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Originally Posted by OreoGaborio
i agree, except for the lower body & body positioning statment doing more than counter-steering.
go ride around using NO body & JUST countersteering, then ride around as if your hands are not even touching the bike using just your body to steer and NO countersteering.... doesn't work so well.
Countersteering is much more useful at being used to initiate and maintain a turn... body positioning is used to "trim" it out (reduce the amount of countersteering needed) and keep the meat of the tires on the ground.
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I will usually start my turn-in with my body, weighting the inside peg, but as stated by Oreo counter-steering is what changes the bike direction more easily. I start my turn-in this way because I've already positioned myself off the bike which gets it leaning in and then counter steer for a more controlled turn-in. For me this makes a smoother turn-in and forces me to put my body in the correct position, more hanging off to keep the bike more upright and in the meat of the contact patch.
Not sure if this is the correct way but it works for me and keeps my pucker factor at a minimum.