Bassani was signed to replace the six-time WorldSBK champion after Rea announced he would be leaving to join Y♔amaha.

And with a test at Jerez already unde๊r his belt, Bassani admits time is needed in order to get the best from hꦿis new bike.

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“It’s not easy to change the tea💙m, change the bike, but we are ready to,” said Bassani when speaking to WorldSBK.com.

“We need some time to understand the bike but for the moment I feel good. I hope next seasoꦆn to be at the best possible [le🥂vel] and give Kawasaki some good results. 

“At the moment I can’t say anything about ne❀xt season.”

“This is Jonny’s bike”

As part of his adaptation to Kawasaki, Bassani will need to help develop the ZX-10RR which has fal🔜len behind the likes of Yamaha and Ducati.

However, the biggest challenge will be filling the shoe🍒s of Rea, who made a habit out of winning even on days when he wasn’t always the strongest. 

“Jonny won a lot of titles and so this is his🃏 bike,” added the Italian. “We need time to understand what I need and I need to understand what the bike needs from me. When I start to feel good with the bike I will begin to push. 

“With a factory bike you need to wꩲin.🦂 This is normal but I always want to win. 

“It ꦺwon’t be easy at the start of the season but I hope that step-by-step we can achieve some good results. 

“I didn’t win with Ducati and if, next season I can win with Kawasaki, then it will be 💞like a dream.”