Ben Spies and Tom Sykes have been out on track testing the 2009 Yamaha R1 and it sounds fantastic.

The racing season has only just finished, but Senior Road Tester, Michael Neeves is already looking ahead to the 2009 season with his trusty 2007 R1 long term test bike. He took it along to Bob Farnham, one of the UK’s top engine tuners just down the road from Brands Hatch for an engine refresh and a bit of a tune. Check out this video to see how he got on… Satisfy all your motorcycling needs at www.motorcyclenews.com

MCN road tester Adam Child gives us a preview of the new-for-2009 Yamaha R1. Just listen to that exhaust note! Satisfy all your biking needs at www.motorcyclenews.com

Ben Neeves provides the chase cam in his Porsche GT3 as brother Michael Neeves(MCN) sythes through the heavy traffic on his long term test Yamaha R1