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Mitas E0-7 review
I put a set of E0-7s on my 2013 S10 2 weeks ago and thought I would give my input. I bought them because Bret at Mototrek said they were the best adventure tire out there, great mileage and traction. After I put them on I went for a test ride and on my second turn, pulling away from a stop sign with a little throttle they stepped out on me and left a 3 foot long banana shaped black mark on the road. This was on totally dry pavement with only minimal throttle, I have broken in many sets of new tires and have never had one be that slippery, just saying be careful for a bit. On the rest of the test drive I was super careful and drove cautiously, I noticed that they turned in on corners much better than the 6000 mile o.e. Battlewings ever did. I was always surprised at how hard the S10 was to get to turn in, once it did it was fine but it took a bit of effort,now it turns in effortlessly and tracks great going down the road. Today after putting 300 miles on them I went on a 100 mile road trip that was about 50% dirt, jeep trails , dirt roads, single track, rocks , sand , mud, pine needles, these tires handle it all very well. I had a 2007 V-strom 1000 before my S10 and it came with TKC 80s and I put Shinko 705s on it before I sold it, the E0-7s were as good if not better than both of those tires.There are 2 areas where somebody might find fault with E0-7s, on grooved concrete highways they do wander a little, not terribly but it is slightly noticeable and they do have a little whine to them, more like "Hey, I can a hear a noise that wasn't there before", not "OMG, I need to get some ear plugs'.So if they get the mileage that everyone says they will , I don't see me ever getting another tire than these, the TKC 80s wore out way too fast and the Shinkos weren't really aggressive enough and had a gyroscopic effect that felt like a steering damper turned up to 10.I had originally intended to get the Dakars , which I read had a few more belts in their carcasses and were harder too change, but I screwed up when I ordered them, maybe I will try them next time. The regular E0-7s were not hard to change at all, unlike some of the comments I had heard.Brett had said that the E0-7 was a skinnier tire than most others and if you like a big beefy looking tire this one might not be for you, I don't see that , it fills up my swingarm nicely and looks tough as hell, front and rear. The step out on my initial test drive is always in the back of my head , but as I have gotten some more miles on them I have started to corner as hard as I have dared on any other tire I have owned and they handle it just fine. So in conclusion I would give them a 9.5 out of 10 and I will buy them again.
I put a set of E0-7s on my 2013 S10 2 weeks ago and thought I would give my input. I bought them because Bret at Mototrek said they were the best adventure tire out there, great mileage and traction. After I put them on I went for a test ride and on my second turn, pulling away from a stop sign with a little throttle they stepped out on me and left a 3 foot long banana shaped black mark on the road. This was on totally dry pavement with only minimal throttle, I have broken in many sets of new tires and have never had one be that slippery, just saying be careful for a bit. On the rest of the test drive I was super careful and drove cautiously, I noticed that they turned in on corners much better than the 6000 mile o.e. Battlewings ever did. I was always surprised at how hard the S10 was to get to turn in, once it did it was fine but it took a bit of effort,now it turns in effortlessly and tracks great going down the road. Today after putting 300 miles on them I went on a 100 mile road trip that was about 50% dirt, jeep trails , dirt roads, single track, rocks , sand , mud, pine needles, these tires handle it all very well. I had a 2007 V-strom 1000 before my S10 and it came with TKC 80s and I put Shinko 705s on it before I sold it, the E0-7s were as good if not better than both of those tires.There are 2 areas where somebody might find fault with E0-7s, on grooved concrete highways they do wander a little, not terribly but it is slightly noticeable and they do have a little whine to them, more like "Hey, I can a hear a noise that wasn't there before", not "OMG, I need to get some ear plugs'.So if they get the mileage that everyone says they will , I don't see me ever getting another tire than these, the TKC 80s wore out way too fast and the Shinkos weren't really aggressive enough and had a gyroscopic effect that felt like a steering damper turned up to 10.I had originally intended to get the Dakars , which I read had a few more belts in their carcasses and were harder too change, but I screwed up when I ordered them, maybe I will try them next time. The regular E0-7s were not hard to change at all, unlike some of the comments I had heard.Brett had said that the E0-7 was a skinnier tire than most others and if you like a big beefy looking tire this one might not be for you, I don't see that , it fills up my swingarm nicely and looks tough as hell, front and rear. The step out on my initial test drive is always in the back of my head , but as I have gotten some more miles on them I have started to corner as hard as I have dared on any other tire I have owned and they handle it just fine. So in conclusion I would give them a 9.5 out of 10 and I will buy them again.