Jeffrey Herlings has given his thoughts on riding a different brand for the first time ever in his 15 year professional career and the Dutchman even admits he has been struggling to sleep thinking ahead to riding the Honda and working with a new team.
Herlings commented after riding the bike: “New beginning, 2026, I’ve been with KTM since 2009, so it’s a complete new chapter for me. A new beginning, January 1st today, first day on the bike, and yeah, just super excited. Trying to get as much riding time in as we can, because obviously it’s not that long before the first race. This is like 6-7 weeks, so we need every single minute while we can, and yeah, just try to be ready and prepare for round one Argentina.
“Bro, I didn’t sleep for like a week or so. I was like, I was really looking forward to a change. Is the bike going to be better? It could also be worse.The new people, how do they work? I just wanted to witness once in my career something different, and yeah, today was a day to start.
“I jumped on a brand new bike, they don’t have any experience with me, I don’t have any experience with them, and it’s just everything is new for them, for me. So, throughout the first day, we already made massive steps, and you know, there’s so much experience at Honda HRC, not just for Moto, because they have Formula 1, MotoGP, Enduro, any sport, you almost can name it, so they have so much experience, so it’s a pleasure to work with them, and already in the first day we made huge improvement, and yeah, looking forward to the times ahead.”
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