Seen Wiseco's New Prices? (OUCH)

Was looking at Wiseco Pistons 72mm 4052 XC 72mm 10-1/2's:
Product Type: Single Pistons Wiseco Part#: 4052M07200 (View) Price: $173.53 Description: KAW KZ900/1000 10:25 2835XC
Then the whole kit:
Product Type: Piston Kits Wiseco Part#: K10751 (View) Price: $754.18 Description: KAW 1000 KIT 72MM-2835XC-4052M
Plus some vendors won't have until March 1st.
Glad I'm done with this stuff! Looks like I'll be cleaning some more parts for eBay. 

You just seeing inflation now?  lol

What did a piston set cost in 2019 ?
2021 inflation is 10% though houses way past that, may be temporary or could get worse.
 

Bought mine from Z1E but it would have been cheaper for them and the boring at APE.
Steve
It's gone up. 

kzzone.com/pistons.html
www.z1enterprises.com/piston-kit-720mm-z...ves-10251.htmlPiston Kit - 72.0mm - Z1 - KZ1000 - No Sleeves - 10.25:1WIK1075-1$526.95

• Ordered1
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$526.95

 



 

I wonder how much of it is also the fact that less and less of these kits are being sold, as the population of these bikes declines.  Not only do they lose the economies of scale for manufacturing them, but it costs more to keep the kits in stock (one less spot on the shelf for a piston kit that sells more quickly).

I'm glad I jumped on the 810 kit I bought last year for $263.