Atsushi WATANABE In 1993, Atsushi finished 2nd at the 4 Hours Endurance Race, and became a
Suzuki factory rider. He raced the Superbike class in the "All Japan Championship Series" and received the champion title in 2002. He joined Team Yoshimura in 2003 and raced the JSB1000 class in the "All Japan Championship Series".

Atsushi Watanabe also tested and helped develop many race kit parts.
In 2004 he finished 2nd at the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race. In 2006 he was series 2nd in both "All Japan Championship Series" classes, JSB1000 and ST600. He also got 2nd position at the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance Race.