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19-02-2013, 07:08pm
Counter Steering.....something you're not taught, but have done naturaly since the training wheels came off your first bike as a child.
If I walked up to Mick Doohan back in the peak of his career and asked "explain counter steering".....he'd say "counter what?"
And yet what he did back in his day on a now very outdated machine, would still kick the ass out of 90% of riders that know exactly
what counter steering is all about and ride a 2013 track day weapon.
So why all this talk and confusion about counter steering......because man needs to over analyze absolutely everything down to the smallest
of details and tell everyone about it in the most complicated way possible.
Truth is, knowing all about counter steering on a motorcycle is not that important, but it gains far more attention than two aspects of riding that is very important and rarely discussed. Throttle control and working the suspension. Knowing the relationship between those two key elements while cornering will have you have riding far better than knowing what counter steering is all about.
If I walked up to Mick Doohan back in the peak of his career and asked "explain counter steering".....he'd say "counter what?"
And yet what he did back in his day on a now very outdated machine, would still kick the ass out of 90% of riders that know exactly
what counter steering is all about and ride a 2013 track day weapon.
So why all this talk and confusion about counter steering......because man needs to over analyze absolutely everything down to the smallest
of details and tell everyone about it in the most complicated way possible.
Truth is, knowing all about counter steering on a motorcycle is not that important, but it gains far more attention than two aspects of riding that is very important and rarely discussed. Throttle control and working the suspension. Knowing the relationship between those two key elements while cornering will have you have riding far better than knowing what counter steering is all about.