Originally Posted by
wphamilton
There is nothing magical, nor in the laws of physics, that forces us to counter-steer n order to turn a bike. We can also lean a bike by, well, leaning. Shift your body to the left of your bike, lean the bike left and turn the wheels left, and your bike will turn left, with no counter-steering at all.
You can't instantaneously 'move' yourself to the left. You need to push against something. If you want to lean left you'll need to turn to the right at the same time. You don't have to do it consciously but it happens nevertheless.