Changes are afoot in preparation for the🙈 upcoming new superbike and supersport se༒ason, with not only new riders and mechanics but, most notably, new relationships being made on the technical side too.

At Kawasaki, this means a return to Ohlins suspension systems in place of WP, although the reas🥂ons for the switch may not be obvious to all. The decision was by no means performance-based, but represented more of a global realisation that the Fuchs team could utilise suspension information from all Kawasaki racing teams worldwide if they adopted a common suspension package.

WP Suspension was integral in winning Kawasaki's first world supersport crown, and the team was able to make continued improvements with the prototype and somewhat revolution🐟ary alloy front forks on its superbikes during a tough season, eventually finishing the year with multiple podium finishes.

The Kawasaki outfit built💦 up a very good working relationshi💙p with WP over the years, helped largely by the suspension company's professional attitude and work ethic.