Originally Posted by
livedarklions
Yeah, no. As far as I can tell, the wheel turns in the direction of the turn and lean to maintain the turn. To the extent I'm using counter-pressure on the handlebars, I'm doing it to prevent the wheel turn from being too extreme and/or forcing it out of the turn. This is not countersteering, it's course correction. I'm either regulating the extent of the lean, or I am actually actively ending it, not doing anything to extend it.
The effect of countersteering is easy to see in Keith Code's videos with the motorcyle fitted with a fixed bar. it is impossible to turn the motorcycle more than a few degrees off center by the rider leaning. This would be easy enough to verify on your bicycle. Weld or otherwise lock your headset to not allow turning of the bar/fork. Then you can lean all you like to test out the theory. Please report the results back here.
Riding with no hands, bicycle or motorcycle, is not an issue, including turning to follow the roadway or even do stunts-- but your weight shifts are actually inducing countersteering.