Thank you Daro. I remember now, actually the pipe 1 and 6 cost 120 each. He said it's more difficult to hold it for polishing etc. because of the collector cluster attached.
Yes, chrome plating is expensive... But I don't doubt you about higher prices in Germany, or elsewhere in Europe. I have an idea. Have you tried checking Poland? It's next door. Poland is generally cheap in comparison. I am sure lots of tech industry prices became closer to the rest of Europe, hence no borders for the EU members, but still, might be cheaper to do it there.
I just read discussion about insurance prices. It seems you get quite good deals on it in Germany! Here, I am paying about $1600 a year at 43% discount for a daily rider, and $350 for collector plates for the KZ1300. That's without collision. That's a lot of cash out of the pocket, which could be used for keeping the bike pretty