About California Superbike School

Recognized as the foremost motorcycle school in the world, the California Superbike School began in 1980 with the goal of becoming the most comprehensive professional school for the motorcycle enthusiast. In the two decades since its inception, CSS has taught 15 U.S. Superbike Champions and 100,000 street riders. Today CSS is found on four continents, offering full rider training for riders of full dresser Harleys and Cruisers to GP and Sports bikes.

The Schools operate on a truly global scale, with courses in America, Australia, UK, Ireland, Holland, Spain, Sweden, Norway, South Africa, Dubai and Greece.

CSS is the number one school in all of the 13 countries where it operates. With a team of professionals CSS dedicated to improvement of riding skills.

Keith Code is a former motorcycle race, writer, and founder of the California Superbike School. He has been called "arguably the best known and most successful on-track motorcycle instructor in the world".

Code founded the California Superbike School in 1980. The school has taught numerous championship winning riders such as Wayne Rainey. His teaching has been spread all over the world. Code has also opened a specialized school for racing techniques, called Code R.A.C.E.

Code has written numerous books about sports bike riding techniques.
Championships won by riders trained at the California Superbike School or by Keith personally.


Latest Champions

  • 2008 AMA Supersport Champion Ben Bostrom
  • 2008 AMA Formula Extreme Champion Jake Zemke
  • 2007 World Superbike Champion James Toseland
  • 2007 AMA Supersport Champion Roger Lee Hayden
  • 2005 MotoGP 125cc World Champion Thomas Lüthi
  • 2005 British Supersport Champion Leon Camier

World Champions
  • 2004 World Superbike Champion James Toseland
  • 2003 World Supersport Champion Chris Vermuellen
  • 1997 World Superbike Champion John Kocinski
  • 1993 World Endurance Champion Doug Toland
  • 1993 World Superbike Champion Scott Russell
  • 1992 World 500cc Champion Wayne Rainey
  • 1991 World 500cc Champion Wayne Rainey
  • 1990 World 500cc Champion Wayne Rainey
  • 1989 World Superbike Champion Fred Merkel
  • 1988 World Superbike Champion Fred Merkel




Why the Camp?

CSS is now brought to India, at Chennai

The Camp has a larger objective of using revenues earned to support the discovery, mobilization and training of talented youngsters who cannot afford to pay for training and track time.

CSS will train 56 superbike riders over two 2-day camps to receive the most effective progression of skill sets ever devised for learning the techniques of riding and cornering.



The Chennai School

  • The Chennai School will operate at the international level Race Track of the MMSC.
  • The circuit conforms to the two international bodies - the Federation Internationale de Automobile and the Federation Internationale du Motocyliste, who lay down the norms for racing and racing circuits.

  • The 2 day camp will pre-select 24 aspirants for each two day camp and train them over two full days.
  • The camp starts each day at 9am with registration and ends at around 5.00pm with a school debrief.
  • Each rider will be assigned a fully qualified Riding Coach for the whole day who works with them on a one to one during a session.
  • There are five classroom based technical briefings per level as well as five track sessions and an off track drill to perform. After each of the track sessions the Riding Coach will give the rider a personal debrief of progress in that session.



What to expect @ the school…

The two day camps provide you training on:
  • Throttle Control
  • Lines
  • Leaning
  • Braking
  • Your use of key Visual Techniques
  • Downshifting and Braking
  • Rider Input
  • Suspension Control
  • Line Changes
  • Body Position
  • Accuracy/Consistency
  • Smoothness