Here Keith built a ZX6R with a second set of rigid handlebars to demonstrate the bodies involvement in the process of turning your motorcycle. It shouldn't be alarming to me that riders still question how to steer their motorcycles but it is. Apparently, even after 90 years when it was first observed by the Wright brothers some confusion remains on this subject . That was and still is correct. It is easy to see how confusion arises on the subject of steering for anyone of us who started their riding on pedal bikes.
Further confusion arises from word of mouth advice on riding.
I have even seen articles in usually credible national magazines extolling the virtues of body mass type steering. Body Steering as it is called. I have surveyed thousands of riders on this point. Most riders still believe that some of the steering is being done with their body mass or weight shift or pressure on the motorcycle's tank or pegs. If it weren't so grim, it's almost comical to watch a rider who does not understand how steering is accomplished.