BAYLISS RECOVERING AFTER BIKE ACCIDENT

Former international motorcycle rider and current Australian Superbike team co-owner Troy Bayliss is recovering after a bicycle accident.

Bayliss collided with another bicycle, which resulted in him losing consciousness and suffering serious injuries to his C4 vertebrae as well as his spinal cord.

Although he has no recollection of the crash or how it happened it is believed another bike may have exited the road way between two-cars resulting in a head-on collision. Following the incident, Bayliss was immediately taken to hospital for treatment and has returned home on Monday where he is recovering.

Bayliss is expected to a full recovery from his injuries.

A statement provided by the Desmosport Ducati team, of which Bayliss co-owns with Ben Henry, released a brief statement.

“I’m OK and I’m home, but the crash means I won’t be riding a motorcycle until I regain full movement in my arms and hands,” Bayliss explained.

“I really just wanted to let everyone know what’s happened, that I’m OK and that I’ll be back in leathers as soon as I can.

It’s been an intense weekend for me and my family, but luckily I’m OK and I will recover.

“My doctors have been really positive, but there’s no firm indication of how long it will be until I can regain enough control to get back on a bike – maybe a few months, maybe longer; it just depends on how the recovery goes once the bones heal up.”

Bayliss was a three-time World Superbike champion and MotoGP race winner with Ducati.

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