Hi all. I'm a Canadian who is planning to travel to the UK in April 2024, buy a motorcycle shortly after arrival, insure it, and tour the UK, including England, Wales, Scotland and possibly the Isle of Man (for the TT) for 6 months. In September I'll sell the bike, and return to Canada.

My plan includes renting a flat in or around Coventry before arrival, which will be my home base, as it is close to being the geographical centre of England. Then I'll buy a bike from a local dealership, register and insure it. Once I'm ready, I'll pick a direction, travel for a few days, then return to the flat in Coventry to regroup and plan the next leg.

Having the flat will give me a residence in England, which should solve most of the paperwork issues around registering and insuring the bike. Looking through the various posts on HUBB, it seems that registering a bike in the UK as a foreigner is either easy or impossible, and getting insurance really difficult.

I've been looking through the GOV.UK site regarding registering vehicles, and I haven't come across anything (yet) that explicitly says foreigners can't purchase and register a vehicle, so I assume it's possible. I have obtained an insurance quote for my current bike (85 BMW K100RT) from Bennett's in the UK, which was quite reasonable, but I had to fudge the data (address, phone number) a bit.

Does this look reasonable and possible? Has anyone tried something like this before? Feedback is welcome and desired.