Iker Lecuona doubt for WSBK 2024 opener with dislocated shoulder
Honda's Iker Lecuona dislocated his shoulder earlier this week, days before the first WS𓆉BK race

Iker Le𓆉cuona is a doubt to race in the World Superbike season-opener this weekend due to injury.
Honda’s Lecuona crashed on Tuesday at t🐼h🐷e one-day test at Phillip Island, threatening his participation in the first race.
As of Th🔥ursday, it remains undecided whether he wi𝐆ll race.
“I had a ꦛbig highside at Turn 11 and dislocated my shoulder,” Lecuona revealed💃.
“I need to say that until last night𓂃, I can’t ride the bike because it’sꦦ too much.
“However, when I woke up, I felt quite good. ꧂I spoke with Jose and did a check withꦺ the medical team here.
“I am ‘fit’ for tomorrow♓ morning but this track is hard on the shoulders with the speed, the w🌳ind and the bumps.
“With the Honda, we have to work more than others o♛n other bikes.
“I’ll try and then make a decision if I continue.
“I haven’t had time to try the bike in Australia properly but honestly, from what we expected, three or four outꦛ of ten, quite low… it’s a new bike and we need a lot of time to understand and take the most from it.
“We still don’t understand it and we still don’t have a good pace. The target is to find it here i🥃n Australia.”
Lecuona fell during the morning session on Tuesday. As a resul🍨t, he didn’t set a lap time in the afternoon and missed out on valuable 🎃practice time.
He had previously expressed dissatisfaꦓction at the Portimao preseason test on his troublesome Honda.

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