That's a lot considering how much there already marked up!

 

Just did a price increase calculation for the company ah work for - 15% minimum increase just ta cover increased shipping costs!

 

DAH

 

&nbsp\\;The beginning of inflation is here. Ouch!

 

Everything is going up. Buy gas or groceries lately, or pay a utility bill? If you are willing to pay 75 bucks for a piece of chrome-plated Chinese made plastic, or a 30 bucks for a two dollar tshirt, I guess they figure you will pay even more for it as well.

 

Inflation if really starting to hit. This winter is going to be really bad for people on fixed incomes who can't afford to heat their homes.&nbsp\\;

 

Without a doubt, everything is going up, and, i think dealers, stores, ect, might be in for a suprise of their own, people just might slow down buying a whole bunch, and, just be glad they have what they do. My bike is pretty well decked out, bought it used that way, so, i figure i saved a bunch there. But HAY! gas went down 2cents this week, WOW!! Oh, the price of oil dropped 14 or so a barrel.

 

True enuff everything rising but wages!!!

 

How about the cost of raw materials (steel, rubber, plastic, etc.) for manufacturing, in addition to the fuel cost to transport the finished product. Everyone in the world is consuming these raw materials at an amazing rate except us. Our infrastructure is in poor condition, our manufacturing base is now offshore. GM's going to go bankrupt before it's over with, unemployment is up, inflation is up, interest rates are going up.

So what are we going to do about it?

 

I trimmed some of the fat from my budget. The gym membership that I should have been using and wasn't is gone, Netflix is gone, and the newspaper subscription is now gone. That at least covers the increase in my fuel oil bill for now. Think of how it is affecting those folks.

Next to go will be the third bike. Relax, it is only a Buell Blast that the wife is using to learn on. Once she learns, which should be soon, that will be sold and at least I won't have the tags and insurance bill on that one.

So saying all of that, will I be buying any parts soon? No. Only maintenance items. The last thing I purchased was a used Fuelpak from another member on this forum. Paid $100 for it, and the best I can figure, I get 20-30 more miles to a tankful. At a now 40-43 mpg, instead of 36-38 mpg, I will pay for the Fuelpak in about 40-50 tankfuls. Should easily do that this summer.