Danny Buchan has been thrown a MCE British Superbike lifeline by the PBM Kawasaki team and will join Shane Byrne in the squad for this weekend’s Silverstone round.

Buchan’s Be Wiser Kawasaki squad folded yesterday and it left the Essex ladies man looking for a ride for the rest of the season but he has been rescued by Paul Bird’s outfit. The 2014 Pirelli National Superstock 1000 champion from Essex will replace Stuart Easton, who is still suffering from aggravating his knee injury following a crash at Oulton Park a few weeks ago.

"Firstly, I can't thank Paul and his team enough for this opportunity. After my former team announced they weren't continuing, I was in the process of trying to put my own team together for the final couple of rounds when I got a call out of the blue from Paul,” said Buchan.

“Obviously, I'm delighted to join PBM Kawasaki this weekend as they have had so much success over the years and are the reigning champions. But I know it's going to be a very tough weekend with a lot of pressure as whilst I know the crew, I've never worked with any of them. We need to build solidly from the start and I'm targeting a couple of top ten finishes for the team, anything else will be a bonus. It will be a dream to work with Shakey as he's the most successful rider in MCE BSB history so I can't wait to get started and thanks to my personal sponsors for their continued support."