I think insurance would be the least of your worries, pretty sure you can only ride around in Belgium on one of those, unless you get full registration and a number plate... Even if it was legal to ride in other countries, you'd get stopped by every single copper who saw you, guaranteed.
Buying a bike in the UK isn't too complicated, though the insurance issue can be a pain in the arse again. I think I'd be tempted to lie and tell them you're a UK resident with a UK license. Even if they caught you out you could always claim you were confused and weren't deliberately misleading them. I think some UK insurers want to see a scan of your license, but I'm sure plenty don't. Obviously if you had an accident you'd get yourself into lots of trouble... I'm sure someone will pipe up now saying how irresponsible this would be... Probably the same types of people who've never tried doing something unusual or doing pretty much anything in a foreign country - In my experience plenty of ridiculous rules and procedures that just have no way to accommodate someone doing something like what you want to do. If you want to 100% obey all rules and laws then international motorcycle travel probably isn't a good idea...
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