MITAS E-07+ TIRE REVIEW // OFF-ROAD & ON-ROAD // KTM 1290 Super Adventure S

I bought this tire to ride the KTM 1290 SAS off-road but how does this tire perform on pavement on high alpine mountain passes? How fast can you take it on the German Autobahn? What about noise and rain performance? Find out in this video where I share my experiences with the Mitas E-07+ after one year of riding it on my KTM 1290 Super Adventure S.
Mitas E-07+ for KTM 1290 Super Adventure S
Rear Tire 170/60 17"
Front Tire 120/70 19"
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[@SuperGMCH]

All clear now! Thank you!!!

[@575ban]

Thanks for posting the review buddy. It was good to hear your thoughts on the E07+. I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and the very best for 2021 👍 Take care mate.

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you very much Nick! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for you too! 😉

[@hassanharrouk6656]

Nice review and great scenes.. thank you.

[@MotoVibes]

Glad you enjoyed it 😉

[@princegilgiti2656]

Another great video my dear keepit up👌👌👌👌

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you, I will

[@gabrieltoma5359]

I bought a set of Mitas e07+ a few weeks ago, looking forward for spring and off-road riding. Mitas says they are 60/40, a little bit more road biased then the e07, which is a 50/50 (kind of). Great video, great quality, both video and sound, keep it up 👍

[@MotoVibes]

Thanks for the info on the E-07 vs E-07+ 👍 The E-07+ are indeed marketed with stronger road focus - I guess that explains the good road performance.

[@ypcyc]

@@MotoVibes additionally there is "Dakar" version of each marked with yellow line. I'm wondering if it will last same as non-Dakar.

[@lamilumag]

I got the Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR - which is quite amazing - even in rain - for me I think the perfect tire

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you for sharing your experience. Heard goog things about this tire

[@scottlandmcc]

Just bought a set for 1100 africa twin adventure sports. Only took them on about 2km so far. Thanks for the video!

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you very much for your feedback- would be curious to hear about your long term experience 😉

[@madeiraonwheels]

Juat ordered a pair for my ATAS. What's your feedback?

[@orangefuture4910]

Good video again . I didn't like them offroad. I had them on a 701. Didn't give the grip of Heidenau. I had no complaints on road . Just watch the wet.

[@MotoVibes]

Thanks for sharing your experience with them! And thank you fro watching ;-)

[@rodrigofabregas7756]

Hi, thanks for your video. I have this tires on my 2018 KTM 1290 S. Adv. R, not big complains with them, except for the front tire (90/90R21) that suddenly started loosing air in several points of the bead, the shop clean the bead and the rim, but keep loosing air, so I decided to change the tire (same brand and model) until the rear wears out, then probably will try another brand...mainly because my front tire is pretty noisy. Probably will try DUNLOP Trailmission or CONTINENTAL TKC70 Rock's (rear). Regards.

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you for sharing your experience Rodrigo! Both tires you mentioned will likely be less noisy as they are more road focussed than the E-07+

[@rrssmooth6643]

nice review. just what I wanted. A bit more in the wet would have been interesting.

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you very much- I just went through a set of these in 16 days in the „Dakar“ mix - harder rubber compound- lots of riding in wet conditions- on and off-road. They did surprisingly well - other riders were on softer tires like the Anakee Wild and Karoo 3 and I did not feel I was in much of disadvantage - now that is all very subjective of course but I just had a brand new set mounted a few days ago.

[@scottc3]

I can recommend the Metzeler Karoo 3 which is also a 50/50 tyre. Great on and off road, even good on wet roads. 👍👍

[@geertnysen5324]

Indeed, but they do melt as snow in the sun. The Mitas cost a lot less and last a lot longer.

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you both for your experience. The Mitas do have a pretty hard rubber compound which make them last relatively long. That is why I was surprised to see such descent on-road performance.

