The LCR Hond༺a rider make a last-gasp dash to Motegi in time to🗹 compete this weekend for the first time since he suffered a broken leg at Mugello in June.

Rins has missed seven rounds of the MotoGP season as he recovered but, alth🎃ough he will resume competing in Friday practice, he knows his comeback could b👍e short-lived.

“[Friday𒊎] is a test day for us,” he said. “It’s been a long time without riding a MotoGP bike. 

“L🉐et’s see how the morning session goes then we will decide if we continue or not. 

“If I have huge pain? It’s a long flight to arrive he🍸re but if it’s painful then it won’t make sense to continue riding.

“To▨ be back racing is super good news for me. It takes time, it was the worst injury of my career.&nbsꦦp;

“I worked so hard in these months, going to the gym𝔍 and the physio. [Friday] is a big day for us.”

Rins has had a bizarre sea༒son - link🔯ing up with Honda after Suzuki exited MotoGP, he became the first Honda rider aside from Marc Marquez to win a premier class race since 2018 when he was victorious in Texas.

But he also complained that Honda were not utilising him enough to de🧸velop parts, then broke his leg, and during his absence he confirmed that he will quit Hondaಞ to join Yamaha in 2024.

H🍌onda have also been in turmoil with the sa🐷ga of Marquez’s future while Rins has been absent.

But, final🍰ly, he will be back this weekend after making a last-minu🐽te decision to race.

“It was ch🍷aos,” he said. “After a medical check in Madrid we tried to organise everything to arrive as soon as possible.

“I’m happy with the progress. The x-ray compared to one month ago, the differenc♐e is huge.&🔯nbsp;

“I’m still not 100% recovered but it’s going step by step. The step now is to try the MotoGP bike.ꦬ&nb💫sp;

“It’s been🔯 one month without trying any bike. Let’s see what the reception is with the bike.”