| As I understand it you are supposed to smoothly and firmly push on the inner bar to initiate the turn then relax as the bike settles into the turn, the mantra is push and relax . I found that when I started countersteering at the CSS I felt the that the front of the bike was 'folding ' into the turn and spoke to the instuctor who suggested I was maintaining the push too long or pushing too hard. The reason it is reccomended to push the inner bar and not pull the outer bar is that you will be gripping the outer bar to pull on it leaving your arm tensed and making the front end feel dodgy ( and can cause the front to wash out if you are near the limit) whereas the push can be attained with a rexaxed grip or even a with the palm of your hand leaving your arms loose after the turn is initiated
hope this is clear enough and helps
dave | 
02-Apr-2004, 08:37 
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