TT legend Ian Hutchinson will ride a full season in the British Superbike Championship (BSB) next year as well as competing in the Isle of Man.
Hutchy, who entered the record books in 2010 by becoming the first man to win five TT races in a week, will be the short circuit team mate of 2011 BSB champion Tommy Hill in the Shaun Muir Racing run Swan Yamaha squad.
The Yorkshireman, who has a total of eight TT wins, suffered a serious injury at the end of the 2010 season at Silverstone which led to him having several operations to save his leg.
As a result he missed the TT this year and only competed in one race all season - at the Macau Grand Prix - where he celebrated a stunning podium finish.
Hutchinson said: "Next year is definitely a big one for me and I have never been looking forward to a season so much.
"I am glad that I had the opportunity to race at the end of this year as I have always had faith in my own ability but I just needed to prove to any doubters that I could still race.
"I have wanted to race in BSB for several years but the right opportunity has never been there and that makes 2012 a big year for me.
"For the last three years I have won in the British Supersport and National Superstock classes, but I haven't really had full seasons to be able to fight for the title.
"I think the knowledge I have of riding a superbike on the roads will help me, and in that respect the new rules will too as I have never ridden with all the gizmos.
"I tested the Swan Yamaha before Macau and it is a great bike to ride; everything about it feels good so I can't see any reason why I can't run at the front.
"I am over my injury now - I currently still use the right-hand gear shift that the team adapted for me to run at Macau but it is not a concern.
"The team have got it working perfectly for me so I just feel ready to get out testing as soon as possible!
"I think the injury and the year just watching from the sidelines has definitely made me want it more, I want to prove that I can still be successful and I am determined to show that.
"The crash doesn't faze me and I don't think of it as traumatic, but as an experience. I was just unlucky that I got hit and injured the leg so badly.
"As a rider it hasn't affected me as something like that can happen at any time. Now I just want to race and my aim is to get the results myself and the Swan Yamaha team deserve both in BSB and at the TT."
Team owner Shaun Muir said: "Everyone at SMR has been working behind the scenes since the end of the 2011 season.
"We knew that we wanted to have continuity in the team with Tommy to try and retain the BSB crown, which everyone knows is never easy.
"For that to happen we wanted to give him everything he requires in order to achieve it and we have been working hard on giving him an extremely competitive package and I believe we are already ahead of the game.
"The team are focused and we are obviously delighted to be defending the number one plate with Tommy.
"He wants to win another BSB championship as much as he wanted to win his maiden one last season.
"We were then looking at our options for a second rider. Our goals as a team and for Yamaha are to win the BSB title and win at the Isle of Man TT.
"We reviewed our options carefully and I have been impressed with Ian Hutchinson, not only his race craft but also his ability to work with the team and his determination to return from injury.
"He has spent a lot of time in the garage with us this year and his recent performance at the Macau Grand Prix proved he is over his injury now.
"Hutchy will be with the team for two seasons - 2012 and 2013 - and we are committed to him; I really want to turn him into the complete racer that can win in both disciplines.
"He has the potential so we want to be able to give him the opportunity to excel.
"We are now looking forward to working again with Swan and our new partners for the forthcoming season.
"We are also fielding Wesley Pearce in the Superstock class and look forward to developing his riding over the course of the year, with a view that he can progress into British Supersport in 2013."
