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Pretty much everyone does countersteer. The difference is if you are initiating the turn with your weight or the bikes. The preference is to use the bikes weight. When making a left turn you push out on the left handle bar, this forces the bike to lean left and turn left, with you following. Inexperienced riders will lean their weight out and then the bike will follow, thus making a wider turn than needed or wanted in certain situations.

on easy or slow turns I will lean with the bike (still countersteering), but on sharpe or faster turns I will countersteer obviously harder, but will not lean my weight with the bike. I will try to maitain my upper body perpendicular to the road. This allows for even quicker turning and enables me to countersteer the bike out of the turn faster. If you have ever ridden the Tail of the Dragon (route 129) in North Carolina you know what I am talking about.

Tom