Insurance can be one of the biggest expenses you have to pay out when owning a bike, apart from the bike itself. So we have put some tips together to show you just how you could lower your motorbike insurance.

If your bike is kept in a secure garage rather than parked on the road outside your house, you could save up to 10 percent off your insurance.

If you have completed an approved advanced riding course like the one run by the Institute of Advanced Motorists, you could get discounts of up to 10 percent with certain schemes.

Finally, if you are female and own a bike, you could get up to 10 percent discount off insurance

Do you travel less than 3,000 miles a year on your bike? You could receive discounts of up to 12 percent off your annual insurance premium.

If you've owned your bike longer than twelve months you could get discounts of up to 20 percent off on some schemes offered by MCE Insurance for ownership.

Motorcycle theft is responsible for around 40 percent of all motorcycle insurance claims. The use of a security device such as a datatag system, or alarm/immobiliser, may act as a deterrent to thieves. MCE Insurance offers up to 10 percent discount on riders who have recognised and approved security devices fitted to their bike.