Chris Vermeulen expects to be able to return to the track to begin testing Kawasaki’s 2011 ZX-10R early January.
So far the testing of the new racing superbike has been carried out by Tom Sykes and Katsuaki Fujiwara.
The Aussie who is still on crutches, decided to pull out of the championship after the Brno round to undergo a second and more extensive knee surgery after his keyhole surgery in April didn’t solve his knee injury sustained during the first round at Phillip Island.
“I’ve had a ten week check-up since my operation in Barcelona and they (the doctors) are really happy and surprised with how my knee looks.
It was a major surgery.
I got a new piece of meniscus on the lateral side of my knee where it was very badly damaged and I also got a new ligament.
It was a very big job and a complete recovery is around nine to twelve months before my body can accept the new parts.
But after ten weeks I have over 90 degrees bend in my knee and I’m working hard with my physio doing 20 minutes of work on the knee every hour that I am awake.
In three or four weeks time I might be able to throw the crutches away.
”Kawasaki will be testing at the Motorland Aragon circuit next week and four days in January at Sepang, Malaysia.
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