yeah dont give up though. Most places are reasonable on freight. Definitely buy what you can from Australia, but a lot of the stuff just has to be sourced from the States. If you are after any Sano stuff, email Dave at Sano direct and he will help you out. He is a good dude. His email address is on his website and he still does do a lot of mini stuff. It helps if you get a few things at once, to lower the freight costs. Get a bit of a list on what you need, and get it all at once, and it definitely doesnt seem as bad. There are still a number of good shops to use, and the service has been great from what i have found. All very keen to help fellow mini bike riders, which keeps their doors open. Win-win.