The Bikesure guide for new motorbike riders

When you’re just starting out, the motorcycling world can be a little overwhelming. From choosing and buying your first bike and getting it insured, to knowing what gear to wear and how to stay safe on the roads, there’s a lot to learn in a short amount of time.

Laid-up motorbike? 9 tips to keep your bike safe this winter

laid-up motorbike

Many bikers take a break from riding during the winter months. Here the Bikesure team offer some timely advice for keeping everything safe for your laid-up motorbike.  1. Keep a clean machine You’ve put in the hard miles, now give your bike a little TLC before it goes into mothballs for another year. It sounds […]

An insider’s guide to Mod lifestyle and culture

These days, the Mod look is as popular as ever. In most large towns you can find shops and boutiques dedicated to the style. Based in Norwich, Mod One is a shop well known in the East Anglian scene and offers the quality and look that you would expect from such an image conscious sub-culture. […]

Is Novus the Tesla of motorcycles?

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Electric vehicles are becoming more and more popular, but Novus are the forward thinking manufacturer you may never have heard of. The German start-up have unveiled their first electric motorcycle, which is undeniably cool, but at the cost of nearly €50,000, the brand have set their stall to be the Tesla of the motorcycle world, […]

The golden rules of the road to help keep new bikers safe

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There is always something to learn when you ride a motorbike but there are some golden rules of the road that new bikers should remember before setting out on their bike.  Here, the free-wheeling team at Bikesure, the specialist motorcycle insurance company, provide their 10 golden rules of the road. 10 tips to keep new […]

Motorcycling in winter: what you need to know

If you’re planning on riding your motorcycle or scooter over the winter months, then you’ll be preparing to deal with some challenging driving conditions. Bikesure has put together some top tips for making winter riding safer and easier as well as a guide to the best bikes for new riders facing their first winter on […]

Biking in Europe: Green Card rules set to change on 1st January

biking in Europe

If you’re biking in Europe in the new year you should be aware of the new Green Card regulations coming into force on 1st January 2021. From the moment Big Ben rings in 2021 it will become law for motorists and bikers to carry a valid Green Card when they travel anywhere within the European […]

A tale of love as specialist motorbike insurer Bikesure turns 30

Watching his Bikesure baby grow has been a labour of love in more ways than one for Rob Balls. When the motorbike insurance broker launched in November 1990, he was part of the initial three-man team that worked out of a small Downham Market office in Norfolk. Now, having been there every step of the […]

30 iconic motorbikes to mark 30 years of Bikesure

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The team at Bikesure are celebrating 30 years of great insurance deals and to mark the occasion we have picked out 30 iconic motorbikes from the era — one for each year of business. 10 iconic motorbikes from the 90s 1 Ducati 900SS (1990-2002) The Bikesure story began in 1990 and the first machine to […]

Are these the greatest classic motorcycles of all time?

As we roll into summer and with biking season in full flow, we’ve decided to feature two of our most popular blogs from Forever Bikes, a site dedicated to riders who have owned their motorcycles for over 30 years. Robin Morris has five motorbikes, five cars, a boat, a couple of tractors, a collection of […]