Takumi Takahashi will stand in for the injured Leon Camier at next weekend’s Portimao round in the World Superbike championship at Moriwaki Althea Honda, with the British rider scheduled to return at Magny-Cours.
Yuki Takahashi has already accepted acting as stand-in for the injured Leon Camier at the Jerez World Superbike round will act as a tough test but is eager to provide valuable feedback and information to the Moriwaki Althea Honda squad.
Honda factory rider Takumi Takahashi will team-mate up with Stefan Bradl for two rounds of the 2017 World Superbike championship at Portimao and Jerez, switching in for Davide Giugliano as stand-in rider.
Yuki Takahashi believes one of his strongest points as a rider is dealing with slow hairpin corners, a feature of Le Mans - venue for this weekend's French Grand Prix.
Nicky Hayden and Yuki Takahashi both expressed extreme disappointment after being eliminated on the opening lap of Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.