The six-time WorldSBK champion ✃jumped aboard the R1 straight after the season-finale at Jerez, finishing third fastest behind Remy Gardner and rookie Nic🎀olo Bulega.

Over the last few seasons Rea has fought a lot with Toไprak Razgatlioglu, who has one of the most uniqueꦑ riding styles particularly when it comes to braking.

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But after seeing several Yama🐲ha riders with different styles hav🌞e success in Jerez, Rea feels confident he can do the same without needing to replicate Razgatlioglu.

Speaking to WorldSBK.com, Rea said: “Toprak’s been doing ♔great things wi🍌th the Yamaha; we’ve seen spectacular riding styles. 

“You only have to look at the last photo of the season. It was Toprak crossing the line in front of Bautista, but in the background was Domi Aegerter an﷽d Remy Gardner. 

“They hav🐽e different styles. The Yamaha has a big window. You can ride it aggressively like Toprak or very smoothly like Locatelli. The bike’s working well. I was quite impressed already. I was using the same braking references as I was with my previous bike, but with much more margin. 

“When I compare the data to Toprak, under b✅raking, I don’t have to do anymore to be better than him on the brakꦕes. 

“This bike accepts both ways of riding. It's going to take time to understand my best way with the Yamaha. I have to make the bike mine; the p🌠osition and fine tuning the last 🌜parts. 

“We have a lot of time before Australia, the id🔯ea is to go to Phillip Island and be competitive from the first day.”

Rea suffered his worst winning re🅷turn in 2023 since joining Kawasaki nine years ago, with just one victory coming a🌃t Most.

And although Razgatlioglu also found it har🧸d to beat Alvaro Bautista - Razgatlioglu won six races comꦫpared to Bautista’s 27 - the 36-year-old is already dreaming of a debut victory at the 2024 season-opener in Phillip Island.

Rea added: “That would be beyond expectations. The seas🍬on’s very long. We’🦩ve seen many times in the past that Phillip Island doesn’t always create the trend of the season. 

“We want to be competitꦐive. If we aim for the podium and aim to be competitive, why not aim to win? It’s a circuit I love. 

“It’s like my second home, my wife’s from⛦ there. It would mean a lot. I remember my first race with my previous bike, I won there. It would be a dream come true to win♈ at Phillip Island with Yamaha.”