Axel Bassani ended the final൲ day of the two-day Jerez WorldSBK test fastest overall on the new Bimota.

The Italian was pleased with his start on the new motorcycle that will make its competitive debut𝓀 next year, even if he had to “discover everything” about it in Jerez.

“It’s been a really good first day with the new Bimota,” Bassani concluded when speaking to WorldSBK.co🐎m at the end of the Jerez test.

“It’s been not easy in the first part b💮ecause it’s a completely new bike. We had to discover everything.

“But I think we did a really good job; the team worked really𒐪 good; the bike was feeling nice, I’m🤡 feeling good.

“So, I’m happy. We have a l🌜ot of work to do, but for the moment we are doing a really good job.”

Bassani’s best time of day two o💝f the test not only put him fastest on the day, but was also a significant improvement over his Superpole time from the Spanish round last weekend.

“It’s been half-a-🍨second faster than my Superpole last weekend hꦚere in Jerez,” he said.

“So, this means my feeling with the bike is good, I can push, but we have a lot of work to do, it is only the start of a new era with Bimota. But, when yo🥀u start good, it’s always nice.”

While Bassani was pleased with the beginning, he thinks there is a lot of room for i𓄧mprovement.

“Everything was all complet♌ely new” he said. “We start from zero, and I think in not a lot of time Bimota did a really good job.

“Now we have some more tests to do, and I thi🦋nk during the winter they can do some steps on the bike.

“We have to be happy for this start, but we have to♛ stay calm and try༒ to understand what we need, and try to improve for next year.”

Although the Bimota uses the same engine as the Kawasaki Bassani rode in 2024, the new bike has different charactꦺeristics, as he explained.

“It’s quite different because we have the wings, and the chassis is𓃲 completely different,” he said.

“It’s like to ride a different bike but with the෴ same 🉐engine: it’s strange because the sound is the same but the feeling is not the same.

“They are two different things.﷽ The Kawasaki was a good bike, but the Bimota is a bike of a new era, so it’s good for us.”