Shakey 'skinned' in scooter crash.
Former British Superbike Champion, Shane 'Shakey' Byrne will be fit to ride his KTM powered Proton KR machine in this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix, at Estoril, despite crashing his scooter on Sunday night in Jerez.
The Brit was thrown over the handlebars while out riding with Chaz Davies, Casey Stoner and Alex Hofmann but escaped with 'skinned' hands and arm. He drove down to Estoril on Monday to have an early first look at the circuit having missed the race last year with a serious wrist injury.
Former British Superbike Champion, Shane 'Shakey' Byrne will be fit to ride his KTM powered Proton KR machine in this weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix, at Estoril, despite crashing his scooter on Sunday night in Jerez.
The Brit was thrown over the handlebars while out riding with Chaz Davies, Casey Stoner and Alex Hofmann but escaped with 'skinned' hands and arm. He drove down to Estoril on Monday to have an early first look at the circuit having missed the race last year with a serious wrist injury.
"I will be fit to ride in Estoril after my crash on the scooter on Sunday," confirmed Byrne. "I've taken some skin off my hands and arm but otherwise I'm fine. It's my first visit to Estoril and so we're getting down there early and Chaz Davies is showing me round.
"Obviously I was 'gutted' to break down so early in Jerez but although it may not look like it, we are making headway. We just seem to solve one problem and then get another but the team are fantastic and I'm really confident we will get it right," he added.
First practice for the Portuguese Grand Prix takes place on Friday morning.
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