As noted in the post above, the legal limit to keep a foreign registered bike in the UK is 6 months. I kept a bike with foreign plates longer than this without any problems.
In practical terms it is extremely difficult for the DVLA or local authorities to keep track of this as, assuming you arrive either via ferry or eurotunnel, there is no record of when your bike arrived.
Provided you have a green card and the vehicle is roadworthy you are unlikely to face any major issues if you are stopped. If you park it on the road I would keep it covered to minimise the risk that anyone notices it has been there for more than six months.
The other option is to take it over to France and leave it there for a while to keep under the six month limit.
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