Motorcycle Insurance Company does not think they can insure me because I did not have fire/theft on my bike while it was stored for 5 years.

So I'm a bit of a loss here. I stored a motorcycle five years ago in parents garage and let the insurance lapse as I was moving away for work. I returned and I decided to put it back on the road. I got it tuned up and I called my insurance company today and they told me that it is illegal for me to not have insurance on a plated vehicle. I told them that while it was plated it was in storage and not on the road.

The lady is adamant that all plated vehicles must have insurance. If stored it must be insured with fire/theft. She says she now has to call her underwriter to see if they can help me.

Can anyone give me some insight on the insurance legalities of this situation?