Lowes ended his 2023 WorldSBK season watchin𒊎g from the sidelines after suffering an eye injury during a clash wit༺h Toprak Razgatlioglu.

But the Kawasaki rider was able to take part in 🦄the two-day test that preceded the season-finale, as he finished one spot behind former team-mate Jonathan Rea in fourth. 

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“It was really important for me after the crash on tꦓhe weekend,”began Lowes. “Was important to test with Jonathan [Rea] moving on. I'm the only one with experience o꧋n the Kawasaki to back-to-back the new items. 

“I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t be in too good of a condition to ride. My eyes and face were okay. A bit uncomfortable but we managed to get 70 laps in and work hard on some new parts.&﷽nbsp;

“The ba🃏se of the Kawasaki is so strong that it’s hard to improve. We tried some 2024 items. There were some positives and some negatives. But we needed these laps.”

Ducati ‘so fast’

Like others who don’ಌt ride Ducati machines, Lowes had to watch Nicolo Bulega and Andrea Iannone show huge potential dﷺuring their first outing aboard the Panigale V4 R.

A worry ahead of next season, Lowes said the pace of the Ducati is allowingꦓ riders to be ‘so fast 🍸straight away’. 

Lowes told WorldSBK.com: “With some new guys joining the championship and we see how strong thꦫe Ducati is - they can ride so fast straight🍸 away. 

“We have ඣsome work to do and we need to work hard. It’s an important winter for us, and for me.”

With regards to what♏ L💫owes was able to test at Jerez, new parts including an updated engine spec were spotted. 

“The engine spec is different and there aꦦre some different parts from Showa,” said Lowes. “It’s all the small details that can make a big difference. 

“You put a new engine spec in and want to feel the thing fly up the straight, but that’s not🍎 the reality of where we are. It’s small little gains that w๊ill make the difference.”