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 Avon tyre tester from 50s
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Here is a video of from the Avon tyre company archives, just recently rediscovered. Now days you only see these bikes (appart from vintage racing) pottering about, there arte a few moments where I thought this guy was pushing his luck. Avon tyre tester
Last edited by NIbiker; 07/21/2011 8:28 AM.
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Re: Avon tyre tester from 50s
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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Re: Avon tyre tester from 50s
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Thanks Soren, I removed all the bad stuff.
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Stickman Yogi
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Great video. Here's another one where the caption reads, "Geoff Duke is as Champion when Avon Motorcycle Tyres dominated the worls stage.... " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj5iFo-klW0
Live to love, love to live.
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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HEY! He isn't wearing a helmet in the first video! He is also driving on the wrong side of the road!
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Adjunct
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I have Avon's on my Bonneville. I like 'em a lot.
-neight
2004 Triumph Bonneville Black
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Avon is my favorite tyre since Carlissle quit making ones for motorbikes.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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