Pliable sidewall makes Falken tyres easy to mount on Liverpool FC team bus
This season’s Premier League fixtures may now be back underway, but one thing that’s been ready and awaiting football’s return for some time is the Liverpool Football Club team bus. Primed to carry some of the world’s best footballers as and when safety precautions permit, the scarlet coach is fitted with Falken’s latest commercial vehicle tyres.
Safety and durability are paramount when selecting tyres to carry such precious cargo. In a typical season, the Liverpool FC team bus can rack up 100,000km, travelling as far as Barcelona, Munich, Paris and Porto, as well as the domestic games that see the coach heading up and down the country. The possibility of a breakdown or turning up late for the match would be a red card for any fleet engineer, not least one for a company that has carried the Liverpool team since the 60s.
Founded in the 1920s by the current director’s grandfather, St Helens-based coach operator Ellisons has a reputation for quality and service. Its 12.9l Irizar I8 used by Liverpool FC players is rigorously maintained and shod in Falken tyres, with the manufacturer’s RI151 pattern fitted by Protyre and supplied in the UK by Micheldever Tyre Services.
The tyre’s compliant sidewall offers a more comfortable ride for players post-match and also makes life easier for the fitters as Protyre engineer Dave Radford confirmed: “We find the Falken tyres some of the easiest to mount; so much so that one of our older operators is still able to mount Falkens with ease in his late 50s. With the polished rims and TPMS found on these luxury coaches, having a tyre that is simple to mount is one less thing to worry about.”
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