Jo𒀰nathan Rea is “not 100%” heading into this weekend’s World Superbikes opening round after crashing 48 hours ago.

Rea fell off his Yamaha on Tuesday at a preseason testing day at Phillip Island, emerging🍷 with﷽ bumps and bruises.

It ꦍmeans⛎ his Yamaha race debut in Australia this weekend arrives under difficult circumstances.

He said on Thursday about his condition: “More or less oka🧜y. Not 1🎃00%.

“I woke up yesterday feeling sorry for myself. Today was🥃 better, hopefully tomorrow we take another step.

“On Tuesd🅰ay we desperat💞ely needed to get on the bike to confirm some functional items.

“So I kept the laps to a minimum.

“We start tomorrow for real. I’ve been waiting a long time fo⛎r this🏅 moment.

“It will be nice to roll down pitlane🃏 for the first official session of 202🗹4, and get stuck in.

“We don’t understand what sꦜort of weather we will face. It🉐 will be windy, the temperature will drop, we need to play it by ear.”

Asked if he could figh꧟t to win this weekend, he said: “Right now, no. 𓆏Far from it.

“My ultimate pace h🌳asn’t been so fast. My race rhythm isn’t fa💟st, we need to improve.

“The simple answer is no.

“Maybe tomorrow afternoon I can put myself in a positioꩲn to fight for the fron𝐆t positions.

✤“It would be a dream but you have to be real𒐪istic, as well.

“Right now, winning a rac🐻e is a dream. Reality? We have a lot of work to achieve that.”

Rea’s plan for Phillip Isla🧜nd: “The main priority is to come away from the race with a bag full of points to start our seaꦇson for real, back in Europe.”

Rea has swapped Kawasaki for Yamaha in a bid for an seventh WSBK title this yea🐈r.

He summarised his preseason: “The overall feeling is m💫ixed.

“I enjoy riding the bike and w𒁏orking with the team.

“I’ve been fast with the bike. But to be really, really f♑ast? I need to demand feeling.

“Track by track, we g☂et there. Jerez, Portimao I finished strong. The Portimao new track gave us a curveball.

“The riding style I’d normally🌊 use isn’t quite working here. I am still le𒁏arning, and also trying to make the bike mine.

“I’🦋m trying to use the benefits of the R1 but also to put my stamp on it.”