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| | | Some Rules about motorbike competition |  Written: 10/11/2006 : 10:55. Read 6258 times (4/day). | A little remembering of rules about motorbikes competitions, Superbike, Supersport and MotoGP.
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For Superbike and Supersport championships:
Motorcycle models permitted in the World Superbike Championship and World Supersport Championship and in the Superstock Cup must be recent or current production models and readily available through normal dealership channels.
A minimum produced bikes is required.
It is prohibited to use titanium in the manufacturing of the frame, fork, handlebars, swingarm and axle pins. Axle pins in particular may not be made from light alloys.
Supersport:
Manufacturers who manufacture more than 75,000 motorcycles a year must produce at least 1000 of the bikes for which they are requesting homologation, while manufacturers who manufacture fewer than 75,000 need only produce at least 500. The same rules governing sale and inspection apply in both Superstock and Supersport.
Superbike: Any bike already homologated for Superstock may, on application from the manufacturer, also be homologated for Superbike at any time.
Minimum manufacturing volumes for Superbike are as follows. Manufacturers who manufacture more than 100,000 motorcycles a year must produce at least 500 of the bikes for which they are requesting homologation, while manufacturers who manufacture between 50,000 and 100,000 need only produce 250, and those who manufacture less than 50,000 need only produce 150.
Races:
Superbike: from a minimum of 90 km to a maximum of 110 km.
Supersport: from a minimum of 90 km to a maximum of 110 km.
Each rider has a maximum of 9 front tyres and 13 rear tyres at his disposal for all practice sessions. There is no limit on the number of tyres available for the race itself. In Supersport, the number of practice tyres is limited to 8 front and 10 rear. But there is no limit on the number of wet tyres for both.
For MotoGP :
All bikes are prototypes and the engine has to be perfectly original. As in Superbike, titanium use for forks, chassis, handlebars, swingarms and axle pins is prohibited, as leightwight alloy for axle pins.
Most important are the rules about weight, numbers of cylinders and fuel capacity. The fuel capacity wich changes from 22 liters in 2006 to 21 Liters in 2007.
2Cylinder : 137 kg (2006 135 kg )
3Cylinder : 140.5 kg (2006 135 kg)
4Cylinder : 148 kg (2006 145 kg)
5Cylinder : 155.5 kg (2006 145 kg)
6Cylinder : 163 kg (2006 155 kg)
For the 2007 season there are new rules about tyres change. Every team has to declare their tyre distributor before IRTA official tests. Each rider has a maximum of 31 tyres each week-end (practice included): 14 front tyres and 17 rear tyres.
The tyres specifications have to be mentioned by teams before each GP week end, and those tyres will be marked. Accidentally damaged Tyres will be changed with the agreement of race director. There is no limitation for wet tyres.
The 125 cc motorcycles are restricted to a single cylinder and minimum weight of 80 kilograms. From 2005 onwards, all riders in the 125 cc class could not be older than 28 years or 25 years for new contracted riders participating for the first time and wild-cards.
The 250 cc motorcyclesare restricted to two cylinders and a minimum of 100 kilograms.
Aurélien Filippi
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(not translated yet) La Ninja ZX-10R couronnée en Promosport 1000 avec Claude Lucas
