Hiroshi Aoyama will debut the new Honda RC213V-RS Open class bike at this weekend's Valencia MotoGP season finale, then become an official HRC test rider in 2015.
The former 250cc world champion is currently in contention for top Open Honda honours at the Drive M7 Aspar team, but will lose his seat to Eugene Laverty next season.
Aoyama, the only Japanese rider on the grid, will now be given the honour of debuting the pneumatic-valve RC213V-RS in his final race for the Aspar team.
The bike, powered by this year's world championship winning Factory class RC213V engine, is to replace the underpowered RCV1000R - built by Honda under the expectation that Open class bikes needed to be offered for sale rather than leased.
Karel Abraham and Nicky Hayden will share one of the new RS bikes during next week's post-race Valencia test, meaning the other 2015 Open Honda riders - including Laverty and Jack Miller - are set to use the present RCV1000R.
The former 250cc world champion is currently in contention for top Open Honda honours at the Drive M7 Aspar team, but will lose his seat to Eugene Laverty next season.
Aoyama, the only Japanese rider on the grid, will now be given the honour of debuting the pneumatic-valve RC213V-RS in his final race for the Aspar team.
The bike, powered by this year's world championship winning Factory class RC213V engine, is to replace the underpowered RCV1000R - built by Honda under the expectation that Open class bikes needed to be offered for sale rather than leased.
Karel Abraham and Nicky Hayden will share one of the new RS bikes during next week's post-race Valencia test, meaning the other 2015 Open Honda riders - including Laverty and Jack Miller - are set to use the present RCV1000R.
