Old 05-21-21, 07:34 AM
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DaveSSS 
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Threads like this are always amusing, with so many wrong answers and wrong descriptions of steering techniques. The biggest mistake i see posted is the idea that countersteering means that the fork is turned to the left to make a right turn. The direction of the fork is not what defines countersteering. It's the force used to both initiate and maintain a turn. Push on the right side and keep pushing unless you want the bike to straighten up. Then quit pushing. This is clearly demonstrated in some of the videos. If your turn is not tight enough push harder or slow down a bit. Either will tighten a turn. Also look where you want to go, not at the angle of the bars or front tire relative to the bike. As long as you're pushing on the right side, to turn right, you are countersteering, regardless of the direction of the front wheel. At speeds above 10 mph you can't turn right without pushing on right side. At lower speeds, that same push would make a left turn.
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