Sorry to hear..I woulda loved your bike, but broke also.....you did good at 9 in these times, and as you say, they are a fortune new up here, all bikes are compared to the usa. I sold my new 05 back in 06 and eventually replaced it with a 00 at less than half the price..maybe look that way..I ended up happier. You might look at getting back into it that way! good luck!!