is still based in the UK at Melksham (next to the river Avon, hence the name) and all its bike tyres are made in this factory – all 500,000 of them! That’s around 1,000 bikes tyres churning off the production line a day. Considering they are a British

AVON TYRES have introduced a new range of sports motorcycle tyres, the using multi-compound rubber construction.The VP2 is offered in three different types; Sport, Supersport and Xtreme, all in a variety of popular fitments. Underneath VP2’s tread

AVON TYRES has launched a new, user-friendly website with a section aimed squarely at the motorcyclist.Information on the entire range of Avon Tyres is available, including the new VP2 range of sports tyres. There’s also a dedicated ‘Rider’ section

. The motorcyclist died in hospital after the accident on the B3227 in Taunton, Somerset, which took place shortly after 5.30pm on Friday 27th November.Avon and Somerset Police are appealing for witnesses.Anyone with information is asked to contact the force

FILMED IN THE days when advertising campaigns were more based around glamour than fact, check this Max Factor commercial, featuring 1970s hot chick Erin Grey.Complete with Suzuki trail bikes and period attire, the Max babes look the part

STRATFORD-ON-AVON District Council are to review the 10-year licence granted to the Bulldog Bash after police called for the festival to be cancelled.Warwickshire Police are concerned for the safety of the public following an escalation in violence

A POLICEMAN from the Avon and Somerset police force was killed while riding his motorbike to work near Biddestone, just outside Chippenham.The policeman, Pc Andy Gough, 41, worked at Filton police station, near Bristol. The accident happened

A TEENAGER has died after being involved in a crash with another bike while riding on waste ground near Bristol.The crash lead to Conner Brooks, aged 14, later dying in hospital from his injuries. The other rider involved in the crash has not been

A BIKER died after hitting a Jaguar car and sliding into the central reservation on Monday night. Avon & Somerset police have appealed for witnesses.The incident happened at about 7.10pm between junction 18-19 southbound, just before the turn off

WARWICKSHIRE POLICE have failed to stop this year's Bulldog Bash from going ahead, after their appeal against the infamous motorcycle rally was quashed by Stratford-upon-Avon district council.Event organisers feared the rally could have been culled