Conor Cummins will join the Burrows Engineering squad for the 2025 Isle of Man TT and will ride BMW ꧑ma🌼chinery.

The 12-time TT podium finisher parted ways with long-time team Padgetts Racing midway thꦗrough the 2024 event๊ having struggled for form.

It fuelled rumours of retirement for the 38-year-old, though he ♎quickly stepped in front of these and noted t🐓hat they “couldn’t be any further from the truth”.

On Friday, the Burrows Engineering by RK Racing announced it had secured the Manxman’s signature for the 2025 TTꩲ.

Cu💫mmins will ride a BMW M1000RR in the Superbike and Superstock races at the TT, while his Supersport class bikes with the team are yet to be conಌfirmed.

“Jo🦄hn [Burrows] and I go back a long way from when I competed against him on the Irish roads and I’ve got a lot of respect for him, both as a rider and a team manager, so I’m ecstatic to have signed for the Burrows Engineering by RK Racing team,” Cummins said.

“I’ve obviously spent a lot of time on Honda m꧋achinery so the BMW will be a new challenge, but I’ve seen at close quarters just how strong a package it is – the results at the TT speak for themselves – and having had a brief spin on the FHO Racing BMW at Armoy, I’m excited about riding John’s bike.

“The machinꦗery is going to be of the best quality and it’s a complete reset for me and a new chapter in my career.

“There’s no pressure from the team♛ and John just wants me to enjoy riding his bike but we both have goals we want to achieve as well.

“The results won’t be gi🅠ven 🔯to me, and we’ll need to work hard but getting back on the TT podium is where I want to be.

“The programme is all set, and I know where I’ll be riding and when so I’m really excited ab💯out our 2025 pro☂spects.”

Cꦉummins is the second high-profile name in as many years to ditch Honda machinery with Padgetts to ride BMWs, after Davey Todd quit the team midway through 2023 to sign for TAS Racing.

Todd won his first TওTs last year, including a sensational Senior TT victory on the M10𒊎00RR.

Cummins replaces Dominic Herbertson, who has signed for the WTF Racing squad to ride Hondas on the ro🌃ads in ♛2025.

Next year’s racing programme w🀅ill also include an appearance at the opening Superstock round of the season at Oulton Park for Cummins ahead of the Nort🦄h West 200.