2009 wasn’t just the Chinese Year of the the Ox - it was the year of Taylormade Exhausts.

Whipping up a frenzy of interest from U.K. bikers, these American-made exhaust systems ooze style and elitism - and that’s before you’ve even fired the bike up.

Made for only a selection of high end sportsbikes, the Taylormade trademark flush fitting systems and carbon fibre trims are quite frankly stunning.

For more details contact us on 01623 627600, or view the 2010 CBR1000RR Fireblade Taylormade Exhaust System online.

Italian motorcycle manufacturer Sidi have announced the release of the extremely limited edition Sidi Vortice Vernice Gold Anniversary Boot to celebrate 50 years at the pinnacle of biking footwear.

Sidi boots are undeniably the bike boots to wear.

The quality of a Sidi boot is unrivalled. Celebrate Sidi’s 50th birthday by owning a pair of these rather special boots.

Sidi are importing a limited number of these boots into the UK, and orders can only be taken up to the 28th February 2010. Orders placed after this date cannot be fulfilled.

With all the ground-breaking features of the standard Sidi Vortice Vernice boots, the 50th Anniversary pair will be like ‘gold dust’.

Will you be wearing a pair?

Click here to pre-order or read more about the Sidi Vortice Gold 50th Anniversary Boots.

Yamaha have released official images of the all new 2010 FZ8 after their promotional campaign was thwarted months ahead of time.

Just days after releasing the first of many ‘teaser’ images of the new FZ8 in a promotional campaign which should have lasted until Spring, full images of the bike were leaked from an unknown source.

Much to Yamaha’s dismay, they have now released the full official images ahead of schedule.

The replacement for the FZ6, and based closely on the 1000cc FZ1, the FZ8 will be available in both faired and naked versions.

The FZ8 is reported to have 120bhp, as opposed to the 150bhp of the FZ1.

Well, somebody and Renntec has had a bright idea…

The new Renntec Moovamoto Mobile Paddock Stand is unique, the only one of it’s kind.

Once the motorcycle is mounted on the Moovamoto, the bike can be wheeled forwards, backwards and sideways - whilst still in the lifted postion.

Anyone who has used a paddock stand knows what a niggling pain in the neck it is to take the bike off the stand, wheel it around and lift it again. Well, with the Moovamoto, there is no need. Just wheel away wherever you wish!

A truly bright idea which we think will take off in 2010. The Renntec Moovamoto - coming to a garage near you!

The Moovamoto retails at £99.50 with FREE UK DELIVERY.

It is available now.

Order yours now.

With the crashing economy and rocketing cost of living, how will the motorcycle world fare in 2010?

We take a closer look at three key areas of the industry and what 2010 has in store…

Bike Purchases

Just last week, Motorcycle News reported on price increases across the board on new sportsbikes, including the popular Honda CBR600 and Yamaha YZF-R6.

Here’s what Two Wheel Centre’s managing director, Peter Scott, had to say about the year ahead:

“The bike world has been rocked by the economic downturn, and now because of the weak pound the new bike market is just becoming more and more expensive.

This means there will be a big increase in demand for second-hand bikes this year in the UK, and to make matters worse, the weak pound means people are travelling to the UK to buy these used bikes and export them, which will no doubt cause a shortage of quality used bikes in the UK.

So, my advice would be to buy a second hand bike sooner rather than later - decent ones will be like gold dust later this year.”

Helmets and Clothing

Paralleling this shift towards second hand motorcycles is the migration of buyers scouring high and low for the best deal on motorcycle clothing and accessories online.

There has been an increase in sales of mid-range helmets such as Caberg V2R and HJC IS-16, both £125.99, in comparison to the elite helmets like the new Shoei X-Spirit 2 at £580.00 and Shoei XR-1100 at £379.99. In fact, having noticed this trend, Shoei have dropped the price of their ‘entry level’ helmet, the Shoei Raid II, to be more attractive to the cost-conscious motorcyclists of 2010.

But safety will not be compromised…

However, though cutting back on cost might be a trend to look for in 2010, scrimping on safety will not.

New for 2010, the Hit Air YS high visibility airbag vest is already proving to be a favourite. Retailing at £299.99, these vests are by no means cheap. But the old adage ‘You can’t put a price on your head’ seemingly applies in this instance too, with the high vis airbag vest and the black Hit Air JV Vest being two of the top selling products of 2010 so far.

So it looks like 2010 may well be the year of second hand bikes and mid-range helmets, but quality and safety will still be priority to most bikers.