[@pankurczak5329]

When i tested karoo 3 in 2018 i could say the opposite. Rear tire was terrible in wet, it was the worst experience on a bike i ever had. Even on dry i couln't trust them completely because sometimes the rear lost grip out of a sudden in curves. Front tire wasnt that bad, but when it started to wear unevenly from braking it caused the steering to wobble at lower speeds. But the tires lasted long and did good in loose terrain or gravel. - Perhaps they had fixed the compound since then. I am using now e07 and e07+ (since 8000km) and have no problems, these are great, even on wet termac.

[@raseboRO]

@@pankurczak5329 Nope, didn't change the compound, same issues with mine, which is why I am thinking about changing them before they've run their course.

[@lostwheels5951]

Two days to Christmas ! - I wish you all the best, perhaps we find time for a call...🍺✌

[@MotoVibes]

Happy holidays! Finden wir bestimm ;-)

[@actstuntcam]

Some nice footage mate. Good thoughts. Thinking of getting a rear E07+ for my 2016 Africa Twin (Or maybe a MOTOZ GPS) and pairing it with an Annakee Wild front (If the profiles match sufficiently).

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you very much! I am also contemplating my next offroad tire set too. The E-07+ was actually pretty spot on for what I needed at the time - for what it does offroad it still runs well on tarmac and lasts pretty long. I was looking at the E10 or even the E09 for more agressive offroad features but I know I still be travelling a lot on regular roads so they will likely wear much faster. Bridgestone make the AX41 which should also fall into this category of tires.

[@campbellrousselle9752]

@@MotoVibes Yep, I hear the AX41 is a super-high performance tyre, on and off-road. I don't think you will get high mileage out of these tyres though.

[@MotoVibes]

@@campbellrousselle9752 probably not but I am curious to try it one day

[@garychester5430]

I ride a KTM 950 and overall this is a good tire. I found going down hill on loose sand/ gravel, the front end would want to washout and slide. I don't experience this on a more dirt orientated front tire. I still made it home alive though!!

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you Gary! What are tire are you using now?

[@garychester5430]

​@@MotoVibes I use the E07s on a KTM 950 Adventure. I need to learn more of the tires composition. I bought the bike used in June and had an injury before I could get to know the bike. I live in new England and a soft rubber compound works great in mud and loamy dirt. Sucks in sand and super dry conditions. Be well.

[@MotoVibes]

@@garychester5430 That sucks - not much of a motorcycle season for you then especially when you add the lock down restrictions. I hope your injury is healed and you can look forward to a great 2021!

[@garychester5430]

@@MotoVibes Thanks man.

[@Braapncamp]

Nice review! Not really used to 50/50 tyres since i more agressive tyres other than the ones that comes with new bikes. The new 890R arrives with this tyre and i will give it a try. Will be interesting, i assume the front are rather crappy on slippery forest trails. Seems to shine on travels though with a bit of all type of surfaces. Thanks/ Mattias

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you very much- let me know the tire worked for you 😉

[@demo3003]

This tire is terrible off road on the 890R. I have them on mine

[@Braapncamp]

​@demo3003 Haha, yeah these tires actually sucks on loose gravel, mud and wet grass. 😂

[@xaviergildemiguel8555]

Another interesting video. I have a question about your navigator device, which one is it?

[@77nhey]

If im not mistaken his mount is from A bmw GS. He have a video of upgrades. I believe he mentions it there. Cheers!

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you! Yes, indeed there is a whole video on the accessories like the GPS kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGrUp36Ch619aq8 - with links to the equipment in the description

[@peterscheffer4521]

Got the E-07+ on my old BMW R100GS. Like them for both behaviour and looks. No worries of traction control issues with 50HP on th reaer wheel :) The may come on my KTM 790 ADV R replacing the E-09's which are way more offroad biased. THX for the review!

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you very much Peter - glad to know it was of some help! 👍

[@DaveDayve]

Great video, re go pro freeze, make sure u have an original branded high quality SD card. If not its common to have these issues.

