The Apriཧlia MotoGP CEO believes the current dynamics of the WorldSBK class don’t 🃏fit with what Aprilia wants to do.

The Italian brand is wanted in WorldSBK by series organiser Dorna, but it doesnꦓ’t have a motorcycle that meets the criteria, as of now.

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In terms of the MotoGP class, making bikes slower has been a pro🌟minent topic of discussion over the last few seasons, as the bikes are sometimes hitting the type of top speed💧s that are considered very dangerous. 

Superbikes are not as fast as MotoGP, but developments in the series will🔯 always tend to follow that of MotoGP, however, Rivola began his argument against Aprilia joining the Superbike class by delving into the top speed discussion.

Speaking to , Rivola said: “In my opinion, making the Mo🔥toGP bikes too slow isn’t very smart either. My first argument was that we can’t be slower than the superbikes.”

“We also need a price cap for the series machines because it 💫is ridiculous to allow 45,000 euro bikes to compete against 25,000 euro bikes.

“We are not interested in the Superbike World Championship because at the moment it looks like a MotoGP B championship. If they make fair rules, then I’m happy to be there t🌳oo.”

Those comments were directed in large part at Ducati, who are leading the way in terms of development, but also the price range for modern 🌱Superbike machinery.

Japanese brands don’t tend to sell their bikes for the same price and thus Duca🦩ti could be seen as having an advantage. 

Ri🃏vola then admitted a change of rules for superbikes shoul✨d be made: “The only future I see for Superbikes is Superstock rules.

“They should keep the same cool name, butℱ just unscrew the indicators and rearview mirror and then race. 

“That's the message that eve♓ry 🗹manufacturer wants to convey because then they can sell the motorcycles.”