Kalex has kicked offꦆ its track preparations for the new Triumph Moto2 era, by testing an early 2019 prototype at Valencia.

The ꦕGerman company - Moto2 riders' champions for the past five seasons in a row, but facing a growing challenge from KTM - had its first run with the 765cc engine during a private test, alongside some grand p🐬rix teams.

Swiss rider Jesko Raffin, who has three seasons of Kalex Moto2 experience, was at the controls 🐻of the new bike, which can be seen and heard in the videos posted by OffBikes below:

Julian ꩵSimon has been helping Triumph with development of the race-specificatio💜n 765cc engine, the first batch of which are due to be handed over in June 2018.

Moto2, the only grand prix class with a single engine supply, has used 600cc Honda engin𒀰es since its formation in 2010.