Former Australian champion PJ Larsen is back on the bike, preparing for the East Coast Lites. Image: Hoppenworld.com.

JDR Motorsports announced today that JDR/J-Star/KTM team rider PJ Larsen had returned to riding for the first time since injuring his hand one week before the AMA West Coast Supercross Lites series kicked off.

Larsen, who has taken the past three weeks off from riding, began riding some local motocross tracks this week to evaluate the strength in his hand.

“I feel really good on the bike already and was able to do some long motos earlier this week,” said Larsen.

“I plan to ride a Supercross track at the end of the week and then dive into some heavy testing before the start of the East Supercross Lites series in mid-February.”

Larsen and his teammate Malcolm Stewart will both contend the AMA East Coast Supercross Lites series, which will kick-off in Dallas on 18 February.