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If you’re still a little confused about this countersteering business, I suggest a little experiment. The simplest way to describe countersteering is to push on the right grip to turn right or push on the left grip to turn left. Take your bike out for a spin; get up to 35 mph or so on a straight, vacant road; and consciously push lightly on the left grip. The bike will lean over slightly left and move over toward the left side of the lane. Now, push on the right grip. The bike will lean slightly right and steer back toward the right side of the lane.

In this situation, the rider is momentarily steering the front wheel more toward the left to roll the bike more upright, but the wheel is still pointed toward the curve.

This isn’t something new because it’s how everyone steers motorcycles, whether they realize it or not. Lots of riders concentrate on body English such as knee or foot pressure, unaware that the important input is through the hands. Accurate cornering is much easier once you realize that the primary input is through the grips. But once you’ve experimented with push steering, it’s time to move on. Different machines and different situations provide different feedback to the grips when leaned over in a corner. So we need to understand countersteering as more than simply pushing on the low grip.