its all about clutch slippage. Sort of like driving a car onto a lift in your shop or something, just ride the course with enough momentum to keep the bike upright and LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO, not where you are going. Teh bike will follow your eyes, you know this already Im sure, but sometimes one forgets in a stressful situation like a road test. When your doing the figure 8 or whatev, when you reach the point where you need to initiate the turn turn your head over your shoulder and look at where you want to be headed after you complete the u-turn, your mind will control the bike but your eyes will be directing it.