
Anthony West was one of the riders that fell of his bike on Tuesday while testing at Sepang for Kawasaki. On his last run of the day West lost the front going into the final hairpin, bringing his first day of testing to a premature end after crashing without injury.
Speaking about his first day of testing West said: "The first day back on the bike after a long break is always a bit of an experience. You feel like you're really motoring, only to come back to the pit box and find out that you're way off race pace. But it all comes back quite quickly, and I managed to improve my times with every run today.
Unfortunately my day ended slightly earlier than was planned, after I lost the front at the hairpin. I turned in at the same speed as on my previous laps, but I think my line was a little bit different and I hit a bump as a result. Anyway, the front tucked under and down I went, luckily without injury. Despite the crash it's good to finally get the season underway, and I'm looking forward to getting back on the bike tomorrow."
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