[@MotoVibes]

I have 8x 128 GB Sandisk Extremes (the fast ones) that cycle through all my 4K cameras. The GoPro is the only one freezing up regularly on all of them. The GoPro has quite nice image quality and state of the art image stabilization but considering it is the market leader it still lacks in some of the most important areas. It gets really slow or freezes up so that I have to take the battery out to restart it again - quite often unfortunatly. It cannot rember the freaking date & time after the battery is removed for more than 12 hrs and why in the world would you (still in its 9th generation) design a camera that needs a dongle for mic input when all the mics come with 3.5mm jacks. It is a love hate relationship with my GoPro 😂

[@DaveDayve]

@@MotoVibes yes it's a fantastic camera. A friend had issues. And found that there was a difference when buying the same brand from eBay or amazon to when he finally bought the same brand from the scan disk website. Amazingly there can be dodgy ones from 3rd party sites just saying though to help. ☺ have a great Christmas fella

[@DaveDayve]

@@MotoVibes Yes though an amazing camera it's really mounts to scratch in the stability dept. Shame really

[@MotoVibes]

@@DaveDayve I appreciate the help and will pay attention if this happens with all my cards (I have different batches of SD cards). I may just give it a try with a new Hero7 too - mine has gotten some battle damage over the past month and it is Christmas - isn't it - despite all the shortcomings there is not anything better right now

[@seazv]

Thanks for share, what aire pressure are you using on both onroad and off-road?

[@MotoVibes]

Most of the time the same 2,5 bar front 2,9 bar rear. No lower than 2.0 bar on both 😉

[@miglioverde303]

🤙

[@MotoVibes]

😉👍

[@GRequinBlanc]

Next to the TrailMax that’s my favorite

[@MotoVibes]

Definitely a good tire - just trying the Karoo 4 for the first time

[@lifeexpert3053]

Mitts e07 good for off-road.... Bad for on-road high speed.170 over speed.. My suggestion is Avon av53&av54.. Very very good quality and for higer speed and Curv and good off-road... Not bad.

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you for sharing your experience! 👍

[@drady8541]

This is plus version

[@Fluffy_Vizier]

I don't know what the new plus does, but I've had the normal e-07 and the k60 scout on my africa twin. Their quite similar. I'd say the scout does a little better in the wet, but that may be between my ears. The scout also has a hard center line that gives it a bit more mileage, but supposedly that line is a disadvantage offroad again. (Honestly, apart from mileage, the differences between these tires are barely noticeable) With my new 1290 I'm gonna opt for 2 sets of wheels, because I don't want to compromise anymore, locally anyway. It sucks either way though. Go 50/50 and always have to compromise. Go tkc80 and wreck your tires when you want to dirt a bit further from home... I may very wel just swap the tkc80's for e07 or k60 just for going on holidays. Man, this is an expensive hobby isn't it? 😅

[@MotoVibes]

The second set of wheels helps a lot. It’s a bit of a pain to swap out the wheels but it offers flexibility- I am currently on road tires again for the winter.

[@Willixlonger]

I'm using K60 scouts and I love them. My rear did 10.000km of good fun and I'm replacing it with another set of k60. However, I'm considering replacing the front when it's dead with mitas e07. Is it a good idea?

[@D-Stealth]

I am using Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR. Good wet asphalt grip at +1 degrees Celsius (I'm surprised) . The bad thing is that it side slides on mud.

[@MotoVibes]

Thank you for sharing your experience with the Scorpion Rally STR - heard very good things about this tire. I do not think the E-07+ would do that great on mud either - there are better tires for that ;-)

[@stefanbarbu9473]

Did you experience any front tire slide? Mine are still relatively new (~200km) and while i find them decently quite and stable on highway, rear planted very well in corners i lost the front couple of times on dry road in roundabouts (going left).

[@MotoVibes]

I had to built up confidence over time but I am not pushing this tire anywhere close to let’s say the Continental Road Attack. I am trying to ride even smoother to avoid jerky moves 😉 so far no tire slips

[@nirimil-Li]

200km is not enough, after 1000 km everything is fine.

