Lowes was 👍testing alongside new team-mate Axel Bassani, who also enjoyed a very positive second test with the Japanese manufacturer.

Now spearhe🍸ading the development of the ZX-10RR after the departure of Jonathan Rea, Lowes tested several new parts and was content with the results. 

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Lowes said: “I am really happy with today. Honestly, I have had so much fun riding the bike💙. After a tough end to the year, with injuries and not being able to finish the year like I wanted, it has been so positive to have a good test here. 

“Obviously the conditions in the winter in Jerez are good but I did my best ♑ever lap around Jerez on race tyres, a🥃nd quite a lot of fast laps. This was positive. 

“We also tried a lot of new parts, which was thanks to all the guys and Kaw𒅌asaki for bringing new stuff 🧸to try. 

“The target fo꧟r January is to𒊎 put all the pieces together to find the best package for next year. This was a really, really positive test.”

For Bassani, the second outing at Jerez gave him the opportunity to adapt꧑ further to his new machine, after spending his first three season𓆉s on a Panigale V4 R.

Bassani added: “We have just finished two days of testing and we tried a lot of things. We didn’t use an SCQ tyre, so we focused on🥀 the set-up of the bike and different things. 

“I am happy and we finished in a good way. We understood a good direction to go during the winter break. Test-by-test I started to ♊feel really good with the bike. 

“It is not easy because it is completely different compared to my previous one, but n🅺ow I am starting to feel good.&n𒊎bsp;

“I am also happy with the team and the work we did. Now we have some time to rest and then start to think about nex🐟t year."