Confirmed: John Hopkins to ride for Stiggy Honda

The rumors that were having John Hopkins in Stiggy Honda’s WSBK team after Kawasaki’s pullout from MotoGP have finally been confirmed today, when Hopper’s agent Bob Moore confirmed to Roadracing World that the 25 year old Anglo-Californian will riding a Stiggy Honda CBR1000RR in the World Superbike Championship and will begin with the next round in Valencia, the weekend of April 3-5.

Hopkins will make his World Superbike debut alongside new teammates Leon Haslam and Roberto Rolfo and will test prior to the first race at Almeria in Spain that the Anglo-Californian will riding a Stiggy Honda CBR1000RR in the World Superbike Championship and will begin with the next round in Valencia the weekend of April 3-5.