MotoGP first test's

The first pre-season testing took place with the new bikes earlier this week at Sepang, Malaysia. I'm sure in the back of all the riders mind was the fateful weekend last October, Sepang will always hold the memories of Marco Simoncelli but testing began and in between rain showers laps were set.

For some riders testing went well for others, injuries they picked up over winter were proving to be trouble, Nicky Hayden in particular, who not only is still recovering from his wrist injury after the last race in Valencia but is also suffering from a fractured collarbone after a training accident and the end of last year. Other included Andrea Dovizioso, who also broke his collarbone and Casey Stoner who strained himself before going out on the bike.

Testing continued and they all put in valuable laps:

[motogp.com]