It’s not every day that someone rings up and asks if you want to go and test Tom Sykes’ Kawasaki World Superbike at Motorland Aragon, but it’s nice when then do.

Not having anyone kicking around the office who could do the Provec KRT bike some justice, we put our tame test rider Scott Smart (some say…) on a plane to give it ballyhowhatfor and for a spin on David Salom’s Evo bike too.

Read the full test in next Thursday’s Bikesport News.