Why when you are riding a bicycle do you need to first turn/lean right to make make a left turn, and vice versa?

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Why when you are riding a bicycle do you need to first turn/lean right to make make a left turn, and vice versa?

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It’s called [counter steering ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersteering?wprov=sfla1)

“To negotiate a turn successfully, the combined center of mass of the rider and the single-track vehicle must first be leaned in the direction of the turn, and steering briefly in the opposite direction causes that lean.”