At the end of the six weeks Cudlin hopes the shoulder will be right to contest the final race of the series. However, it's not as clear cut as that.

"When I was injured the specialist in Hungary wanted to operate straight away,'' Cudlin, 32, said.

"But I wasn't too keen on that. I wanted to come home and see what they said here.''

While he's based in Europe for much of the year, Cudlin still calls Australia and Taree home. He saw a specialist soon after arriving and was told the original diagnosis was correct - he's badly damaged the rotator cuff.

"I had two options - to have two weeks of doing absolutely nothing and then start the physiotherapy and rehab or have the reconstruction surgery,'' he explained

He wants to avoid surgery at all costs after being told he'll be sidelined for a minimum of six months while he recovers.

Cudlin, who rides for Yamaha, was coming fifth in the European championship.

However, he's on a new bike this year and he said it was always going to take a while to get used to the setup.

"It was just starting to get right when I hurt the shoulder - it's a real bummer,'' he said.

"And the thing is, it was just a run-of-the-mill crash. From crashes like that 99 times out of 100 you get up and walk away.''

Still, he remains philosophical.

"I've been lucky in the past four or five years with injuries. A broken leg in 2013 was about the only serious one I've had in that time, which is pretty good for the job I'm in,'' he said.

Cudlin said that he's usually a quick healer although he admits a shoulder injury is something new for him.

"When I was told six months recovery if I needed the surgery, then I thought I'd be through that in two. But I spoke to my brother-in-law, who has undergone similar surgery and he told me it'll take every minute of the six months.''

Should that be the case Cudlin fears it'll impact on his 2016 European campaign.

"The earliest I could get it done would be October, so I wouldn't be right until next April and that's when the season starts,'' he said.

The rigours of riding superbikes would make it impossible to return if the shoulder wasn't 100 per cent.

However, he is optimistic that physio will do the trick.

"I'm out of the sling and I can walk around and not be in any pain. But when I go to put a jumper on or something like that, I can really feel it,'' Cudlin said.

The injury also forced him to miss the Suzuka 8 Hour in Japan for the first time in 10 years.

"I was originally going to compete at the Aussie titles at Old Bar in August, but that's out of the question now,'' he added.

He's also keen to start in next year's Troy Bayliss Classic, but this will depend on whether he needs surgery.

So now it's a waiting game.

"All I can do is see how the physio goes and hope for the best,'' Cudlin said.