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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I'm riding all the way to mongolia, 15.000km mostly tar and approx 2000km in Mongolia on gravel! On knobblies I would probably not even make it to Istanbul. I can always change later when the Mitas are gone but I'm hopign the make it all the way. I have some sand experience on Heidenau Sahara 3 which have similar thread, worked fine for me. I drive slow and carefull anyway.
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More serious cracks
This was alarming.
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This was alarming.
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OUCH  I've just fitted one of these on a R1200GSA & will take it for a run tomorrow.
Thanks for the heads up to all the previous posters
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How did they do ?
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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.
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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.
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Was planning an a set of E07 for South America. Hoping to get 18,000 km - wish me luck
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