William Dunlop will ride for Tyco Suzuki alongside Guy Martin in 2014.

Tyco Suzuki has signed Irish road racer William Dunlop for the 2014 season to ride alongside Lincolnshire’s Guy Martin in the ‘big three’ international road races – The North West 200, Isle of Man TT and Ulster Grand Prix.

In addition, the talented 28-year-old Ballymoney rider will also take-in a selection of national road races and will partner Martin at the Southern 100 in July aboard a full stable of GSX-R machinery decked-out in Tyco Suzuki livery.

Dunlop, who joined the Superbike ‘130mph Club’ at this year’s Isle of Man TT, complimenting his Supersport race one podium, after which he took victory in the second Supersport race at the Ulster Grand Prix, is delighted at the prospect of joining his local Northern Ireland-based team for 2014.

“Now that I have it all signed off I’m pretty excited to be honest,” Dunlop said. “I know how fast the Tyco Suzuki GSX-R600 is having followed Guy Martin this year at the Southern 100 and his results on the Superbike at the Ulster Grand Prix speak for themselves.

“I never expected to be riding for Hector and Philip this year but it just shows you what can happen in racing, and now that I am, I can’t wait to get started.”

Australian Josh Waters and John Hopkins will make up the team’s British Superbike roster.