I met Jay today at Bob's today. He was there getting an Autocom. I went for a new pair of heavy duty, winter boots, to replace my --by now flimsy-- four year old, All Around ones.
He was telling me about going on Jim Ford's Rider's Workshop and how he learned to ride a lot better as a result of riding on R-74 in PA over Wagoner's Gap wiht Jim. Remember, Jay is an MSF instructor and he is still learning!
We were talking about cornering and how in the MSF course they teach about counter-steering as the way to get the bike turning, but they don't really teach about the importance of also leaning the body into the curve. The tip he passed on to me is to put your chin roughly above the inside wrist as you counter-steer. This will instictively lean your body into the curve and make the turn very smooth.
On my way back from Bob's I slabbed it up I-95 to I-695 and then to the Lock Raven Reservoir. Going around the reservoir and the Loch Raven Dam I practiced what Jay taught me. Wow! What a difference! The counter-steering gets the bike to start leaning over, but when you bend your body forward and lean inwards a bit to get that "chin over the inside wrist" effect, it is remarkable how the bike really leans over. Amazing. It surprised me the first couple of times by making the bike lean over too much and making me scrape the steel-lined tips on my brand new Santiago boots.
So give it a try... this tip may save you when you really need to lean over to avoid going wide.
Roy