Parts prices

[amamet]

Looking some parts exhaust, clutch etc…on the usual sites and prices seem to have doubled in the last half year. Is it the tariffs causing this?  Black lafranconis for a lemans @$1400?

[michaell32]

I ordered valve cover gaskets and a speedometer cable and those prices seemed stable.  Rocker arms have stayed expensive. It might just be the supply for old bikes are getting low so the prices go up. I can't see tariffs alone causing the price to double.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Looking some parts exhaust, clutch etc…on the usual sites and prices seem to have doubled in the last half year. Is it the tariffs causing this?  Black lafranconis for a lemans @$1400?

Yes! Anything imported made of steel or aluminum has a 50% tariff on it. Shipping costs are also much higher.

[ridingron]

I ordered an electrical part, I think it was Chinese made. Between price increase and tariffs it was up a little more than 150% over 2 years ago. Still cheaper than a local sourced one.   

[yrunvs]

Yes! Anything steel or aluminum has a 50% tariff on it. Shipping costs are also much higher.

Are you saying USA made steel has a tariff on it????

[Mr Revhead]

No, he's saying anything imported into the USA with steel or aluminium sourced from various countries has a tariff on it. How much depends on where

[yrunvs]

No, he's saying anything imported into the USA with steel or aluminium sourced from various countries has a tariff on it. How much depends on where

Thats not how it reads.

[Mr Revhead]

Yes it is. I mean you can't put an import tarrif on something that's not imported

[yrunvs]

Yes it is. I mean you can't put an import tarrif on something that's not imported

Exactly.

[Mr Revhead]

But don't forget, that a part made in certain places with US steel (ithere won't be much) can,still have a tarriff on it.

[yrunvs]

But don't forget, that a part made in certain places with US steel (ithere won't be much) can,still have a tarriff on it.

You're trying to hard.

[amamet]

besides the $1400 lanfranconis, the ram clutch is over $900, which I was just looking at cause I've never used one.  last year the  lafranconis, when available, were in the $600 range and the ram as well

[monkeyodeath]

There's a 25% tariff on all auto parts and motorcycle parts coming into the US. Which, for a Guzzi, is most parts. Plus importer fees to handle the paperwork in many cases.

There used to be a "de minimis" exception for parts under $800, but that's gone now.

[ridingron]

The tariffs are on the steel or aluminum if the product is made from imported materials. So yes, a US made product can have a tariff on it. I received an email from Stein-Dinse about some parts I ordered. It explained why they don't ship to the US. The US government requires a lot of information on the source of material and labor on the parts just about to the point of which mine the ore came from. Where any and all labor was performed on the product. How much product do they sell to the US? Evidently not enough to make it worth the trouble for their company to ship to the US. I get that.

The price of US steel and aluminum has climbed sharply for what ever reason. Foreign steel and aluminum look cheaper so the tariffs were added to bring their cost up.

Shipping has skyrocketed, once again, for what ever reason.

All of that and the fact the parts you wanted were probably left from a run the factories made years ago. They have to retool a manufacturing line to produce the new products and determine how many units it will take to make a profit. If, they think there is a big enough demand for the product.

Due to all the current affairs of the global economy, my project is on an indefinite hold. I cold easily move forward if I spent about $1500 dollars for parts to measure and then design and manufacture my parts. All I want and/or need is a couple $40 parts to complete the project.   

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Thats not how it reads.

I added a qualifier just for you... 

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Due to all the current affairs of the global economy, my project is on an indefinite hold. I cold easily move forward if I spent about $1500 dollars for parts to measure and then design and manufacture my parts. All I want and/or need is a couple $40 parts to complete the project.   

What parts do you need?

[Tom H]

Children play nice before this thread gets locked!!

Tom

[Mr Revhead]

You're trying to hard.

I'm not trying anything. I'm just explaining.
I'm not sure what you're problem is but I'm sure it's stemming from a misunderstanding on your part

[Ncdan]

Come on guys, let’s not make this thread about tariffs as we know where these subject matters end up and I don’t intend to constantly monitor this thread.
Thanks.

Dan

[blackcat]

Very few options, wait for this to pass, buy at inflated prices and hope for a rebate (HA!) if this is overturned, wait for Lafranconi to build a new factory here with USA steel and we all know that won't happen, look for used parts at likely inflated prices or do nothing. I'm mostly doing nothing unless I have to buy but that isn't an option for guys like Charlie,etc.,etc.etc.

[kballowe]

In the past few years, the costs for everything has gone up.  This is not a recent phenomenon.

 

[Kev m]

In the past few years, the costs for everything has gone up.  This is not a recent phenomenon.

Of course, but not by more than double....

[yrunvs]

The price of gas today as opposed to a couple of years ago saves me about $25 dollars a fill, I fill about 6x a month.....6 X 25 X 12= $1800 = a lot of parts.
See how easy that is?

[Joliet Jim]

The price of gas today as opposed to a couple of years ago saves me about $25 dollars a fill, I fill about 6x a month.....6 X 25 X 12= $1800 = a lot of parts.
See how easy that is?

Which has absolutely nothing to do with this thread, but I'm happy for your savings.

[Kev m]

The price of gas today as opposed to a couple of years ago saves me about $25 dollars a fill, I fill about 6x a month.....6 X 25 X 12= $1800 = a lot of parts.
See how easy that is?

You're trying too hard 

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&s=emm_epmr_pte_nus_dpg&f=a#:~:text=Table_content:%20header:%20%7C%20Decade%20%7C%20Year%2D0%20%7C,%7C%20Year%2D0:%202.168%20%7C%20Year%2D5:%203.097%20%7C

Why should we accept the post pandemic spike as the bar to measure against? It was an anomaly for this century.

[Kev m]

Which has absolutely nothing to do with this thread, but I'm happy for your savings.

The irony of course being that the price of fuel should have an effect on the price of everything. So prices should be going down, not up.

[yrunvs]

Post pandemic spike hahahahaha who's trying to hard now?

[Kev m]

Post pandemic spike hahahahaha who's trying to hard now?

It seems economics isn't your strong suit.

Nor is reading a simple graph?

[yrunvs]

Personal attack....typical response from your side.

[TN Mark]

Much of the ‘import duties’ seem to be set by the seller. The Italian eBay seller
I bought a bunch of things from for my Eldorado had very low shipping and import charges.
DHL got the packages to my door within 3 or 4 days. Trying to get a few parts from the UK
or from Stein Dinse is frankly cost prohibitive.
For me, it’s hard to blame US policy when in my own case, it’s seller policy.