Knight won back to back GNCC titles in 2007 and 2008

David Knight has chosen to ride Kawasaki machinery for the remainder of the 2009 season following his split from the BMW Motorrad Motorsport team.

Knight, 31, who rode his own KX450F to victory in round nine of the GNCC in America is delighted with the move.

"I've been in the lucky position to choose whatever bike I wanted to race on for the rest of 2009," said Knight.

"I'd heard such good things about the KX450F that I had to have a ride on one," he added.

"It's so good straight from the crate that it needs very little in the way of changes, even at world championship level, to be a race winning package.

I'm really enjoying my racing again and the results so far back up my decision to choose Kawasaki. I even won the GNCC race by five minutes despite starting on the back row, what a result."

I've been in the lucky position to choose whatever bike I wanted to race on for the rest of 2009 David Knight

Knight made a formidable UK debut on his new machinery on Sunday, winning the latest round of the Great Britain Cross Country Championship (GBXC) at Glanusk Park in South Wales.

Competing for the remainder of 2009 with the support of the Cumbrian-based racing specialists, Paul Bird Motorsport, Knight will be supported by members of the same team that currently run the Kawasaki Official Factory World Superbike effort.

Team owner Paul Bird was equally enthusiastic about developments saying: "The presence of such a successful, respected and well-liked ambassador for off-road sport is a genuine privilege for us. We will do our utmost to support his racing effort."

Knight will be back in action on Saturday for round two of the British Enduro Championship at Knighton in Powys.

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