Kawasaki's luckless Akira Yanagawa is expected to have the collarbone he broke at Kyalami last weekend pinned this week with the intention of being back in action for round two of the series at Phillip Island, Australia on April 23. Yanagawa crashed on the oil left by the stricken Bimota of Anthony Gobert but the gritty Japanese rider believes he can return on the ZX-7R for the next round.

Yanagawa broke a collarbone five years ago, had it pinned and won an All-Japan superbike race two weeks later. Whatever the case Yanagawa will definitely be looking for a re-appearance on home soil for the Japanese round at Sugo on April 30.

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