Jonathan Rea tests the Honda RC212V Moto GP at Sepang

Honda Ten-Kate World Superbike rider Jonathan Rea celebrated Christmas early: HRC invited him to take the helm of a Moto GP Honda RCV212 during unofficial tests held in Sepang last week !

Honda Ten-Kate World Superbike rider Jonathan Rea celebrated Christmas early: HRC invited him to take the helm of a Moto GP Honda RCV212 during unofficial tests held in Sepang last week !

Despite the rain, the 23-year-old Northern Irish rider was able to complete 140 laps on the Malaysian track, which he discovered at the same time as the MotoGP prototype..

"I have spent most of my career on production derivative motorcycles and the only GP motorcycle I have ridden is a 125 cc, which goes back several years", recalls the vice champion of British Superbike (2007) and by Mondial Supersport (2008) which accompanied the HRC test pilot, Kousuke Akiyoshi.

“Today the Honda RC212V gave me a good feeling. The bike feels very powerful, the engine does more revs than my CBR1000RR and the direction changes are easy. I want to thank the HRC and Honda Europe for this opportunity given to me, "said Rea, slightly embarrassed during the exercise by a wrist injury contracted in September..

"I hope I have provided the engineers with some useful comments, even if my physical condition is not the best because my wrist is not yet 100%", underlines the Honda rider who will aim for the WSBK title in 2011 after two seasons promising (5th in 2009 and 4th in 2010), and does not hide its desire to join the court of – very – great from 2012 in the company of the winged brand still.

The next official MotoGP tests, scheduled for Sepang from February 1 to 3, 2011, will allow the official Honda riders (Dani Pedrosa, Casey Stoner and Andrea Doviziso) to validate or not the fruit of the work of the HRC engineers and the winged crest test team. . To be continued: stay connected !

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