As a biker you are not always in the car driver's mind and vision and so you should do what you can to make yourself as visible as possible to any car driver.
Always be aware of vehicles coming out of side roads that you can see but they do not necessarily see you.
If you are involved in an accident then the injuries can be catastrophic and cause you loss of earnings and discomfort for a long time.
You are no different to a car driver: if the accident was not your fault then you are entitled to compensation and even where it was partially your fault then you may be entitled to part damages.
If another party is responsible then we can recover the excess payable on the damage to the bike, damage to your leathers, compensation for your injury, loss of earnings and so on.