Record breaking 100mph set at the TT 60 years ago on Avon Tyres!
Did you know that the first 100mph speed record was set in 1957 by Bob McIntyre in the Senior 500cc race?! Bob was riding a Gilera on Avon’s Speedmaster race tyres.
The Indians have some Irish in them…
The history of the Indian motorbikes is linked to an Irish Engineer who firstly began racing for Indian in the Isle of Man TT Races in 1911 before being brought to Massachusetts in 1917 to work as an engineer for Indian, designing and crafting the Model O, Scout, 101 Scout and Dispatch Tow.