WSBK » Hopkins joins WSBK with Stiggy Honda

Sunglasses ON! The TEETH ARE BACK!


I wonder how much Kawasaki paid him not to race for them?

Fair Play to Hopkins.. After so many torrid years in GP (Bar 07) i think the move to the Pheonix series WSBK will do him and his confidence the world of good. I wish him all the best and good results in a series he has a chance of winning a race or two in.

I bet marco his wishing he had followed suit as the Hayate project does not bode well. Still say he will be signed back to Gresini come nid season though irrespective of results!!.. Good lock Jonh and welcome to Superbikes!!

great news for WSBK johns a class act and i think we'll see that this year.

Great news that hopper is now going to be part of WSB, and could make things much more interesting. Don't think he should ever have left Suzuki in Moto GP.

Agree with comment made by Darkwaknight about Melandri. He was always a Honda man and like Hopper, should never have left a make of machine he was comfortable with.

Roll on Valencia

So this is the 'BIG TREAT' we all were waiting for...great.

That's not the big treat guys - its only stage one of John's plans.

The 'big treat' will be revealed in his exclusive nude shoot in Cosmopolitan Italia, June 2009 edition.

Get ready - it's going to be massive.

This is a treat, for World Superbike fans. Another top class rider joining the best motorcycle racing championship in the world. WSBK gets better and better, Moto GP gets worse.

Question is, Following this season, how many riders will go from WSBK to Moto GP? WSBK could be sparce next season...... I hope not.

I enjoy WSBK as well but last time I looked one guy ran off and won by a couple of minutes, hardly the most exciting racing in the world...... Mid pack was excellent but so is motogp's.... where the big boys play....Let's hope it improves or it's gonna end up celebrity big WSBK...

Great to hear John has gotten something sorted out. We'll miss him in Catalinya this year where he's the first rider to greet the fans in pit lane on the thursday and often he's the only rider there. He's a true gently man and still remembers the fans when all the other riders have gotten big heads.

Good on 'em!! Another "name", another sponsor, and more growth. Is the reunion with Ant West a coincidence? I WILL be wearing my sunglasses .. Rock on World Supers!!