Reed has been much the talk of town this off-season. This was partly due to an unfortunate mishap during practice at the red Bull Straight Rhythm in which he injured his ankle.

Never one to shy away from social media he has been posting throughout his recovery but there has not been one mention about if he will be lining up at Anaheim 1 next week. It seems though that he is on track and is now allowed to ride and also he has backing for his privateer effort.

Chad Reed

Privateer Husqvarna

"It's been so fun to be back on the bike. I've only been cruising around taking it easy, but man I love the feeling of riding. Excited with a few new partners (ODI Grips, Technical Touch USA, No Toil, Sunstar Engineering Americas and VP Racing Fuels) and the the companies who have had my back since TwoTwo (Factory Effex, Dunlop, Pro Circuit, Matrix Concepts, Dubya USA, Braking, Acerbis USA, Fox, Specialized, Shimano and Polar)."

The bike is looking very back to basics for a pro Supercross bike and not too dissimilar to stock which is a surprise. Maybe this will change come race day... if he makes it ;)

He was only given the clear to ride a few weeks ago so it remains unknown if he is actually ready for the season and is just down playing rumors.

Exciting times nonetheless steemers!

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