WSBK » Official: Sykes to WSBK with Yamaha

Hmmm, bit of a tart isn''t he?
One year with Honda, one year with Suzuki, now off to Yamaha.
Too far too fast methinks.

OOooOoOOOOO! Fantastic news!

Great to see good young talent getting out of the "fish bowl" and into a larger pond!

Excellent stuff, Go on Tom!

Fantastic news !.He had some rubbish luck at the start of the season but since then Sykes has been awesome and thoroughly deserves the ride.Not only has he got a WSBK ride but he has got one with a good team.Give him a few races to settle in and I reckon he will make a big impact.Shakey,Rea and Crutchlow deserve to go there as well.

Its great that a British rider has caught the attention of a WSB team, and well done Tom on a fantastic show this year.. good luck mate.. I hope you get Troy as a team mate as he is a real nice guy and you can learn a lot from him. As for Ducati I reckon they have fallen flat on their face, but only time will tell. It looks like it will be an exciting year. Just hope some more Brits get a chance to shine on the world stage.

Agree with you Pete. Best of luck Tom.

Bloody MEGA

I really like Tom, I think he's come on in leaps and bounds this year and he's done a great job at Suzuki, but I'd have liked him to stay one more year in BSB. Maybe for selfish reasons, but I rationalise it to myself by telling me that he's good, but given a little bit more time could be so much better.

Maybe the World stage will be the making of him, I really hope so. I'd hate to see him end up a mid pack runner in Worlds.

Wow! that came out of the blue, really really pleased Tom has got some well deserved recognition, not very often a brit gets it. I hope they keep Troy as well, he'll make a good mentor

What's all this stuff about Sykes being a tart?

Staying loyal rarely helps the rider, as one Nicky Hayden is about to find out - hell they even ignored him when Danni-Bot went all moody until he got Bridgestones!! If you are really good, a team will fight to keep you, but that has rarely been the case with British riders. Good luck to him, shows he can adapt to different bikes....more of a plus than any need to be 'loyal'. Although in saying that, might make teams a little suspicious of him when it comes to the silly season. But a least we have a Brit in next years WSBK Championship.....it should be the law you know!!!!!

well done to tom - but would have liked to have seen him win bsb first