Former Aussie Superbike Champion Josh Waters will partner John Hopkins in the Tyco Suzuki garage after completing a move away from Halsall Kawasaki for 2014.

The Mildura rider was desperate to stay in the British Superbike Championship next year and team boss Philip Neill reckons he was the ideal candidate having spent a lot of his career on the GSX-R1000.

“I am really happy and excited to be joining Tyco Suzuki for the 2014 season. I spent a lot of years previously with Suzuki and every year I was with them, they were very successful for me. TAS Suzuki is a team I've followed for years, and it goes without saying, Hector and Philip Neill run a great team,” said Waters.

“I’m currently back home in Australia, but I can't wait to start testing the GSX-R1000 Superbike for the 2014 season and working with the team. I’m looking forward to it already and partnering John Hopkins in the Tyco Suzuki set-up is an added bonus.”

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