World Superbike performs U-turn on 2024 minimum weight rules

It comes after the idea of mandating a minimum combined weight for rider and bike, as used in other series such as Moto2 and Moto3, was explicitly rejected by the series ahead of the start of the 2023 season.However, the dominance of Ducati rider Alvaro Bautista, who stands on the cusp of his second consecutive world title, has made the rule makers more sympathetic to calls to equalise performance …Keep reading