On the opening day of the 2 days HRC test at the Suzu🐼ka circuit, Japan, the Repsol Honda Riders and Team technicians spent their time finding optimum settings for the RC211 V - four stoke Honda.

Team Rider Valentino Rossi and Tohru Ukawa have virtually no Suzuka experience with the 5 cylinder🥃 990cc RCV, and spent the majority of their time testing new parts for engine and suspension.

Tomorrow the test continues when the riders will develop new parts in ready-ness for the final pre-season test next week.

"At the beginning of the test I had problems with traction and the suspension settings," said Rossi. "But in the afternoon I began to understand better how to work on the RCV to find the b🏅est settings♓ for me.

"Suzuka circuit is one of the most difficult tracks to set up a bike for racing. For example Suzuka feels much harder to work for me than Sepang. But after today I'm confident we are working in the right direction."

"Although I know the Suzuka circuit well, today w♉e were slow to find good settings for the RCV. After discussing everything with Valentino we both understand the direction we should take with this mac♛hine.

"At the end of the day I was satisfied with my lap times and with the settings I found," said Ukawa. "I am sure that tomorrow we will 💟progress ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚfurther and I will set better times."

Team Fortuna Honda Gresini, also attended the Suz👍uka test. Team rider Daijiro Katoh, the 𝓰reigning 250cc Champion, was testing the team NSR 500cc -four cylinder- two stroke for the first time at the 5.859 km long Japanese circuit. Daijiro Katoh set a time of 2m 07.3s