Point-S hosts 2014 member’s conference
On Friday 17th January members of Point-S, the leading of independent tyre dealer network, attend their annual conference and gala dinner at the Menzies Welcombe Hotel in Stratford upon Avon.
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Avon to debut new motorcycle fitments at Expo show
Avon Tyres will display its latest motorcycle tyres at the 2014 Motorcycle Trade EXPO show, which gets underway on Sunday 19 January at the Birmingham NEC and runs until 21 January. During the exhibition, Avon will debut new sizes in its Storm 3D X-M hypersport range as well as the new whitewall Cobra radial, which is the original equipment fitment for the 2014 Triumph Thunderbird LT.
Popular travel blogging family prefers Avon Tyres
A motorcycling blogger and his family have fitted the Avon Distanzia to their two Triumph Bonnevilles and single-cylinder Yamaha XT660R for their holiday circumnavigating the globe. Aad Schram, his wife Jeannette and son Mike are currently in South America, and are uploading dispatches from their adventures, which began in 2012, to popular website earth-roamers.blogspot.com. Aad […]
Custom Fox motorcycle rides on Avon
Avon Tyres has announced an original equipment deal that, while not high volume, certainly sees its tyres on an eye-catching machine. Old Empire Motorcycles, specialists in building bespoke, limited-run motorcycles, has launched its latest custom bike, the Fox. Only five of this limited-run motorcycle, which is based on the classic Royal Enfield Bullet 500, will be built – and all will be fitted with Avon Roadrunner tyres as original equipment.
UK firm develops temperature-sensitive tyre that changes colour
A Wiltshire-based rubber research and development specialist is working with Canadian Tire to develop a tyre that changes colour when winter tyres are needed. The retailer approached Artis, the firm created as a result of the reorganisation of Avon Rubber in 2007, and tasked the Melksham company to develop such a product. It has now produced a concept tyre featuring a sidewall that changes from white to a vivid blue at 7°C.
Travel author chooses Avon bike tyres for European trek
Adventure bike rider and travel writer Sam Manicom has completed his latest trip across Europe to Sarajevo, Bosnia on Avon’s Gripster tyres. The author of four books on motorcycle adventures is a long-term user of the Gripster, which he says has allowed him “to ride in some of the most remote parts of our planet”.
New Championships a highlight for Cooper, Avon 2013 motorsport season
Cooper’s Avon brand celebrated 30 years of motorsport by adding a number of new championships to its portfolio, including the Time Attack Series, to which Avon became an official tyre supplier at the start of the year and the F1 Era Superbike Championship – a new series for 2013. Meanwhile, Cooper Tires became a principal partner to the burgeoning FIA European Rallycross Championship and sponsor to rising star Timmy Hansen in his maiden season. Both brands were once again the title sponsors of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship and the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 Series.
Avon Tyres supported 2013 Time Attack season concludes
Avon Tyres witnessed a strong end to the 2013 Time Attack series at Brands Hatch, as two titles and an all-time Time Attack lap record were claimed on its tyres. Avon became an official tyre supplier to the increasingly popular Time Attack series at the start of 2013, supplying its acclaimed ZZR road-legal circuit tyres and full competition slicks to entrants.
Stephen McKeown wins Formula 1 Era Superbike Championship on Avon Tyres
The Formula 1 Era Superbike champion has been crowned, and Stephen McKeown was helped to his title by Avon Tyres, the sponsor of the series. McKeown took the Irish and Ulster Championships of the series on his Aprilia RSV1000 Mille, with eight wins and two second places during the season. This marks the first time a major international series has been won on Avon tyres since the 1990s.
Avon Tyres British GT to conclude at Donington Park
Donington Park hosts the finale of eth Avon Tyres British GT Championship on 5-6 October, and both the GT3 and GT4 titles are still to be decided. Only 21 points separate the top seven drivers in the GT3 standings. Tyre supplier and title sponsor Avon Tyres declared itself “very proud to have been involved and to continue to be involved with such a strong race championship.”
Coulthard a Cooper brand ambassador
In addition to unveiling its new Zeon CS Sport, on Wednesday morning Cooper Tire Europe gave word that it has recruited David Coulthard as its UHP range brand ambassador. The ex-Formula One and DTM driver, who now fronts the BBC's F1 coverage, will represent the tyre maker until the end of 2016 at key events and also offer technical advice and feedback to the company's product development team, as he did for the Zeon CS Sport.
Avon supplies ZZR to Lotus Festival
The Lotus Festival will be staged at Brands Hatch later this month, and following its signing of an exclusive three-year deal with the Lotus on Track Racing Drivers’ Club (LoTRDC) last year Avon Tyres will supply its track-oriented, road legal ZZR to a host of Lotus competitors. As part of the deal Avon is supplying ZZRs to competitors across its burgeoning race championships, including the Lotus Elise Trophy and Lotus Cup Europe, as well as the Lotus Cup UK.
Cooper to take ‘strong presence’ to Moscow Motor Show
Cooper Tire Europe is demonstrating its increasing interest in the Russian market by attending the Moscow International Motor Show with what it calls an “extensive range of high-performance, winter and 4×4” tyre products. The Moscow Motor Show runs from 26 – 29 August.
New Avon Storm 3D X-M hypersport bike tyre wins magazine plaudits
The launch of Avon Tyres’ latest sports touring motorcycle tyre aimed at the hypersport market, the Storm 3D X-M, took place near the brand’s Melksham, Wiltshire manufacturing base at Castle Combe in May. The Cooper-owned brand says it has since been reaping the plaudits for the new tyre, tested out by two-wheel specialist journalists on the fast and bumpy circuit.
Cooper offers additional winter sizes
Cooper Tire Europe describes its seasonal offering as “a focused list of improved winter tyres which provides a better offering for both trade and consumer as soon as the temperature drops”. The range encompasses fitments for all types of cars and 4x4s.