[@actstuntcam]

@@nirimil-Li Yep quite a long break-in period apparently.

[@Evenilson3]

Hello This low screem is very nice, some bikers take the high screem for more confort and protection. how do you fell with this low screem?

[@MotoVibes]

I have used a tall screen the first 2 years and this year I kept the short screen in for most of the season due to a larger amount of off-road riding. It works fine but for pure onroad touring the taller screen is better. I will have a review out on the small screen soon

[@Pritonss]

Hey. Nice video. How would you rate off-road performance (gravel, sand) of these tyres. Do they feel squerly compared to some others? Thinking of buying these but see some mixed reviews.

[@MotoVibes]

They do reasonably well on sand and gravel as most 60/40 or 50/50 tires will - mud is where most of these tires will start to struggle What makes the E-07+ stand out from the rest is that they last MUCH longer than all other 50/50 tires on the market while still providing good grip off-road. Typical top mileage of an Anakee Wild or Karoo 4 are approximately 5000 km. This Mitas will easily do 8000 km if don’t go crazy on the gas. They do this with a harder rubber compound so you will compromise performance compared to typical 50/50 tires in some situations. If you need your tires to last that long this is almost the only option- if 5000 km or less is ok you have much more choices to go with. Check out this video - specifically the tire and tools section kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWbYm62PeJKmpqM the tire puncture would likely not have happened with Mitas as the carcass is much more puncture resistant

[@gravelroadslovenia]

Hey, I have a delicate tyre question. I’ve seen that you have by now used both the Pirelli Scorpion STR Rally as well as the Mitas E07+ Dakar. How do these two compare? Is the Pirelli better on the road and is the Mitas better off the road? I’d love to hear your opinion, thanks!

[@MotoVibes]

I have not had the Scorpion STR Rally on my bike yet. I have a Norden 901 for a couple of days that runs this tire. Both tires are probably 60:40 tires (road:offroad) - give or take. The STR Rally just from its profile and rubber compound is a littel more street biased. If Offroad Performance is primarily what you are looking for the Mitas maybe better by a bit. For pure road performance it would most certainly be the STR Rally. Longevity will be better with the Mitas Dakar for sure.

[@gravelroadslovenia]

@@MotoVibes thanks for the feedback!

[@blackswanodysseys]

Do you know if the Mitas E-07 is a single compound tire? Currently, I am leaning towards the Michelin Anakee Wild. Eric

[@MotoVibes]

I am pretty certain it is not a multi-compound tire but I do not know for sure. The Anakee Wild will be slightly better for off-road use with the wider spaced tread pattern but you will compromise on road performance. I had the Anakee Wild on the GS - it is louder and less capable on road - also max speed is 170 km/h if that matters and it will wear faster. However, if off-road performance is more important to you the Anakee Wild would be the one I would pick.

[@blackswanodysseys]

@@MotoVibes Good to know thanks Eric

[@actstuntcam]

I had the 'Wilds' on my DR650. Grip was not an issue in any conditions (including very high-speed cornering on-road). I'm pretty surprised to hear 'Motovibes' say the EO7+ was better on-road (It is either VERY good (which makes me more inclined to get an E07+), or the Annakee just didn't work so well on a heavier bike. I did run low pressures in my Annakees (25psi) as I found that seemed to give better grip on tarseal and gravel. I'm considering a EO7+ rear Annakee Wild front. I don't think you would get more than 3000km out of a rear Annakee Wild.

[@mkmahooo9722]

Servus! Currently I run Pirelli Scorpion STR Rally on my SA-R. Couldn‘t be happier actually. Perfect (!) on Tarmac and quite well offroad (great on gravel, with limits in deep sand). But i need to see if the E07+ can keep up.

[@MotoVibes]

Well, If you get a set of Mitas it would be good to hear about how they compare. I think they should be similar it what they are trying to achieve.

[@impact0r]

So have you compared the two? I am on Scorpion STR Rally and considering E07+.

