Two-time MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner has finished his two-day test in Japan with Honda Racing Corporation - the first time back on a MotoGP machine since October last year.
Stoner took to the 4.801km circuit located amongst the vast natural beauty of the northern Kanto district and the scene of Honda's recent 2014 World Championship clinching race.
The intense testing program reached its conclusion on Thursday after a full two days, with Stoner spending time testing the 2015 Honda RC213V machine on the current specification Bridgestone tires evaluating various items including engine development and different setups. He also spent time on the Michelin tires, which will replace Bridgestone as the spec tire supplier from 2016.
Stoner commented: "It took some time to get used to riding the bike again after a year off it. But everything felt good, I got back into the swing of things pretty quickly and we just got on with the testing program HRC had planned.
"Day 1 went pretty well, testing both Marc (Marquez) and Dani (Pedrosa's) setups on the 2015 prototype machines and analyzing these side by side we found some interesting differences and useful data. We also did some engine development and some other new items Honda brought for this test. Then today we spent some time on the Michelin tires for 2016. All in all it was very positive two-day test and we completed a lot of laps."
