Originally Posted by
Brian Ratliff
All two wheeled vehicles initiate a turn by countersteering. Gotta get the front wheel outside the rear wheel somehow. But putting your weight on the inside handlebar kind of drives the front wheel into the turn and lends the bike to turning better than keeping your weight neutral between the bars.
Yes I know. I am an MSF Instructor. I was just wondering if you knew what it was called or were just doing it instinctively. When you push on the left bar it leans the bike over to the left. Straightening it out leaves you in a left arc. Car drivers who are new to motorcycling often get in trouble because they attempt to turn left by "steering" the bars to the left which, of course, puts them into a right arc.