44 - COVER STORY
FIRST RIDE
GAME CHANGER
In imitating its MotoGP championship-winning YZR-M1 by fitting the '09 R1 with the "crossplane" crankshaft, Yamaha has altered the literbike playing field.
48 - YZF-R1 ENGINE/CHASSIS TECH
56 - FULL TEST
FUTURE INDICATOR?
Honda's Combined ABS signals the arrival of anti-lock brake systems to sportbikes. We test the CBR600R version and find out if it really works.
70 - FIRST RIDE
GETTING SERIOUS
KTM's hotly awaited RC8R superbike is finally unleashed and SR's Euro correspondent Alan Cathcart sees if it's any match for its Italian counterparts.
83 - GREAT SPORTBIKES OF THE PAST
THE ORIGINAL: 1998-2001 YAMAHA YZF-R1
Looking back at the machine that gave "R for Respect" back to Yamaha
99 - PIT PASS
STONER & HAYDEN: MOTOGP'S DREAM TEAM?
Ducati brings two MotoGP world champions together to form one of the strongest teams on the '09 grid
114 - RIDING SKILLS SERIES