I need your opinions

I think I've pretty well convinced myself this is what I should do but I'd like to get some feedback from you guys. I've pretty much got that 80 KZ650 I bought in New York ready to start riding, but it still has that absurdly loud exhaust on it. I still haven't been able to convince myself to spend more for a Vance and Hines pipe than I spent for the bike. So I'm thinking I'll play "Mr Potato Head" and just snatch the ZR7 pipe off my 650 C-1.

I've been sending emails back and forth with Mitch Boehm from Motorcyclist Retro and he is interested in using the bike for an article about doing a budget resto on an old Kaw. Since I only paid $106.00 for this pipe it would help keep the spendometer at a reasonable level but then I'll still have to come up with another system for my C-1. I think the pipe will look good on the bike and it is very quiet, which is what I'm after.

Here's a pic of the 80 650.

This is a pic of the C-1 I'm thinking about robbing the pipe from. What do you guys think I should do?

If quiet is your thing. I kinda like the fact my bike sounds like an F-22 Raptor at mach 1. If those cagers can't hear their cell phones, they look for the source of the noise. And then I know they see me.

There are arguments on both sides of this but yeah quiet works better for me. I'm about half deaf anyhow so I don't need to abuse my hearing anymore. I also have a neighbor that I don't want to piss off. I don't like the attention loud pipes bring on you from the cops either. I have a 550 LTD with a Kerker on it and it sounds like I'm going 100 mph when I'm doing 25.

BTW I sent you a pm.

I'd have the quieter pipe on the bike I rode most.
With all the bikes you have though Andy, one for each day of the week for 2 weeks or more, that would be difficult to decide.

I vote for the quiet(er) pipe on the daily rider, too.
I, personally, like to keep the neighbours happy because they can retaliate in ways that I/I don't like. So we've all learned to basically keep things quiet in our cul-de-sac and everyone's happier that way. Most cities are loud enough, IMO.
On another note, if you ask MOST non-riders what they don't like about bikes in general, the number one answer is always "noise".
Loud pipes save lives ??? IMO a more aware/defensive-driving
type of rider is a better defence. Loud pipes are, IMO, more of a "Hey, look at me and my bike" thing. Who needs that ??
After all, we all ride Kawasaki KZ's....and what could possibly be cooler than that ??? Right ???