that insurance #$%* really gets me going.... 
But I'll telll you what pisses me off even more is when people offer the solution to my bikes mystery of going to 2 cylinders then magically fixing itself back up to 4 is to "just dont ride it like that"
what the #$%* do you got this thing for then ? it is not for looking at or for slow cool guy cruz its for scaring the #$%* out of me.
Hey Tom, what is that "Thing" you're riding mate? If I'm holding my Cafe Racer flat out in top gear it's probably doing in excess of 140 MPH, and I can't ride it very far like that because there are too many intersections, traffic lights, peoples driveways, errant Kangaroo's etc.
Holding it flat out in first or second gear for 10 or 15 minutes at a time would probably make it miss and fart, the red line on the tach was put there for a reason, and that was to tell you to either change gear or slow down, lest you blow your engine up.
I like to scare the schidt out of myself on every bike I ride too mate, it's part of the fun, but I have what I like to call "Mechanical Sympathy", where I try not to intentionally destroy my engine (although I've destroyed a couple un-intentionally through my own ignorance) because as much as they're relatively cheap to rebuild if you do the work yourself, it's not always convenient to rebuild your engine on a regular basis.
I know that you love to scare yourself while riding though, so, rather than suggest that you either change gear or just slow down (boring..........) I've come up with some alternatives for you, to maintain that "skid marks in your undies" sensation whenever you go for a ride:
1. Brakes are for wimps, so only use them to steady your bike when you move it around the garage. Any other time, rather than slowing down when approaching slow moving traffic, maintain your speed and just dart around the cars and trucks at least twice as fast as traffic is moving. Remember, the gap between rows of slow moving cars and trucks is your freeway.
2. Tread on your tires is like Obama-Care, unnecessary and expensive. Ride those old cracked and bald tires like you stole them, especially on wet and icy roads. In summer, bald tires actually stick pretty well ("Ghetto Slicks") so to maintain your excitement, give them a daily coat of your favorite sump-oil to keep the "Fear Factor" at it's peak.
3. A game of chicken never hurt anyone. It's much more exciting than trying to make your pet cat blink, so just line up a car or truck, and see how long you can head straight for him, before he swerves out of your way. Zimple.
4. Racism games. Unlike Oz, you have a large population of black people who get really sensitive when you call them names starting with "N". This is a great way to start the game, simply ride up beside a car filled with gang-bangers, and call them all names starting with "N". That should both excite and frighten you, and test your skills at the same time as they chase you all over town with their guns a'blazing.
5. Insulting big white boys. Similar to 4., drive up to the nearest large white man in his pickup truck or muscle car, and tell him that Obama has saved America, and that Country Music is gay. Once again, the end result will be an exciting ride, and you'll be forgiven if you do occasionally over-rev your engine. Try not to miss a gear though, especially if you've got a Chevy pickup's bumper only inches from your rear fender.
That should be enough to keep you going for now Tom, there are lots more ways of having a scary fun ride without risking permanent damage to your engine, if not perhaps, your own body. Make sure you fill out your organ donor card, just in case there are some organs that are still in a serviceable condition, should you inadvertantly convert yourself into a big red mark on the road. Which I guess, would piss you off.............
