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Can Akkaya, Headcoach of the Superbike-Coach Corp, 2014

About Superbike-Coach Corp.

The Superbike-Coach Corp. is founded by Can Akkaya in May 2009. The company developed and provides motorcycle riding lessons for track- and road riders with the following classes (Let us know, if you’d like to attend for your article). Superbike-Coach does not provide track time itself, but we are a service provider for some partners, where we hold our Track Drill program. The company is located in Sacramento/CA, but we coach people from and in all over the world- from rookies to racing pro’s. Our services are growing, and the target is ‘Superbike-Coach nationwide’.

Since 2016, Superbike-Coach is official trainer of the motorcycle riding members of the US-Air Force.

References: www.superbike-coach.com

What our students say about us

Everyone was given great critiques and he seemed to do it always giving us a smile. We wouldn’t be able to hit the highway until each had performed to his expectations. Coach took his time to follow behind each of us and gave a subtle critique, particularly the comment, “Finish the darn Turn”. This is a great class for novice to experienced riders- Elliott Eaton, Homoto Club, San Francisco, CA

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History, founder Can Akkaya

Can (pronounced like ‘Jon’) Akkaya was born in 1965 in Cologne/Germany. He was a professional Motorcycle road racer. He raced over a long career the German IDM, Dutch Open, Spanish Open, and the European Championship. He couldn’t turn his MotoGP wild card into action and retired from pro racing in the end of 1995.

In 2004 he started to write about racing. The release of the book ‘Racers-Story …25 Sekunden…’ was in 2005. The Racers-Story is since its release on Amazon/Germany in the top 10 bestseller list of racer books. Akkaya began to test motorcycles and write articles for German Motorcycle magazines, and worked as an Instructor for several track day organizer all over Europe. Can developed a program for a Swiss racing school in end of 2006, and lead the operations as the chief Instructor.

In November 2008 he immigrates to the United States, where he founded the Superbike-Coach Corp in May 2009. Until today, Akkaya trained 3,500 students, including Europe. Can designed a three stage wheelie-bar, which is in use in the Superbike-Coach ‘Wheelie Course’.

Mind Over Machine, a book by Can AkkayaWriting Career

Can’s writing style is very straight forward. His first book, ’25 seconds’ was published in 2006 and written in German language. He started writing on his second book ‘Mind Over Machine, the Psychology of Riding Motorcycles’ in 2015 and finished the script in 2025. The book will be launching in April 2026 at A&S Motorcycles in Roseville CA.

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Latest press release

  • Superbike-Coach announces 2026 schedule. Press release here

Press contact for interviews or related questions

Superbike-Coach Corp, phone: 916.712.1817, email: office@superbike-coach.com