why are you hooked on a-star? there are plenty of other brands that will be within your price range. teknic, shift, speed and strength, heoric, etc... for instance, i got my top of the line teknic xcelerator (same brand/model josh hayes uses) for 700 shipped from TJ @ ridersdiscount. in short: explore other suit options, contact tj, and stg does not run a bait and switch, they are one of the more reputable companies currently in business along with riders discount.