Originally Posted by
NYMXer
My background is semi pro motorcycle racer, and counter steering a bike around turns comes so natural to me that I instinctively do it on my bicycle too, but only at high speed turns.
Some facts, from my experience: a slow turn needs the bars turned in the direction of the turn.
As others have mentioned, once you've leaned to one side or the other the turn is continued with the wheels turned in the direction of the lean. The lean, however, is always initiated with a countersteering motion. On a motorcycle, because or the weight, countersteering requires much higher force so the action is exaggerated relative to a bicycle.
A thought experiment for all those who think they can initiate a turn without turning: If you're following a rider and your front wheel touches their rear wheel which way to you turn to avoid crashing? Most riders will instinctively turn the wheel away from the wheel in front. This will ensure you go down quickly. You have to turn into the tire until you can shift your weight and CG to the opposite side of the touch.