Ben Spies is looking forward to his first ride on a Ducati MotoGP bike this week at the Sepang Circuit in
Malaysia after spending the past few months sitting on a couch with his arm in a sling.
Three days after crashing out of last October’s Malaysian GP, the 28-year-old Texan underwent a 90-minute
procedure to reconstruct his injured right shoulder. Cadaver tissue was used to replace and reinforce the torn ligaments.
“I didn’t do anything for a solid eight weeks,” said Spies. “I mean, like, nothing. After that, I spent another two-to-four weeks slowly starting to straighten my arm. Just moving the elbow was pretty painful.
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