Jonathan Rea and Tom Sykes completed the final European test of their pre-season preparations at Motorland Aragon today, finding further improvements in the set-up of the new Ninja ZX-10R as the first round of the 2016 season looms on the horizon. High winds prevented any action form the official KRT pairing on day one but […]
Kawasaki’s official FIM Superbike World Championship entry, KRT, will start its final two-day European winter test at Motorland Aragon on Wednesday 3rd February, one week before the official team launch of the all-new Ninja ZX-10R in full race colours. After that public unveiling 2015 champion Jonathan Rea and 2013 champion Tom Sykes will head to […]
Jonathan Rea hoisted the iconic Joey Dunlop Trophy aloft on Friday 29 January receiving a standing ovation after being named Irish Motorcyclist of the Year. In association with Enkalon MCC – and part sponsored by Kawasaki Motors UK, the awards night took place in the Ramada Plaza Hotel, Belfast. The leading Northern Irish newspaper, the […]
“The increased peak power output will certainly help Jonathan Rea in his World Superbike title defence this year, but in talking to him, it’s not really the improved motor that excites him; it’s the ZX-10R’s ability to make super-quick side to side transitions, and being able to brake much deeper into corners that make him […]
Tom Sykes (KRT) secured the fastest time of a two-day test at Jerez in Spain after a strong showing of overall pace. His team-mate Jonathan Rea took the seventh best time, as the reigning champion worked on optimising the base set-up of the new Ninja ZX-10R in readiness for the new WorldSBK season. The track […]
The official Kawasaki Racing Team is currently heading to the regularly visited Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain to make a formal restart of its track testing schedule, in readiness for the full race debut of the all-new Ninja ZX-10R at Phillip Island in Australia in late February. 2015 FIM Superbike World Champion Jonathan […]
Kawasaki set the motorcycle world alight when they unveiled their supercharged H2 machines at the Milan Motorcycle Show in November 2014. The ground-breaking new motorcycle was the first supercharged mass production motorcycle in history, and the first to offer forced induction since the brief appearance of turbo bikes in all four of the Japanese manufacturers’ […]
Team Pedercini Racing has signed the Qatari Rider Saeed Al Sulaiti for the 2016 World SBK season, who will join up with two-time Superstock champion Sylvain Barrier to complete the line-up for the Italian team. The Qatari rider, supported by QMMF (Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation), will make his debut in the World Superbike Championship […]
