Charlie,
Great!!  I was wondering if you could do that, but was not sure that you would have enough pin length.  I love to cruise in mine as well, took a 1,000 mile trip with it in July.  If you patent that fix I want dibs!! 
 
Now a real man would be able to hold his coffee between his knees and sip it with a straw as he shifted with his elbow and steered with his legs while holding the windshield with both hands at 100 mph....
 
Jim