Haa yea the price hike! they get the idea what your doing and pretty much can watch you finish buying front end parts and start on the engine or something! and they think theyare the only ones your dealing with.YEA seen that happen even with the local people I know who I buy parts from. bouce your money around and keep checking prices. before the internet GADS I was all over california taking road trips and phone calls. and people still don't like giving you a prices for a list of parts.they want you to give them a order and they will get back to Ya with the what they got list. and I can understand that I use to work at a shop and there was alot of running around checking stock and prices and then they don't order from you!! So I have been on both sides of this motorcycle fence!! keep cleaning the parts its looking good!! BOY its QUIET down here in the vintage section have you ever ventured down to the RC 51 crowd Man thats a wild group when you compar it the Duacti crowd. Hey those rc51's are pretty cool bikes too! craig