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One of the big differences between how two-wheeled motorcycles and automobiles turn is that a motorcycle must first be leaned over before it starts to turn. An automobile starts to turn as soon as you yank on the steering wheel. The same is true for a trike or sidecar outfit, or for any other multitrack vehicle. But two-wheelers are different. Even with a flickable sportbike, it may take a half second to get the bike leaned over before it actually starts to change direction. And with a heavyweight tourer, that initial lean may require more than one second.

A lot of arm-waving and heated discussion has taken place around the campfires and Internet forums about how we really cause motorcycles to turn. The discussions always get around to countersteering, but there doesn’t seem to be much common understanding of what we really mean by countersteering and exactly what the forces are that make it work. Let’s see if I can clear up some of the mystery.