Originally Posted by
San Pedro
When you say using body weight, is that putting your body on the outside of the turn with the bike underneath? That is the way I have doing things since I was 3. Most of my riding doesn't include high speed turns, but when I do have some I'm too concentrated on riding to notice if I counter steer or just lean and keep the bars straight.
You're right. But, I'd also say that it also depends on the nature of the turn. There are times when I lean towards the inside of a turn as well. More often than not, I use my body as a counter weight when the road surface is less than ideal (i.e., sand, gravel, etc.).