I finally got around to removing the pair valve selenoid and using block off plates that I purchased long ago.
So far... I'm very happy with the results. It idles much smoother... with no "clickity clack" that a motorcycle mechanic erroneously told me was crank shaft noise from having 55k miles on the odometer. That BS has been solved. No more exhaust popping during deceleration in low gears... which has always annoyed me and was the main reason for me doing the mod in the first place. Plus, I just don't like having useless crap on my bike... it can join my EVAP canister at the junk yard.
Altogether I give it this mod two thumbs up...
-Isaac