Im working on the drills with my new 800cc bike (first time on a bike bigger than 300), i am trying both counter steering which i loved doing on my older 250cc street bike. I am more effective with the counter steering but it feels riskier to me and im scared of dropping my bike, so im learning to direct steer. But once i get crash guards im going back to countersteering mainly. I think its good to learn both ways and just try and get to a point the bike feels like extension of my body.