Todd Waters had the plate removed from his collarbone this month. Image: Simon Makker/Makkreative.com.

Red Bull ICE1 Racing Husqvarna’s Todd Waters has undergone surgery in a bid to ensure 100 percent health for the 2014 MXGP World Championship.

Waters made a whirlwind return home to the Sunshine Coast this month to remove a plate in his right collarbone, before returning to Europe this week.

“I’ve just wrapping up a two-week break here getting the plate removed from my collarbone after I broke it at a round of the Sunny State series at Townsville earlier this year,” Waters told MotoOnline.com.au.

“The ICE1 team wanted me to get it out and it was probably the best operation I’ve ever had. I walked out of hospital thinking ‘it’s not even sore’. I’m not allowed to sweat or anything, so I’ve pretty much just been renovating our house and enjoying the sunshine while I’ve got it.”

Waters will now undertake a series of fitness tests at the Red Bull training facility in Austria, mapping out a strategy for his rookie world championship campaign.

“This next month is going to be massive and the next step in my career,” he continued. “I’m flying over to Austria to spend a week testing at the Red Bull facility.

“We’ll be doing base-testing, VO2 Maxes, blood tests and so on to find out exactly where I’m at, and then create a training program for me. I can’t wait – I’ve got 100 questions to ask them about diet and training and stuff.

“From there we head to Belgium, but it’ll probably be too cold to test properly so we’ll head to Spain, test the bike and get it all dialed in. After that we’ll be back here for the Christmas break and get some off-season training in.”

Click here for today’s Catching Up interview with Waters on MotoOnline.com.au.