The Bimota KB998 Rimini is coming to the British Superbike paddock next season with the FS-3 Racing team.
Since the team's arrival in the British Superbike Championship in 2016, FS-3 Racing have run Kawasaki ZX-10RRs. However, they will change machinery for the 2026 British Superbike Championship.
The official Kawasaki Superbike team in the British Superbike paddock will compete with the Bimota KB998 Rimini for the first time next season.
After making its debut in the World Superbike Championship in 2025, the KB998 Rimini will make its British Superbike debut with the FS-3 Racing squad next year, which will be known as AJN Steelstock bimota.
"After six years as Kawasaki’s official representative in BSB, we are flattered to be trusted with such an important opportunity to race the new bimota KB998 Rimini and contribute to its development," Nigel Snook, Team Owner, AJN Steelstock bimota, said.
"The project has started out on a very positive footing, and we have already been able to spend time in Barcelona receiving technical input from the BbKRT World SBK team. We are particularly pleased that the bimota chassis is powered by the ZX-10RR engine which we know so well.
"Our performances on the track this year have clearly demonstrated that the engine continues to be competitive in BSB, most recently demonstrated by Christian Iddon’s race win at Assen.
"We are also delighted that Alan Boyden and the team at AJN Steelstock are with us again as title sponsor. Their support and encouragement is an important piece of the jigsaw puzzle that makes up operating successfully at the highest levels of superbike racing. So, watch out for the AJN Steelstock bimota on track in the 2026 BSB championship!"
It has been an impressive debut season for the KB998 Rimini in the World Superbike Championship, as both bimota by Kawasaki Racing Team riders feature in the top ten in the Championship.
The 2013 British Superbike Champion, Alex Lowes, finds himself seventh in the standings with four podiums to his name. Italian rider Axel Bassani is tenth in the Championship with a best result of fifth place on the KB998 Rimini.