[@pierreschmale]

Hey, ist der Mitas e07+ von der Haltbarkeit her mit einem Heidenau k60 scout zu vergleichen?

[@MotoVibes]

So weit ich weiß sind die ähnlich in der Haltbarkeit - allerdings habe ich selber keine Erfahrung mit dem K60. Für meine KTM (und eine BWM GS) hat der K60 einen durchgehenden Mittelstreifen am Hinterrad - das ist gut für die Haltbarkeit - nicht so gut für den Grip Offroad. Wenn es Dir um jeden KM Haltbarkeit geht ist der Heidenau sicherlich weiter vorn - allein aus diesem Grund. Der Durchgehende Mittelstreifen am K60 war dann für mich auch das K.O. Kriterium für meinen geplanten Einsatz - ich wollte auch für schlechteres Wetter gewappnet sein. Ich hoffe das hilft.

[@RaYama]

Hi, are you using two sets of bikes? One more road and one offroad? Or do you still ride bikes with wires?

[@MotoVibes]

Yes. I have 2 wheel sets - I bought a set of spoked wheels for my S model kzbin.info/www/bejne/jofPnaJ8j85_Z8U

[@MotoVibes]

I have the R model now but i am still using 2 sets of wheels - different sizes now kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHquh5mAeJeosJY

[@cosmo00013]

Hello Oliver, hope all is good with you, I do have a question please. On mid-November 2021 after watching quite a few reviews on Mitas tires I decide to buy them and have them installed my KTM 1190 (Mitas E-07 Plus + 120/70-19 and Mitas E07 Plus 170/60B17) . Unfortunately for some reason I do have issues since then, every other week I need to inflate both of them even is winter time here in Nevada and I do not ride too much and the bike is in the garage. The tires were installed into a KTM certified shop. Do you have any idea why this is happening or any tips that I can use to have this solved?

[@MotoVibes]

I am sorry to read that you have trouble with your tires. I had to fill up my Mitas every 2 weeks as well but I attributed this to my spoked wheels rather than the tires itself. I think the spoked wheels are not as air tight as the cast alloy wheels. I have the same issue with my larger wheels from the R model - I need to fill up air more often. Are you running the Mitas on cast alloys or spoked wheels?

[@cosmo00013]

@@MotoVibes Appreciate your response, I have them on spoked wheels. Before those Mitas I was on the original tires-Continental, same wheels and no issue at all with air.

[@MotoVibes]

@@cosmo00013 I am deep in spectulation territory now but if the Contis were fine it may not be the wheel (leakage where the spokes enter the rim) itself - even though damage could have happened during the installation of the new tires. Leaves the valve itself? or maybe its leaking throug the tire bead (dirt caugh between tires & tire bead) - not super likely?! Next time around have them check the inner liner that seals the spokes from the rim - also get new valves. If nothing else works you can use a tube even in tubeless tire ;-)

[@donwilliams7730]

I always add slime to my tyres, I never seem to lose any pressure in 30 years of riding.

[@cosmo00013]

@@donwilliams7730 Thank you for your advice, I will keep this in mind, Ride Safe !!

[@daromacaf]

Did you instal a R wheels in a S model?

[@MotoVibes]

No - these are spoked wheels with the same dimensions as the S model‘s stock wheels 17/19 inch. Basically the same wheels the first 1290 Super Adventure came with - the white one with the big tank if you remember

[@Urmosaurus007]

Hallo, mein Englisch ist nicht so toll darum weiß ich nicht ob die Frage im Video beantwortet wird. Fährst du die Speichenfelgen mit oder ohne Schlauch? Hattest du jemals irgendwelche Probleme mit Luftverlust, alles dicht? Sind das die originalen Speichenfelgen von KTM? Sorry für die vielen Fragen 😅 danke

[@MotoVibes]

