ChampPD delivers modern, physics-based motorcycle training that reduces crashes, increases officer confidence, and improves overall operational performance.
Professional-Level Visual Awareness
Train officers to read threats, anticipate hazards, and place the motorcycle accurately in complex environments.
Advanced Braking & Speed Control
Front/rear brake mastery, brake-assisted steering, and proven techniques that shorten stopping distances and increase stability.
Modern, Data-Driven Motorcycle Dynamics
Techniques validated by national champions, factory test riders, motor instructors, and military units.
Best Practice Body Positioning
Using body weight and body timing to improve ground clearance, grip, and reduce risk.
Crash Reduction Through Root-Cause Training
Officers learn the Seven Primary Crash Causes and how the Four Champions Habits directly prevent each, leading to fewer incidents and lower liability.
Professional Police Motor Training
Police motor officers face some of the most demanding riding conditions in the world: heavy traffic, unpredictable drivers, tight urban environments, emergency response speeds, rapid directional changes, and long hours spent in the saddle. Their riding skill must be elite—not optional.
Motor Unit Officers are exquisitely trained at low-speed riding skills, perfect for crowd control and events, but are rarely trained at speeds above 30mph. Unfortunately, the job constantly requires officers to ride at speeds well above their training, including pursuit and escort duty. Officers are not getting hurt or killed in the parking lot, they are getting hurt and killed at speed.
ChampPD brings the world-class, physics-backed training of Yamaha Champions Riding School to the law-enforcement community. This is not “motorcycle school with cones.” This is a complete system designed to reduce crashes, improve confidence, and give officers the techniques required to ride safely and efficiently at real-world duty speeds.
Our instructors have trained police agencies nationwide, including state, county, and federal agencies, as well as the United States Marine Corps, military police units, and corporate safety teams.
This is the next generation of police motor officer training.
PROGRAM LEADERSHIP
Steve Ritchey
ChampPD is led by Steve Ritchey, one of the most respected motor-officer trainers in the country.
- 30-year law enforcement veteran with LVPD
- Full-time Motor Officer and LVPD Lead Motor Instructor with over 150 officers on staff. (ret.)
- Training Certifications from Maryland State Police and Northwestern’s National Instructor Program
- Certified Instructor for Motor Officer, Emergency Vehicle Operations, and Advanced Riding Skills
- Yamaha Champions Riding School Lead Instructor
- Over 1,000,000 miles of Police Motor-Officer Service.
Robert Grimsley
- IPTM (Institute of Police Technology and Management)
- Fairfax County Police Motorcycle Instructor school
- Maryland State Police Motorcycle Instructor school
- Northwestern Univ Police motorcycle Instructor school
- TEEX (Texas A&M Extension Services) police motorcycle Instructor school.
- Certified as a MSF and Academy Riding Instructor.
Has competed in Police Motorcycle Skills Challenges (Rodeos) since 2000, winning the Top Rider award Mr. Rodeo over 30 times.Test Rider for Harley-Davidson on Police motorcycles.
The ChampPD team combines traditional motor-officer fundamentals with Champions Habits, the data-proven riding technique taught to professional road racing champions, factory test riders, the U.S. Marines, and thousands of street riders and professional motorcyclists.
Officers learn why the bike behaves the way it does—not just how to muscle it through a drill.
Meet Your World-Class Instructors
These aren’t YouTube personalities. They’re championship-level riders who live and breathe high-performance motorcycling—and teach it every day.
Founder, Chief Instructor
Lead Instructor, President
World Champion
Lead Instructor
Lead Instructor
Lead Instructor
Senior Instructor
Senior Instructor
Senior Instructor
Senior Instructor
Senior Instructor
Senior Instructor
CMO, Senior Instructor
Instructor, COO, CFO
Senior Instructor
Senior Instructor
Partner, Senior Instructor
Instructor
Partner, Instructor
Instructor
3C Coordinator, Instructor
ChampMilitary Liaison, Instructor
Instructor
Admin, Editor, Instructor
Senior Instructor
TRAINING OPTIONS FOR DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES
Police departments across the country vary in budget, staffing, and facility access. ChampPD offers three flexible options to ensure every agency—from small municipalities to federal installations—can access elite training.
Send Officers to a ChampSchool In-Person Event
Your officers attend one of our scheduled civilian ChampSchool events with special emphasis on the ChampPD curriculum.
Ideal for:
- Small/medium departments
- Agencies without training facilities
- Departments wanting to send select officers for advanced or remedial training
Benefits:
- No organizational logistics
- Officers receive full access to our world-class curriculum
- Exposure to diverse riding environments and scenarios
- Access to rental bikes and gear if needed
- Santa Fe PD and Jacksonville Sheriff Department send officers yearly.
