Bayliss Injured In Bicycle Accident

Bayliss Injured In Bicycle Accident. Troy Bayliss, a three-time World Superbike Championship, was injured in a bicycle accident, May 14,  that resulted in a fractured C4 vertebra and corresponding spinal damage.

Bayliss say that he has no exact recollection of the incident but it appears that another bicycle was exiting between two parked cars and collided head first into it. Most of the impact was transferred through his head to his neck, and he lost consciousness. He was immediately treated and taken to hospital.

The 52-year-old Ducati legend is expected to be sidelined for several months.

While the injuries are serious, Troy’s condition is stable. He returned to his Gold Coast home yesterday to begin his recovery.

“I’m okay and I’m home,” he said. “But the crash means I won’t be riding a motorcycle until I regain full movement in my arms and hands. I really just wanted to let everyone know what’s happened, that I’m okay 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.”