Iker Lecuona doubt for WSBK 2024 opener with dislocated shoulder
Honda's Iker Lecuona dislocated his shou𝐆lder earlier this week, days before the first WSBK race

🧜Iker Lecuona is a doubt to race in the World Superbike season-opener this weekend due to injury.
Honda’s Lecuona crashed on𝐆 Tuesday 💎at the one-day test at Phillip Island, threatening his participation in the first race.
As o🐓f Thursday, it remains undecided whetheඣr he will race.
“I had a big highside at Turn 11 and dislꦏocated my shoulder,” Lecuona r♏evealed.
“I need to say that until last night, I can’t ride the bike 🌳because it’s too much.
“Ho🗹wever, when I woke up, I felt quite good. I spoke with Jose and did a check with the medical team here.
“I am ‘fit’ for tomorrow morning but this track is hard on the shoulders w🃏ith the speed, the wind and the bumps.
“Wit🐎h the Honda, we have to work more than🍬 others on other bikes.
“I’ll try and then make a decision if I continue.
“I haven’t had time to try ෴the bike in Australia properly but honestly, from what we expected, three or four out of ten, quite low… it’s a new bike and𓃲 we need a lot of time to understand and take the most from it.
“We still don’t understand it and we still don’t have a goಌod pace. The target is to𒅌 find it here in Australia.”
🌱Lecuona fell during the morning session on Tuesday. As a result, he didn’t set a lap time in the afternoon and missed out on valuable practice time.
He had previously ✅expressed d🎀issatisfaction at the Portimao preseason test on his troublesome Honda.

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