counter-steering
Steer against intuition
Counter-steering is a technique for turning motorcycles and bicycles at speed by briefly pushing the handlebar in the opposite direction of the intended turn.
To turn right, you push the right handlebar forward, which tips the bike left and initiates a rightward lean.
The technique feels counterintuitive but becomes automatic with experience: Once you learn to counter-steer, you realize you've been doing it unconsciously all along.
Lacking fat; incline
- turnRotational movement
- handlebarsBicycle steering apparatus
- low-speedMoving without haste
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
gyroscopic · cornering · racing · sportbike · apex · throttle · traction · MotoGP
Pedal-powered two-wheeler
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- turningAct of rotating
- low-speedMoving without haste
- instinctiveArising without conscious thought
two-wheeled · momentum · curve · descending · cornering · trail · rake · wheelbase
Excessive rear rotation
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- slideSmooth continuous movement
recovery · fishtail · rear-end · ice · spin · rally · control · stability
Resistance between touching surfaces
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- dynamicsStudy of forces
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- equilibriumState of balance
lean
Lacking fat; incline
- turnRotational movement
- handlebarsBicycle steering apparatus
- low-speedMoving without haste
maneuver · gyroscopic · cornering · racing · sportbike · apex · throttle · traction · MotoGP · superbike
bicycle
Pedal-powered two-wheeler
instinctive · two-wheeled · momentum · curve · descending · cornering · trail · rake · wheelbase
oversteer
Excessive rear rotation
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- correctionFixing of mistakes
slide · recovery · fishtail · rear-end · ice · spin · rally · control · stability · hydroplane
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
- Driftingdrift, drifting, countersteering, oversteer, power slide
- vehicle dynamicsacceleration, handling, traction, braking, cornering