I suppose if you just wanted to putt around and not go wot, you could. But I wouldn't stress the front motor bearing by doing it too much.
Happy to help, bro. 😀 It's why we're here. You provided good information, with pics!, so that helps a lot.
If ya don't mind my saying, you write like a native English speaker. Are you an expat? Whatcha doin' in Italia? ( I used to work for Intel, so I find it interesting what other people are doing living abroad. )