World Superbike bosses have released the technical regulations for next season with a new set of electronic rules aimed at levelling the playing field between factory teams and privateers.

Electronic development will remain free with rumours of a control ECU unfounded but a price-limited Superbike Kit System, costing no more than €8000, has to be available to privateer teams.

Only approved ECUs may be used in these kits and the software of the factory team will be available to all other teams at least three points during the racing season. The system must include all of the electronic parts not fitted to the standard street machine and required for the system to be fully operational except the harness.

“We have worked very closely with the manufacturers to find a set of regulations that bring together cost saving for everyone but will also enable us to keep the entertainment level at its current level and build on that in the coming years,” said World Superbike technical director Scott Smart, speaking to bikesportnews.com this morning.

“We also wanted to make the championship more accessible to new teams in order to ensure the growth of the championship in the future.”

In terms of engine regulations, the previously agreed Evo rules will form the basis but some tuning opportunities have been increased, so camshafts are free to change, cylinder head porting is allowed, aftermarket rods are allowed but they must be made of similar material to standard. A new minimum weight limit of 168kg has also been introduced.