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Originally Posted by jschorr
I am teaching my wife how to ride...........there i am killing myself on how to explain how to initiate turns at speed. i know that i countersteer, though really i never thought about it or even call it countersteer, it is simply taking a turn..........
so what about you guys, when your teaching someone how to ride how do you explain countersteer?
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Think of it as using your handlebar as a lever to roll your bike over into and out of a lean.
The lean angle is just to balance the bike when turning, exactly as you balance it when riding it vertically.
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Originally Posted by Brian
Sadly, whenever the term "counter-steering" is explained to me I still don't understand one bit of it...........
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Then take a look at this:
https://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?p=473751