Quote Originally Posted by Xrayted View Post
Might I suggest counter steering instead of leaning for steering? If you learn this technique, you have much greater control over your bike, keep your balance centered over the midline of bike where it should be, much faster response to obstacles at speed and, together, that can save your life.
I do both of course, and definitely steering with the bars is quicker, but deep into a turn, the more you can shift your weight, the more your bike stays upright, the more grip your tires have, and (psychologically very helpful) the more your eyes and face are pointing in a direction that makes sense to your brain gravitationally.

Obviously on a bike like the 230 I mentioned, I'm countersteering a whole lot more than on the 600 or the 650 ... riding position has a lot to do with that, too. But even on the Sportster I learned on - maybe especially because the thing was so heavy - there's a point where you just have to move your body.