When do you NOT want to countersteer?

1. Between 20 and 50 km per hour
2. At speeds below and including 10 km per hour ✓
3. At speeds higher than 50 km per hour
4. None of the above

Answer: B. At speeds below and including 10 km per hour

You do not want to countersteer at speeds below and including 10 km per hour.

Why this is the answer

The handbook separates slow-speed steering from countersteering. It says that at speeds up to 10 km/h the motorcycle is unsteady and wanders, so you steer by turning the handlebars in the direction you want to go. Countersteering is described for normal riding above 10 km/h, where the motorcycle must lean to turn and you push the handlebar on the side you want to turn toward. So the range where countersteering is not the method is at or below 10 km/h.

Why the other answers are wrong

• A. Between 20 and 50 km per hour — Between 20 and 50 km per hour is well above the 10 km/h threshold, where the handbook describes countersteering as the way to make the motorcycle lean into a turn.
• C. At speeds higher than 50 km per hour — Speeds higher than 50 km per hour are also above the threshold, so countersteering still applies to lean the motorcycle into the turn.
• D. None of the above — The handbook does give a specific low-speed range where countersteering is not used, so saying none of these is wrong.

Remember it

At or below 10, turn the bars the way you want to go; above 10, push the bar to lean.