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120/50 R17 Tyres

Everything we know about the 120/50 R17 tyre size: 1 owner reviews covering 500 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.

  • 1owner reviews
  • 500 milescovered on them
120/50 R17 To scale, mm
Ø 552 120 60 17" 60

What does 120/50 R17 mean?

A 120/50 R17 tyre is 120 mm wide, its sidewall is 50% of that width (60 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 552 mm.

120/50 R17 nominal dimensions
Section width120 mm
Sidewall height60 mm
Rim diameter17" (432 mm)
Overall diameter≈ 552 mm
Circumference≈ 1,734 mm
Revolutions per km≈ 577
Revolutions per mile≈ 928

Also written as

120/50R17 120/50 ZR17 120-50-17 120 50 17

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 120/50 R17 tyres?

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

What drivers say about their 120/50 R17 tyres

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

34%
Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T30 EVO 120/50 R17 Yamaha FJR1300A 500 miles September 7, 2020
I bought a pair of the Bridgestone BT 30 EVOs for my 2006 FJR May 20 2020. May have 600 miles on the them and the left side of the front is worn to the cords. The rear is great. I've never had a front tire wear that bad that fast. I've been riding since 1965. I ran Bridgestone BT 20 and never had an issue.

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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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Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.

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