is prone to cracking, similar to Michelin car tyres which also do the same thing.

I have since found out that the center band is related to the tyre size. The 140/17/80 does not have the band but the picture above is a tyre without center band and it also has cracks. . My tyres have some 4000km now, no crack and very little wear. I'm leaving in two weeks to Mongolia on a set of brand new ones, curious how they will hold.

[Kradmelder]

Originally Posted by noel di pietro

I have since found out that the center band is related to the tyre size. The 140/17/80 does not have the band but the picture above is a tyre without center band and it also has cracks. . My tyres have some 4000km now, no crack and very little wear. I'm leaving in two weeks to Mongolia on a set of brand new ones, curious how they will hold.

As far as I can see, the main positive of the E07 is longevity if you are riding tar. It holds up better than most DS tyres. But in Mongolia you will ride almost predominantly gravel, so why not use a more aggressive knobblie? The E07 isn't as good in mud and sand.

[Russ McDermid]

Originally Posted by noel di pietro

I'm leaving in two weeks to Mongolia on a set of brand new ones, curious how they will hold.

So, Noel - how did they fare ? I'm leaving UK to Thailand in 2 months on a Transalp. Planning to fit a new set of E-07's in Istanbul, then hoping they will survive the following 9000 miles (15000 km).

Any comment ? Cheers.