Thomas - kein Problem. Die Fragen beantworte ich gerne: Die Speichenfelgen fahre ich schlauchlos - das funktioniert auch recht gut wobei ich schon hin und wieder Luft nachfüllen muss - bei den Gußfelgen muss ich das deutlich weniger. Meist nicht so ein riesen Thema gerade wenn man für irgendwelche Offroadsache eh die Luft ablässt. Die Speichenfelgen sind originale PowerParts von KTM. Es sind die Felgen die damals auf der ersten 1290 Super Adventure verbaut waren (die weiße - mit dem großen Tank). D.h. die kommen in der 17/19" Größe und sind damit genau so groß wie die Gussfelgen und das macht das hin und her tauschen recht leicht. Die R Version hat ja 18/21" und die passen nicht ohne weiteres auf die S - da ist dann ein neues Schutzblech fällig vorne und natürlich läuft der Tacho dann falsch mal abgesehen davon, dass diese Felgengröße nicht für die S eingetragen ist.

[@Urmosaurus007]

@@MotoVibes super, danke für die ausführliche Antwort!

[@cummomoto]

Nick can I ask if these tyres are homologated for your bike? Did you need to alter your registration document 1 to use them?

[@MotoVibes]

No - they can be used with this bike - Mitas can provide a document that these specific tires can be used with 1290 SAS (at least in Germany)

[@cummomoto]

@MotoVibes Thabks as always for the reply, I will write to Mitas about the SAR then.

[@MotoVibes]

@@cummomoto you are welcome- check their website I believe that you can find the information there 😉 not 100% sure but worth a try. I was just on there to look for the difference between the E-07+ and the E-07+ Dakar. Just ordered the E-07+ Dakar for my 1290 SAR 😎

[@cummomoto]

@MotoVibes Thanks again. I looked on the site but can only find catalogues, I dropped them an email. Lets see.

[@cummomoto]

@@MotoVibes What I found was a swamp of contradictory information. Approval types, homologation, M&S, Alpine logo, speed ratings, speed stickers and few answers.

[@g000se99]

give me summer back :"(

[@MotoVibes]

😂 well - the next summer is around the corner (soonish)

[@mauriziozarba]

How many km has there yours motorcycle ?

[@MotoVibes]

I am at roughly 46k km right now

[@defylifeadventure]

What mirrors are those?

[@MotoVibes]

Check out this video for the off-road mods. Links are in the description 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/larNh6N6iJmIp6c

[@gabrielkopp2036]

What kinda milage did you get out of them

[@MotoVibes]

Just used up a set this week - over 6000 km with approx 1000-2000 km more life in them but I was riding them hard on the second week as i knew I was going to have them replaced during service- as a matter of fact I will be picking my bike in a few hours.

[@gabrielkopp2036]

@@MotoVibes I cannot find a rear everyone is out of stock..I need 150/70/18 rear

[@MotoVibes]

@@gabrielkopp2036 I know some tires are hard to get at the moment - I left it to my KTM Dealer to figure this one out ;-)

[@incapirka]

Ich würde mir deine tollen Videos in Deutsch wünschen...

[@MotoVibes]

Hi Arne - vielen Dank fürs schauen und Dein Feedback. Bei der Sprache musste ich mich irgendwann entscheiden - eine Zeitlang hab ich es 2-sprachig probiert und das war noch mal ein ordentlicher Zusatzaufwand deshalb der Entschluss beim kleinsten gemeinsamen Nenner - Englisch - zu bleiben.

[@czechbeer7714]

Ich bin aus Tschechien und für mich ist the English much moore convenient. A lot of my friends here, adventure riders, watching MotoVibes channel. Also for a lot of Adventure riders from other countries. It was absolutelly right decision and your English is perfect (look on the Ridermag guys from Romania they also publicate their videos in ENG). But is not bad, that we can hear time to time in your some strenght offroad situation also a nice hochdeutsch (jungs, hilfe! scheiße etc.😜)....Und armer Arne muß ein bisschen mehr Fremdsprachen lernen...

[@MotoVibes]

@@czechbeer7714 teaching you guys all the important German words that matter for off-road riding 😂😂😂 - thanks for watching and commenting. I will have a Czech beer tonight - cheers 🍻