Ruben Xaus has admitted that adapting to the new BMW S1000RR World Superbike has not been easy given his history riding Italian V-twins but following tests at Valencia, he can see some progress.
Xaus and team-mate Troy Corser went straight to Valencia in Spain after the official World Superbike tests at Portugal's Portimao circuit to do some more development work.
"After Portimao, I wondered to myself how long it would take for me to understand this bike. Troy has many years of four cylinder experience, but for me, riding this bike was not so easy and I knew that I would have to adapt to the bike instead of the other way round," said Xaus.
"The first day was not so good, but the team and I really worked hard and bit by bit we began to progress. I was so happy to get into the 1:36s because I know that is a good time for me here and also because I could do 1:36s consistently.
"At the moment, I am still not fully comfortable with the bike and I have to understand fully where the limits are, but today was a bit of a breakthrough for me and I was so happy that I was able to do it. Now, I think that things will come better and better.
"I always knew that coming to this bike and the team would be a challenge, but I have never regretted this decision and now I can’t wait for continuing my progress on the bike."
