Superbike Testing Finishes Its Second Day At Jerez

For the second day in a row, Kawasaki's Tom Sykes
recorded the fastest time of World Superbike's winter testing
session. Sykes overcame a small crash in the middle of the day as
well as a strong push from Aprilia's Sylvain
Guintoli, who posted the second-fastest time, MotoMatters
reports.
The Honda motorsports team
was also on the track, including its new factory riders Jonathan Rea
and Leon Haslam.
Rea, who won two World Superbike races in the past season, focused
on testing out new electronics and fine-tuning the system. Haslam,
a recent addition to the Honda team, spent the majority of his time
getting reacquainted to the bike.
"I haven't ridden at Jerez for about 10 years, and that was on a
125, but it's a really fun circuit and I like riding here," said
Rea. "I was only doing installation laps with the new electronics
so [I] didn't get a chance to really push with it...I'm definitely
looking forward to testing here again in January."
Although Honda has wrapped up its testing, there is one more day
remaining for Superbike manufacturers to hit the track. Ducati and
BMW are expected to join Aprilia and Kawasaki for the final tests
before the winter break, the news source reports.