McGuinness joining Kawasaki for TT 2020

Friday, 10 January 2020 at 13:18

By Rob Pritchard @rpritchard9

TT legend John McGuinness will join the Quattro Plant Bournemouth Kawasaki team for this years TT.

The 23-time winner is set to ride the Ninja ZX-10RR machines in the Superstock, Superbike and Senior classes for the 2020 event.

Speaking about the move, the 'Morecambe Missile' is calling it a 'perfect fit' for him, adding the team has 'achieved great things on both the roads and the circuits'.

Meanwhile, Team Owner, Pete Extance, says its 'incredible news' to have the TT icon on board and hopes to get McGuinness back on the podium.

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