Ten Kate Honda's Jonathan Rea says his main priority is to improve his qualifying performance at the Misano World Superbike round this weekend and get on the front row more consistently.

The young Irishman, who spent time at the Isle of Man TT last week helping out good friend Keith Amor, reckons he has had the pace of the front-runners all weekend but can't get Superpole quite right.

"I really need to work on improving my qualifying because in the last few races, we seem to have had the pace all weekend but then, for one reason or another, ended up off the front row after Superpole," said Rea.

"I’ve not started from the front since Australia but, if you’re not there, it makes the first lap really difficult. The bike development has been going in the right direction for me recently and that really motivates me and the rest of the crew to do the best job we can possibly do.

"We’ve just passed the halfway stage of the season and it’s important to deliver consistently good results now and, at some point, take it up to the next level."