Former Monster Yamaha MotoGP team leader Colin Edwards has got back on a bike for the first time since his Sepang crash, lapping on the NGM Forward Racing CRT bike at Jerez today. The veteran did a best time of 1'43.9 which compares to a 1'39 for a good 800 lap.

Edwards was running around the same pace as a good Moto2 lap on the Suter-engined, BMW-powered bike but expect that to drop over the next couple of days. The American did 39 laps as his first shakedown with the new team. The best comparative laps for CRT bikes have been four seconds off the pace of factory bikes so Edwards will be the benchmark by the time he leaves the Spanish track.