some slightly more specific tips i don't see frequently:
learn to preload upshifts, and rev match downshifts. sooner you figure these out, the smoother you'll be overall. (you'll find the sfv650 is a great, forgiving trainer for "advanced" tricks like clutchless upshifting.)
when scanning, watch the front wheels of people looking to merge. that's the tell, moreso than their faces.
when riding in stop-and-go (parade speeds with friction zone work), LOOK UP. don't look at the bumper of the car in front of you. i rode for almost five miles at 2-4 mph never putting a foot down, with a cop behind me, and he later pulled up beside me to ask me what my trick was. i said I NEVER LOOK AT THE ROAD. (for the record, this ALSO killed my left hand. thinking of this still makes it convulse. SUCH CARPAL PAIN)
when stopped in traffic, angle off to a clear side (escape path). check your six in your mirrors, and BE IN FIRST until there is a car stopped behind you. (you may need to suddenly jet if someone isn't slowing down behind you for the stop, suchy as a chronic texter.) don't pop it into neutral until you got someone stopped behind you. (this has saved me countless times.)
practice threshold braking on the regular. (i do this in canyon park parking lots for 30 mins every couple weeks.) threshold braking is getting up to a good speed and trying to stop as smoothly and quickly as you can without locking up the back end.
wave at scooters. they're cool people, too!
