Maybe you should have just omitted the pin from your bike. I'm predicting more trouble down the road. If the pin wiggles towards where its not supposed to be, while you are riding, it could get ugly...
My mailbox got one of those last year, for a "paid off" bike sitting in the garage. I didn't have insurance, because I wasn't riding it. It did have valid plates. I had to spend lots of dollars to avoid a 6 month suspension. "F" Ohio!