Now that the bike is leaned over, it starts to turn. Tire traction is actually pushing against the road surface to force the front end in to a curving path. The front wheel is pointed slightly toward the direction of a turn and the rider applies just enough steering input to keep the bike leaning and turning.

Why does Leaning make a motorcycle turn?

In short, leaning the bike allows there to be a gravitational torque to balance the torque from the fake force. Leaning prevents you from falling over. ... With this many forces, it's easy to see that you could have a net torque of zero. Cars don't have to lean to turn—but motorcycles do.

Why do bikers lean sideways when taking a turn?

Answer: The cyclist bends slightly inwards while going on a curved road because by doing that the cyclist is generating necessary centripetal force, which is being centred towards the centre that helps in turning around a bend. ... He performs that to provide centripetal acceleration.