Gonna do an instructor post...
When you handle anything? Driving a car, holding a baby, lighting a cigarette - what's the more efficient way of doing it?
The reason being is you "HAVE" to be able to push/pull with both arms and be "AWARE" of it ALONG with the footing you have on the bike.
Today I came up with another experiment...
*at the store*
*took a shopping cart*
*stuck one side against the wall*
*tried to turn the cart 'into' the wall*
More I "tried turning" more I noticed where the power was and where the power wasn't with my feet.
When I rode today, the way I would apply this concept is:
Set-up:
Closed course, open road, safety first!
*throttle control decent speed*
1. Ride(weight) on the balls of both feet 50/50 each foot (active stance/anchor)
2. No weight on the arms (chicken wing your heart out)
Now comes the "SHAM-WOW!"
Because you're riding on the balls of the feet and you're ALREADY applying pressure to them to anchor(Light in the saddle!)
3. Un-weight ONE side - you start to "fall" towards that side of the bike (being a good passenger)
3. Counter-steer SAME time (loss of stability that foot had - will give the body/mind a "lever/lean" or internal gauge to work with)
Once you establish the your lean angle -> catch yourself by
4. Apply weight back onto the peg ~50/50 (stop "falling")
4. Roll-on to stabilize (go as possible, let the )
5. Enjoy the power/pivot/legs-run steering.
6. Increase rate of roll-on until you find the limits of traction...
Before I used to think "2-D" or hands only(input) with counter-steering. Now with this, you have become a "walking", breathing, cornering machine.
Straights have just gotten $10 easier...