REAR 2006 VULCAN 1600 . 300 miles in, very good wet performance, very comfortable. Much better than previous Bridgestone, but I did get 11,000 miles from it.
170/70 R16 Tyres
Everything we know about the 170/70 R16 tyre size: 1 owner reviews covering 0 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 1owner reviews
- 0 milescovered on them
- 5tyres made in this size
What does 170/70 R16 mean?
A 170/70 R16 tyre is 170 mm wide, its sidewall is 70% of that width (119 mm) tall, and it fits a 16 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 644 mm.
| Section width | 170 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 119 mm |
| Rim diameter | 16" (406 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 644 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,024 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 494 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 795 |
Also written as
170/70R16 170/70 ZR16 170-70-16 170 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.
What drivers say about their 170/70 R16 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
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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.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.