AM18 - Super Venom Long lasting, excellent grip, ideal for heavier bikes. The classic motorcycle racing tyre. Classic motorcycle racing rear tyre. Racing version of the classic road going AM26 Roadrider. 1950's & 60's classic rear tyre. All weather front tyre. All weather wide fitment rear tyre. Roadrunner universal used as both front and rear. Classic ribbed front tyre for your classic racer. Avon India Rubber Company 1885 Brown and Margeston set up a rubber products manufacturing company in Stoke, Bath. Already five years in the tire business, Avon moves to the bank of the Rover Avon in Melksham in Wiltshire, Great Britain; we haven’t moved since. 1901 Pneumatic Tyre production facility is build and paves the way for subsequent expansion. 1908 The company adopts the Trilithon (Stonehenge) trademark, with the hook line, "Symbols of Endurance", emphasising the durability of Avon products. The world’s waking up to the joys of motorcycling and Avon starts making tires for bikes and sidecars.

1914-1918 Avon products are built and used for almost every type of miliary vehicle. 1920 Avon weathers the post -war slump by innovation, as one of the first companies to a manufacture a popular cord motor tyre.motorcycle helmets shops in pune 1933 Avon shares are issued on the London Stock Exchange.motorcycles for sale in folsom ca 1941 World War 2 – Avon operates at full stretch to support the war effort with a total of 2,500 employees in all its enterprises.motorbike shops in wexford 1952 Avon’s line of classic tires arrives with the Speedmaster, Safety Mileage and Sidecar rangemotorcycle for sale in yakima wa

1956 Avon Tyres undertakes its largest project to date; a complete modernization and expansion of tyre manufacturing, carried out over five years and resulting in 50% increased productivity.honda crotch rocket motorcycles for sale 1957 Avon enters into motorcycle racing reaping rich rewards with every solo motorcycle champion wining on Avon Tyres from 1958-1963.Avon acquires Henley Tyre and Rubber Company of Gravesend, Kent, with production of Henley tyres transferred to Melksham.cheap motorbikes for sale in fifeevery solo world champion, including John Surtees pictured here, rode to victory on Avon motorcycle tires.best time of year to ride a motorcycle to yellowstone

1961 Avon hits record production with 1.5 million tyres per year. Wide acclaim is won for the development of a cling rubber tread compound for car and motorcycle tyres, greatly enhancing wet road grip. 1966 "The great fire of Melksham", rages for hours destroying the finished goods stores and other areas of the factory: production resumes in just 24 hours. 1970-1980s Avon is at the forefront of radial tire development, superseding cross ply technology 1981 Avon opens a race tire production facility 1983 Avon creates its own racing tire division to design, develop and sell racing tires internationally 1985 The Roadrunner touring tire is launched 1987 Not content with street legal tires Avon launches its race range for track use only 1988 Gripster is the new dual purpose tire from Avon 1993 Look out – the Gangster tire is on the loose with Avon’s widest whitewall at 2 and ¾” 1996 A new Adventure sport tire is out called Distanzia 1997 Avon Tyres Limited is acquired by Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. of Ohio, USA.

The creation of Cooper-Avon Tyres Limited marks the beginning of a new era for the company. Cooper-Avon Tyres Ltd. was also the first tyre manufacturer in the world to gain the prestigious ISO 9001 quality award. 2000 Avon range of Z rated tires successfully applies Advanced Variable Belt Density technology (A-VBD) Supermoto takes off as an international sport. Avon responds with a range of Supermoto tires for both amateurs and professionals. 2005 A scooter range rolls off the production floor called Viper Stryke 2006 The Roadrider replaces several ranges – Super Venom/HKM and Roadrunner 2007 Venerable Venom gives way to the new Cobra range 2011 Avon Motorcycle Tyres celebrates its 100th anniversary, 3D Ultra sport range introduced 2013 Storm 3D X-M sport touring range trialed in 3 sizes and is so successful the full range comes out a year later 2014 Avon creates a front trike tire 2015 Avon’s TrailRider on road oriented Adventure Sport tire makes its appearance

2016 New 50/50 on/off road tire is launched called TrekRider and the StreetRunner is the first Avon range to be made at Cooper Tire’s plant in Serbia Avon’s Cobra tyres will appear on the Triumph Thunderbird LT at Intermot 2016 Avon Tyres will feature its new TrekRider, acclaimed TrailRider, StreetRunner for smaller cc commuter bikes, and its newly launched motorcycle tyre inner tubes at Cologne’s Intermot motorcycle show, from 5 to 9 October. More than 200,000 two-wheel enthusiasts from more than 100 countries will gather for five days, mixing with up to 1,000 manufacturers. Avon’s motorcycle team will be located on stand A036 in Hall 6, to answer questions on the latest and most popular additions to the brand’s two-wheel range. The Avon TrekRider will be on display for the first time, a tyre combining off-road and on-road performance. The TrekRider is Avon’s first adventure tyre that offers a 50:50 split – a tyre that works as well in mud and gravel as it does on asphalt.