I'd say the cornering is a learned practice on this bike. It's good, but the feeling is deliberate, and at first your hesitent to lean into the corners much until you must because of entering too fast. It's then you will find that the lean is good with no surprises. You do feel the Fatness of the rear tire ride up as it were, which might be exaserbated with a 240 rear tire as most are likely to go to. You'll feel it in your butt, a feeling of riding off center, or the rear feeling off center. But it is a light feeling bike when turning and about everywhere. Though it is a weighty bike, it certainly feels much lighter than it actually is.