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Everyone countersteers, whether they realise it or not, when riding any, (normal), two wheeled vehicle above a few miles an hour. On motorbikes, when I was taught many years ago whilst wizzing around on my RD200, (laughs inserted here! :o) ), it means that instead of using your weight to one side to pull the bike into a turn, you can also pull the bar in the opposite direction and that leans the bike over for you. The net result is that you can go from one corner to the other quicker than using your weight alone if you are trying to get through that S-bend as quick as you can.
Knowing about CS, even though you do it naturally, means that in a situation that requires a immediate reaction and direction change, just pulling on the opposite bar to the direction you wish to go will be quicker than moving your body weight.
LC - I love the first incarntion of the LC. A couple of yours ago I bought a KR1S cheap, I lusted after one when I was 16/17. It was ridiculous. 29 mpg regardless of how you rode it (this is a 250 for those who don't know/care). A litre of expensive 2-stroke every 350 miles. But what a load of fun! One of the very few motorbikes that you can screw up an approach in a bend to, and correct it like nothing had happened.