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Steering a Motorcycle
What you need to know
Steer where you look — counter-steering at speed and pushing on the bars. In the official Ontario tests, questions on this topic come from the Ministry of Transportation's Driver's Handbook (for cars) and Motorcycle Handbook (for riders).
Sample practice questions
To turn a motorcycle at speed, which technique is most effective?
- A Turning the bars sharply in the direction you want to go
- B Counter-steering by pushing on the handgrip in the direction you want to lean
- C Dragging the rear brake to steer
- D Leaning your body far down without touching the bars
💡 At speed, pressing on the handgrip causes the motorcycle to lean into the turn, which is the technique called counter-steering.
Frequently asked questions
- To turn a motorcycle at speed, which technique is most effective?
- B Counter-steering by pushing on the handgrip in the direction you want to lean At speed, pressing on the handgrip causes the motorcycle to lean into the turn, which is the technique called counter-steering.
More questions on Steering a Motorcycle and every other topic live in the G1 practice test and M1 practice test.