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120/70 R16 Tyres

Everything we know about the 120/70 R16 tyre size: 1 owner reviews covering 10,000 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.

  • 1owner reviews
  • 10,000 milescovered on them
  • 5tyres made in this size
120/70 R16 To scale, mm
Ø 574 120 84 16" 84

What does 120/70 R16 mean?

A 120/70 R16 tyre is 120 mm wide, its sidewall is 70% of that width (84 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 574 mm.

Section width120 mm
Sidewall height84 mm
Rim diameter16" (406 mm)
Overall diameter≈ 574 mm
Circumference≈ 1,805 mm
Revolutions per km≈ 554
Revolutions per mile≈ 892

Also written as

120/70R16 120/70 ZR16 120-70-16 120 70 16

Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tyre runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.

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What cars use 120/70 R16 tyres?

The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.

BMW R1150RT 1 reviews in this size

What drivers say about their 120/70 R16 tyres

The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.

97%
Bridgestone Battlax BT 023 120/70 R16 BMW R1150RT 10,000 miles June 21, 2012
I like to lean the bike over and the oil heads lean over an awful lot!
This tyre takes over from the previous BT021 and promises longer mileage; I got 10K out of the 21. Behaviour is perfect wet, windy, or dry. I cannot comment much about braking since I have ABS linked power brakes; I do not notice the ABS switching on and off more than it should do.
I use 34lbs pressure [also on the rear] and try not to go below that. It appears to resist debris such as nails and sharp stones well.

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Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tyre, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tyre tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.

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