British Superbike contender Rory Skinner blows off winter cobwebs on Yamaha R1 amid rumoured Cheshire Mouldings/TAS Racing machinery switch
Rory Skinner has been blowing away the winter cobwebs with the British Superbike rider in action on a Yamaha R1 in January and February.
Skinner rode a Ducati for Cheshire Mouldings/TAS Racing in BSB in 2025, finishing seventh in the championship and claiming a race win on home soil at Knockhill in Scotland and eight podiums.
Northern Ireland’s TAS Racing team has been linked with a switch to Yamaha machinery for 2026 and Skinner rode an R1 road bike at Motorland Aragon in early January and again at Portimao in Portugal.
Most recently, the former Moto2 rider participated in the 241 MotorSports track days at Cartagena in Spain this week on a Yamaha R1 ’stock bike.
Skinner is one of the last big names in BSB yet to officially announce their plans for this season along with former Honda Racing UK rider Andrew Irwin, who recently said he had “seen and sat on his bike” for 2026 and would soon provide full details on what he will ride in this year’s British Superbike Championship.
Danny Kent, who rode for Mar-Train Racing on the McAMS Yamaha last year, has been linked to TAS Racing and Sencat Racing, who have made the change to Yamaha machinery and have signed Christian Iddon.
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