Bruce Anstey will race a Honda RC213V-S in this year’s Superbike and Senior TT races it was revealed by race bosses this morning.

The Kiwi will take the bike to the Island alongside his usual Fireblade as he hasn’t yet tested the V4 MotoGP replica.

“It has always been a dream of mine to ride a MotoGP bike at the TT and this is as close as I will ever get, Clive is the only person in the world who could put something like this together and if he says it is OK I am with him 100%. He hasn’t just pulled it out of the crate and said we are racing it. Clive and the team have done a lot of work to the bike to make it ready for the TT,” said Anstey

“The RCV should be an absolute weapon because it has loads of power but it feels as nimble as a 600.” he said. “It should be stable too as it’s over two inches longer than a Fireblade but is still really small and compact. I am really looking forward to seeing how it handles through the quick corners because it will be able to turn so fast.”