Rising star, 19-year-old Franco Bourne will make his full-time debut in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship this year with the Rapid Honda team, who he has had previous success with in the Pirelli National Superstock Championship.
Bourne made his debut in the Superbike class last year, stepping into the factory Honda Racing UK team temporarily to replace Andrew Irwin, who was sidelined through injury after a crash in testing.