'They're like fighter jets' - Paul Jordan reveals Ducati option for Superbike and Superstock races at NW200 and Isle of Man TT 'if rules change'​​​​​​​

The Northern Ireland rider has confirmed he will ride a Ducati Panigale V2 in the Supersport class this year at the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT and an Aprilia RS600 Supertwin.

Jordan clinched his maiden NW200 victory in 2025 on the Aprilia in the second Supertwin race and finished on the podium at the TT.

He also sealed an impressive fourth place in the second Supersport TT race on the Jackson Racing Honda, with only Michael Dunlop, Dean Harrison and Davey Todd ahead of him.

The 34-year-old will embark on a third season in the Jackson Racing colours and has been impressed with the speed of Ducati’s new V4R after seeing the machine in action during a winter test at Portimao in Portugal.

“If the rules change and the Superstock Ducati would be allowed in, then maybe there’s an option I could ride a Ducati; I only use a Superstock in both classes anyway,” Jordan said.

“But this is only if it changes and at the minute we’re still riding the [Honda] Superstock 1000.

“The new Ducati is so fast; they’re like fighter jets. At Portimao they were doing 206mph.”

Jordan has yet to ride his new V2 Supersport machine but hopes to get to grips with the bike during a test at Castle Combe at the end of March.

“I haven’t rode my race bike yet; the one I rode in BSB was a different thing altogether but they’ve sold it and now bought another one,” he said.

“I have a good one and look at what Michael [Dunlop] did on his, so we had to buy something [similar] to what Michael had so we went and bought the same bike!

“Last year, we had a really good North West but I struggled with missing that little bit of power. The North West is all about speed so if I have the speed, then it puts us in the mix.

“But at the end of the day there’s going to be ten other men that’s going to be doing the same thing, so you have to prepare yourself the best you can.

“I should be out at the end of March at Castle Combe for a test on my race bike and I’m praying for some good weather because we need to get on with it.”

Jordan believes he didn’t get the best out of his Aprilia Supertwin last season until he arrived at Armoy in late July, where he won both races and set a new lap record for the class.

“We’re sticking with the Aprilia and I think we didn’t get the best out of the bike last year; we changed the bike completely from the North West to the TT, and then from the TT to Armoy,” he said.

“At Armoy, that was when we really had the Aprilia properly right and from lap two on, we were breaking the lap record.

“If I thought last year was all I could give, then I’d say that’s enough; I’m not racing just to race, I want to achieve something.

“There’s a lot more for me to give and coming into this year I feel like I’m a better Paul Jordan.”

Winning at the North West for the first time last year was a dream come true for Jordan, who grew up waving on his heroes from the side of the road with his father.

“I’ve spoken to others who’ve asked what kind of experience was it, and I said that when I was a child, on the left-hand side coming out of Juniper Hill chicane there used to be a walkway in the playpark for the kids,” he said.

“Me and dad used to go out there real early and watch from there and you had the likes of Joey [Dunlop], Phillip McCallen, William [Dunlop] – all these guys used to go by and I’d wave my programme at them.

“Then to have the programme waved at me was a surreal moment.”

Jordan also recorded his first win around the TT Mountain Course in 2025, winning the Historic Junior Classic TT.