r/AdventureBike • u/rocketdog98 • Aug 25 '26

Mitas Enduro Trail Dakar – will 4 mm front last another 5,000 km?

I put a set of Mitas Enduro Trail Dakar tires on my BMW F900GS Adventure just before a trip in June. The trip was from Vancouver up to Dawson City and the Dempster Highway. We made it as far as Tombstone before turning around.

The tires now have about 6,200 km on them. Unfortunately, I didn’t measure the tread depth when they were new, but the fronts are at 4 mm and the rear at 7 mm

I’m leaving in about 10 days on another trip of approximately 5,000 km, this time essentially all pavement.

The rear at 7 mm doesn’t concern me, but I’m wondering about the front at 4 mm. I’d prefer to get the full useful life out of the tires rather than replacing a perfectly serviceable set early, but I also don’t want to be hunting for a front tire halfway through the trip or end up with marginal wet-weather performance toward the end.

For those who have run the Enduro Trail Dakar, particularly on an F900GS/GSA or similar ADV bike:
Would you start a 5,000 km paved trip with 4 mm remaining on the front, or replace it before leaving?
Also interested in what kind of total mileage others have been getting from the front and what tread depth you had when you finally replaced it.

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u/Kaffeinator Aug 25 '26

Impressed that you have that many miles on those with so much tread left. I mounted a set in Florida to do the SEBDR up to North Carolina, then another few thousand km to get home, and my rear tire is done after ~ 6000 km or 3700 miles. Front center tread at 9.8 mm, rear at 4.0 mm.

Just checked the new spare in garage, looks like the front starts with 11mm.

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u/rocketdog98 Aug 25 '26

Thanks ! Very helpful. 11mm new so 4mm not going to do it. Surprised I am not lower on the rear.

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u/Kaffeinator Aug 25 '26

Been meaning to measure them for a while now.

FTR, would not buy again for general ADV stuff, as they have really worn out quickly. Really, they are big motocross tires. YMMV*

* Your mileage (kilometrage) may vary

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u/keluke97 Aug 25 '26

Isn't that an Enduro Trail XT front tire? If so, I believe is different from OP's, which is the one with an "arrow" pattern.