Isle of Sheppey rider Shane Byrne will bid for a fourth British Superbikes crown in 2014 after confirming his future plans.

Paul Bird Motorsport (PBM) will look to regain the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship title in 2014 after confirming the return of triple champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne alongside the reigning Motorpoint British Supersport champion, Stuart Easton.

Byrne surpassed the record of all time wins in the Championship in 2013, claiming a milestone 50th victory at Oulton Park this year, with his closest rival Ryuichi Kiyonari holding 43, however he was beaten to the Championship by Alex Lowes.

Speaking about his return, Byrne said: “Paul and I agreed a deal ages back and I’m made up I’ll be racing for the PBM Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki team once again in 2014.”

“We came so close to defending our title that it makes us even more determined to win it back this season and I know I’ve got the most competitive package to do that. We had a successful test in Spain earlier this week so I’m feeling confident already.”

Team owner Paul Bird concluded: “It’s taken a little while but I’ve got the four riders I wanted in the two championships I wanted to race in. We’ve done a lot of spade work in MotoGP over the past two seasons so the plan is to build on that and work with our partners and Michael and Broc are very capable of delivering.”

“As for BSB, it really hurt us losing our crown to Honda of all people so Shakey’s back to try and reclaim it and Stuart will be a major contender too.”

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