In the latest edition of the mahbx.com MotoGP podcast, former British champion and grand prix rider Keith Huewen said he wo♐uldn’t be surprised if the popularity of the production bike series starts to ‘eclipse’ the premier-class i🅘n some markets.

Both༒ MotoGP and WorldSBK have had three different world champions, on three different brands of bike, over the past thr𒁏ee seasons.

While MotoGP has the prestige🔜 of being motorcycling’s most elite class and 🐬is far bigger on a global scale, SBK often produces more action-packed racing for a cheaper ticket price.

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“Is this the year where World Superbike starts to eclipse - in some 🧸marketplaces - the popularity of MoಞtoGP?” asked Huewen.

“We've seen it in the🀅 past where in certain marketplaces World Superbikes were above the then 500cc/early days of MotoGP.

“World Superbikes at the moment, considering they're just bloody old production bikes,ꦆ some would say, are doing a great job. It's a great series. It's going🧸 to be a fantastic year in World Superbikes.

“British Superbikes is a fantastic series. Massive gates, people at trackside. It's a ♏real event.

“Is MotoGP losing a bit of gloss?

“I think some promoters haཧv🐼e charged too much money to get in, such as Mugello last year.

“MotoGP is the premier class, no doubt in my mind about that:🌱 A prototype class, the very best riders, on the very best bikes.

“But World Su�🌺�perbike is coming up at the moment in popularity.

“People only have so much time to watch sportꦦ and only have so much money to go out and se꧋e sport.

"Not many people can affor🐻d to go to both cha𓆏mpionships. And it's a very fine line.

“Which is going to be the worldwide favouritꦫe in 2023? I think it's still going to be MotoGP by quite some margin. But World Superbike is on the march again and t♊hat could give Dorna a dilemma because they own both!

“Maybe they'll be happy to see World Superbike rise, but🍌 there was a time when it was believed that the market wasn't able to sustain two big motorcycle championships.

“So it's gꦫoing to be a very interesting year. Will it be World Superbikes at the top of the tree, or will it be MotoGP?

✃"I feel it will still be MotoGP but watch out guys, World Superbike is coming!”

Keith Huewen, mahbx.com MotoGP editor Pete McLaren and podcast host Harry Benjamin also discuss what 🤪to expect from Wednesday’s Repsol Honda team launch, answer viewer questions and debate whether MotoGP riders deserve a bonus for Sprint races.

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