Thursday, 11 August 2011

What is Counter Steering?

Push Left, Turn Left    |    Push Right, Turn Right

Counter steering involves turning the right handle bar away from you to turn right, and turning the left handle bar away from you to turn left. Counter intuitive perhaps?

When I first got on a bike this concept confused me greatly, however it feels very natural after a few minutes of cornering for the first time. It felt just like riding a bicycle down a hill.

Counter steering doesn't really take effect until your going about 20 kmph.

There are some good clips on the web that explain and demonstrate the concept:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IdTq3_3WI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8M_7fBR63Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqcRPv-rOi8&feature=fvst

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