ChampPD Instructors Come to Your Department
We travel to your facility and provide full motor-officer training using your motorcycles and your training space (EVOC facilities, unused airport tarmac, etc.).
Ideal for:
- Departments with suitable training facilities
- Agencies wanting to minimize travel costs
- Agencies needing to train multiple officers at once
- LAPD and Yuma PD uses this option.
Benefits:
- Total convenience
- Tailored curriculum based on your riding environment
- Officers train in the exact conditions they serve in
- Lower per-officer cost for medium-to-large departments
ChampPD Instructors Come to Your Department
We travel to your facility and provide full motor-officer training using your motorcycles and your training space (EVOC facilities, unused airport tarmac, etc.).
Ideal for:
- Departments with suitable training facilities
- Agencies wanting to minimize travel costs
- Agencies needing to train multiple officers at once
- LAPD and Yuma PD uses this option.
Benefits:
- Total convenience
- Tailored curriculum based on your riding environment
- Officers train in the exact conditions they serve in
- Lower per-officer cost for medium-to-large departments
Custom Regional or Multi-Agency Event
ChampPD secures the facility, handles event operations, and delivers a complete training experience. A single large department—or a coalition of departments—fills the class.
Ideal for:
- State police agencies
- Countywide / regionwide training groups
- Large metro departments
- Agencies seeking standardized training outcomes
- January 12, 2026 event at The Firm in Florida is a great example.
Requirements:
- Minimum and maximum officer counts (varies by facility and curriculum)
Benefits:
- Turnkey solution
- Facility management handled by ChampPD
- Consistent training standards across multiple agencies
- Ideal for agencies who want to unify training methods
What We Teach
ChampPD combines the foundational skills of motor-officer work with data-proven best practices as used by the best riders in the world:
- Mental Focus
How to prepare mentally for high-risk environments, apply focus and re-focus techniques, and use proven mental routines to manage complex, unpredictable situations. - 100 Points of Grip
Understanding tire grip as a finite resource, how to sense and manage traction limits, and how to maintain full control through braking, throttle, and steering transitions. - Radius = MPH
How to control speed through corner radius, manage closing speeds in traffic, and control line choice — essential for pursuits and high-speed maneuvers. - Umbrella of Direction
How to maintain precise directional control, positioning, and acceleration/braking zones for maximum safety and performance. - Body Position
Officers learn how moving mass on the motorcycle affects two-wheeled vehicle dynamics for more control and traction. - Advanced Braking
The front brake is the most important control on the motorcycle because it controls speed, chassis geometry, and front tire contact patch. How can we use the front brake for more control and grip.
Tools and Techniques
Officers will also develop advanced control techniques through practical, on-bike exercises that translate directly to duty riding:
- Vision: Training the eyes to track threats and apexes at high speeds and through complex visual environments.
- Braking Mastery: Front and rear brake management, brake-assisted steering, and the “first and last five percent” technique used by professional riders.
- Body Positioning: Using body weight and posture to stabilize the motorcycle, reduce steering effort, and improve emergency response capability.
Officers will also learn the Seven Primary Causes of Motorcycle Crashes and how the Four Champions Habits directly counteract each.
ChampPD is engineered around how motorcycles actually work, not how riders wish they worked.
Agencies we've worked with
Our instructors have trained:
Multiple municipal departments across the U.S.
Motorcycle OEMs including Yamaha, Ducati, Aprilia, BMW, Harley-Davidson, Zero, Arch, Bosch, Showa, Bridgestone, Ohlins, and more.
ChampPD programs are trusted at every level—from new motor officers to nationwide training instructors.
LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
IDAHO STATE POLICE
LOS ANGELAS POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD)
JACKSONVILLE SHERIFF’S OFFICE
OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL
US MARINE CORPS (Multiple Installations)
Why Departments Choose CHAMPPD
✔ Reduces officer crashes and injuries
✔ Builds confidence and repeatable technique
✔ Teaches the physics of motorcycle control—not guesswork
✔ Blends traditional motor training with cutting-edge curriculum
✔ Modernizes outdated training still used in many academies
✔ Helps departments lower liability and increase rider proficiency
✔ Professional, scalable, agency-friendly structure
2026 Scheduled Events
HIGH PLAINS RACEWAY
MAY - 20/21
St. Johns EVOC Center
NOV - 11/12
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
DEC 7th
Ready to Train Your Officers?
We can build a training program that fits your department’s size, needs, and budget.
Email: info@champschool.com
Phone: 855-743-3927
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