Originally Posted by margoC
I ride a motorcycle and use and understand countersteering when riding it but it's just not the same on the bicycle. I think maybe the speed and weight make it not as noticable. I've been known to scrape a peg every now and then on the motorcycle! (Yamaha Vstar 1100 custom with roadhouse 2in1 pipes with the fin tip!)
I might be wrong (having never really ridden a motorcycle) but I always thought the fact that you could use the throttle to balance the bike through a corner meant that the same rules didn't apply to bicycles.
This is purely IMO...
I've been playing with the "counter-steering" thing this week and I've come to a conclusion. Pushing down on the inside bar simply makes the wheel turn a slightly tighter arc, that forces you to lean slightly more and (you have to) go faster through the corner so you don't fall. The push/lean cycle continues in imperceptible amounts until you find the desired turning radius.