Kawasaki WorldSBK star Tom Sykes has admitted he needs to radically adjust his riding style to get the best of out the new ZX-10RR early in races.

The former champion has found he has lots of tyre left at the end of races, so needs to exploit his speed right at the beginning to try and get away from the pack as he was able to when he had a bike that completely suited him.

“I am looking forward to coming back to the European tracks now after a steady start to the season in Australia and Thailand. It has not been too shabby but there are little areas we could have improved on and we will certainly look to improve on them at this forthcoming race weekend in Motorland Aragonl,” said Sykes.

“I feel we have learned in the first two rounds and now our aim is to move forward and be stronger in terms of initial lap times. My fastest lap of the race in Thailand was on the last lap. That was not through any lack trying early on but it just shows that I am re-thinking my approach to riding. There is still more to come from me. Off the top of my head I would say we are looking at adjusting my riding style 60-70 percent and adjusting the bike settings 40-30 percent. It is just taking some time.”

Sykes was forced to adapt to a new bike this year and to a generator being put on the end of crankshafts to comply with new WorldSBK regulations which has removed some of the engine interia he likes.