daytona63:..so i have just read. Anyone else heard this?
It's true - on Santander Yamaha's website
http://www.yamaha-racing.com/Racing/wsb/news/newsdetail.jsp?Component=tcm:78-267622&PageTitle=Tom%20Sykes%20steps%20up%20to%20World%20Superbikes%20with%20Yamaha%20for%202009
Great news for Tom and British race fans IMO.
He adapted to the fireblade and then the gixer quickly so lets hope he can come out of the blocks fast on the R1