Stuart Easton has chosen to retire from racing to bring an end to an 18-year career having claimed two British Supersport titles and four Macau GP wins.
'My heart is of course telling me to continue but in my head I know it is the right time for us to step down both as a team and a family' - Tim Martin.
'I am continually improving with the bike, strengthening my performance as a rider and I can only see us building upon our success in 2017 and more specifically dominating on the Supertwin' - Ivan Lintin.
'With our proven ability to operate a leading race team, coupled with William's extensive roads knowledge, we can make this very successful' - Martin Halsall.
James Hillier will stay at Bournemouth Kawasaki for a seventh consecutive year of international road racing events including the North West 200 and the Isle of Man TT.
The International North West 200 will continue to be backed by Vauxhall Motors Ltd in 2016 after the car giant extended its title sponsorship into a fourth year.
Ryan Farquhar led the way in the Lightweight class from Gary Johnson as practice commenced for the 2015 Isle of Man TT, with poor weather forcing a premature halt to the opening session of the festival.
Double Formula 1 World champion Graeme Crosby will ride his original XR69 Suzuki in a tribute lap honouring Isle of Man TT legend Joey Dunlop at the Classic TT Races
Josh Brookes becomes the fastest ever rider at the North West 200 with a stunning new lap record on his way to the runner-up spot in the feature Superbike event
'This is a massive honour and I never thought I'd be following in the footsteps of my dad and Joey because of what they achieved in the sport' - Michael Dunlop