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It would appear that my spill at Cadwell had caused more damage than I had first realised. First the headrace bearings collapsed on me during practice which made the bike handle like the front tyre was flat (pretty scary on a race track). This was easily fixed with a spacer after some time spent with hammers and files. Next, during race one, my rear fairing bracket fell apart letting the fairing drop. Luckily the top and nose brackets were strong enough to handle everything to the extent that I didn't even notice till I spotted the gap under my exhaust post race. The main bar was still intact so some tie wraps did the job of picking the fairing up for the weekend but a fix would be needed. I contemplated repairing the original bracket but decided that due to; it being a bit bent, could well fail again proving I am terrible at welding and it weight a bloody tonne; I would need to replace it. I hunted in the garage and found some 12.5mm high temperature