Were fitted onto V85 Strada as OEM. By 11500 km need to change them as they start to get worn out. But generally - good ones.
155/70 R17 Tyres
Everything we know about the 155/70 R17 tyre size: 12 owner reviews covering 78,100 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tyres you can actually buy in it.
- 12owner reviews
- 78,100 milescovered on them
- 2tyres made in this size
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Latest test winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Season | Michelin Anakee 3 | 69% from 3 reviews | - |
Owner picks are the highest weighted owner score in 155/70 R17; test winners come from the most recent independent test conducted in this size. The full evidence is below.
The best rated 155/70 R17 tyres
Rated only by drivers running this size. Each tyre needs at least 3 reviews in 155/70 R17 to be ranked; the order weights a tyre's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.
All Season tyres
The highest rated All Season tyre in 155/70 R17 is the Michelin Anakee 3 - 69% from 3 owner reviews in this size.
| # | Tyre | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Michelin Anakee 3
|
69% | 3 | 11,500 miles | - |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tyres → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
TR Score is the tyre's overall Tyre Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.
What does 155/70 R17 mean?
A 155/70 R17 tyre is 155 mm wide, its sidewall is 70% of that width (109 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 649 mm.
| Section width | 155 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 109 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 649 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,038 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 491 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 790 |
Also written as
155/70R17 155/70 ZR17 155-70-17 155 70 17
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tyre runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 155/70 R17 tyres?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tyres for that exact car.
BMW R1200GS
2 reviews in this size
Honda NT700V Deauville
2 reviews in this size
Yamaha XT1200Z
1 reviews in this size
BMW BMW X1
1 reviews in this size
Suzuki 2000 vatari jx2.0
1 reviews in this size
Honda VFR 1200 Cross Tourer
1 reviews in this size
Suzuki DL 650 2014
1 reviews in this size
Moto Guzzi V85 Strada Moto Guzzi
1 reviews in this size
Every tyre reviewed in 155/70 R17
The complete record, including discontinued tyres and tyres with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 7 tyres have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tyre | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Anakee 3 | All Season | 69% | 3 | 11,500 miles |
| Bridgestone Battlax Adventure A40 Replaced by Bridgestone Battlax Adventure A41 | Summer | 84% | 2 | 24,980 miles |
Reviews only cover part of the market: 2 tyres are made in 155/70 R17. Browse every 155/70 R17 tyre →
What drivers say about their 155/70 R17 tyres
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
Disappointed, only 4 months and less than 1500 miles and the sides are worn to the wear mark. I do like twisties, but always gently, this rubber melted like ice cream and I'm considering complaining to the mechanic. Handling is confident and good when warm. Didn't test on the wet.
Lasted for a long time, compared to Bridgestone and Dunlop that lasted only 2-4k. Not the most confident ride, but not the worst either. Pressure was marked way higher than others for some reason. Will try the newer version to see if they last as long.
I bought a set of Dunlop Mutant tyres for my Suzuki V Strom 650 and usually when I put new tires I am extremy careful for the first 100 miles as most of the tires are slippery when new. However I put those tyres on my bike and went for a ride, completely forgetting that I have new tyres and need to be careful. The most amazing thing for me was that I didn't even noticed that they are new. No hesitation on the curves, no slippery situations, nothing which indicates any sort of issue. I am already on +5000 miles on my bike and they are still in a wonderful condition to take many more miles. Exceptional handling in all kinds of conditions - wet, dry, back roads, light offroads, in wide variety of temperatures. I haven't tried them dyring thw winter only, bit everything else is no issue with the Dunlop Mutant. I will definitely buy them again.
The tyre I have is a 150/70 R17 not listed above, fitted to the rear of my Honda VFR1200 Crosstourer. this was fitted two years ago and has only done 3620 miles since then, the tyre is close to the limit of the wear indicators and I may get another 500 miles.
While it has performed well I am far from happy with the milage that I have had out of it, unless I am expecting too much??
My last bike was a Pan European 1300, which traveled all over and was use abroad for 3 year, I got much better wear from the tyres on that, using Bridgestone tyres.....
great tyres, comfortable, quiet, great grip in all conditions. Fantastic wear, tyres still reasonable after 32,000 km,have to be happy with that. Dissapointed that they have been replaced with the 41, totally different tyre.
Compared to my previous set of pirelli Diablo rosso 2 these tires warm up faster on public roads wet grip is much better the are much more predictable on wet but not better than the rosso on the dry so to conclude having riden on both sets i recommend you go for the dunlop for daily driver or lighter motorcycle and go for the pirelli if you are looking for supersport cornering and and you dont care about wet road grip
I have worn out 2 sets of Anakee III with GS 1200 (2008). It is amazing in the wet. Michelin rubber quality is legendary.
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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.