New Tyco Suzuki signing Josh Waters prepares to join the team for pre-season testing in the lead-up to this season‰Ûªs British Superbike Championship.
Read Below as Waters speaks about his time settling in at his new team for 2014, his 2013 season and the season ahead.
It‰Ûªs been great to be back home seeing all of our friends and family and also enjoying Australia‰Ûªs really good summer. This year back home has been really warm and in the last month we had 19 days over 40 degrees!
On one of those days I married my beautiful wife, Virginia. It was a great day, we had it in a vineyard, which looked amazing, and it was awesome to spend the day with our family and friends.
I‰Ûªm really excited to get back over to UK this year and get my first run out on the Tyco Suzuki. Having been over to the team workshop in Northern Ireland in November last, they seem like a good bunch of guys, who I‰Ûªm looking forward to working with this season.
Last year was a steep learning curve in BSB and things were a lot different, but I feel I am better prepared for this year, so I can‰Ûªt wait to ride the British Superbike circuits again. I haven‰Ûªt ridden any bikes in Australia besides my brother‰Ûªs speedway bikes - which was fun - but I really can‰Ûªt wait to jump back onto a Suzuki.
I have spent a lot of my racing career on Suzuki motorcycles while I have been road racing, so it‰Ûªs great to be back on them.
Last weekend I went down to Phillip Island to watch the first round of the World Superbike Championship. It was a great weekend and awesome to see the Voltcom Crescent Suzuki team so competitive. I am good mates with Alex Lowes and it was great to hang out.
I think he is going to really surprise a lot of people this year. Eugene Laverty also rode awesome, winning his first race on a Suzuki. After being trackside watching, it has me even more excited to get on my bike next week in Spain when we go testing.
It‰Ûªs only a few days now until we jump on the bird and fly away from this warm Australian weather back to the cold in England, but hopefully it will be warm when we get to Spain next week.
I‰Ûªll report back next week from Spain when I finally get to throw my leg over my Tyco Suzuki.
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Top Image: Australias Josh Waters will race for the Tyco Suzuki team in the British Superbike Championship in 2014
