McWilliams in last-minute change of bikes for NW200

Jeremy McWilliams has made a last-minute change to his machinery for the upcoming North West 200. The 62-year-old will now ride a CD Racing/MSS Kawasaki 636 machine in the two Supersport races over the Triangle circuit. The Glengormley rider previously switched to a Yamaha R7, provided by Flitwick Motorcycles, for the two Supertwins outings.

McWilliams is replacing Adam McLean in both teams after the Tobermore rider was ruled out of action for this year's North West and Isle of Man TT events. "It has all been last minute," the three-time North West winner explained. "It was nice to get the phone call from a long-established team like Steve Linsdell's Flitwick outfit which has a good pedigree.

And now I'm joining Nick Morgan and Chris Dowd for the Supersport races who I have also known for many, many years and I'm happy to join forces with them. "The CD Racing/MSS Kawasaki package comes with two fully prepared bikes plus a support crew. It is a good option that is difficult to look over for the North West which is tough on machinery.

"When you are riding in two classes you get much more track time so it's a win/win situation. " The former grand prix rider has racked up a total of 13 podium finishes in his North West career, having collected five second places and five third-place finishes in addition to his three victories.