▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁team , ▁but ▁he ▁failed ▁to ▁improved ▁on ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season . ▁He ▁failed ▁to ▁record ▁a ▁pod ium ▁finish ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 2 th ▁in ▁overall ▁stand ings . ▁However , ▁he ▁recorded ▁his ▁first ▁pole ▁position ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁race ▁at ▁Mot eg i . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁World ▁Super bi ke . ▁He ▁once ▁again ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁H onda , ▁r iding ▁a ▁H onda ▁C BR 1 0 0 0 R R ▁motor cycle ▁with ▁Al to ▁E volution ▁H onda ▁Super bi ke . ▁However , ▁he ▁strugg led ▁to ▁adapt ▁with ▁the ▁bigger ▁ 1 0 0 0   cc ▁four - stroke ▁bi ke ▁and ▁only ▁managed ▁two ▁point - sc oring ▁position . ▁ ▁A oy ama ▁was ▁left ▁without ▁a ▁permanent ▁ride ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁but ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 cc ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁World ▁Championships ▁as ▁a ▁wild - card ▁r ider ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁race ▁at ▁Mot eg i . ▁He ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 th ▁place ▁after ▁starting ▁from ▁ 1 7 th ▁on ▁the ▁grid . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁possible ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁even ▁though ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁aim ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁title . ▁A oy ama ▁announced ▁his ▁active ▁service ▁ret irement ▁on