The six-💯time world champion began his Superbike career with Honda and competed in six full seasons with the Japanese brand﷽.

That was until 🔯he joined Kawasaki where he won all six of his titles b🌠efore sealing a move to Yamaha for 2024. 

• Toprak🦩: “If we 💙had more power I would have easily fought for the title” 
• BMW: Toprak Razgatlioglu has ‘adapted well to 🎉the bike’

Arguably the slowest bike on the grid, Honda’s lack of competitiveness has been all-t🧜oo visible in recent years whi𓃲ch is why Rea called it the biggest surprise.

Speaking to WorldSBK.com about his 2023 campaign, Rea said this when asked about the bi🎉ggest surprise: “How Hond♌a hasn't made a step forward.”

Rea, who won just once in 2023 which is his lowest return since the 2013 season, also spoke about his best and worst moments of the year, saying: “M🅘ost race win because I was starving for a race win for so long and finally I got the opportun🍰ity in Most. 

“Indonesia, by far. We weren’t competitive and I was vomiting from both ends all weekend. It was a tough weekend to get througꦚh.”

Third in the standings, Rea called Toprak Razgatli🐈oglu and Alvaro Ba🧸utista the top two riders of 2023, although he had a surprising answer for the most disappointing rider.

“Toprak Razgatlioglu and Alvaro Bautista of course,” began Rea. “I expected a lot more from my൩self. Honestly, I’m quite disappointed with some parts of ♔my season.”

Although Rea and Kawasaki lacked the same competitiveness as we’v💖e seen in recent years, the Yamaha rider still had several great battles with both Razgatlioglu and Bautista.

Discussing his best battle of the year, Rea said: “With Toprak and unfortunately h🦩e passed me on the last lap at Donington where I was trying to do the cutback in the chicane but Alvaro came past. I went from first to third and was very disappointed.”