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The counters steering is definitely instinctive, but you can push it further than the instinctive amount, attached pic has Jason O Halloran  counter steering  :eek

That’s serious counter steering in order to correct a rear slide.  Or perhaps he’s intentionally ‘rear wheel steering’.

Counter steering is instinctive in that the only way a bike can turn at speeds above a crawl is to counter steer.  But of you are steering by leaning, ie counter steering without understanding what is happening then you may not be fully in control of the direction of travel of your motorcycle.


And nor do you need to lean to complete a turn, cos it not leaning that makes the bike turn.


For example, lots of people won’t ride their bikes on moderately windy days , as they get blown all over the place, it scares them silly, and they don’t know what to do about it.  Obviously you keep the bike in a straight line on a windy day by the pressure you apply to the bars – counter steering.


I’m with Frosties. :eek :eek :eek  If you are scratching your head wondering about counter steering, is it instinctive  or not, are you deploying it to change direction quickly etc etc.
Then try the 30-40mph straight line thing.  Just play with it a bit.  Then think and feel it in corners, notice how you can change your line in a corner effortlessly with a pull or push on the bars.


I think it’s only once you have consciously practised it, experimented and understood it, that it can then become truly instinctive.  And a game changer.