I have a few rules that I use:
1. Always look where you want to go, the bike will follow.
2. Assume every other motorist is trying to kill you and respond accordingly
3. Never take a bend in a position where you could meet yourself coming in the opposite direction
4. Never ride in a group that...
Great reply, but I would like to add two things.
If you can drive a car then you already have the road sense, I dont think this is actually the case. In a car you can ride a great deal less defensively as you have the bodywork to protect you. I would agree that once you can ride a bike you make...
This is my current bike. Its a BMW G650GS. Not too expensive to buy, very economical (75-80mpg), easy to get both feet flat on the road, pulls well, handles beautifully, and ideally suited to both town and country rides.