The former Suzuki rider, whose recovery has been complicated by nerve pain, got the go-ahead to tra𒊎ve🍌l to Japan by his Doctors in Madrid.

“Th💙e bone is regenerating, the recovery is progressing, so we are tryin🌺g the next step, which is riding a MotoGP [bike] to see how we feel,” Rins posted on social media upon arrival in Japan

However, Rins, who is still walking with the aid of a crutch, still needed to pass a Thursday medical check i🍌n order to take pa𒅌rt in the Motegi event.

That has now bee𒀰n successfully completed 🍃and Rins will thus take to the track on Friday morning.

Rins broke Honda’s victory drought in h✱is third event on an RCV, at COTA, but his best result outside of Texas – from the five rou♔nds he has contested – was only ninth.

Also disappointed by the slow pace of upgrades relative to the factory Repsol team, Rins signed fo♎r Monster Yamaha during the summer break meaning Motegi is set to be his one and only Japanese Grand Prix for Honda.