The sad fact is that manufacturers of Cars, Motorcycles, et. are allowed by the Feds to stop providing suppoert for their products after 10 years. In other words, that means no OEM parts have to be manufactured (although some do) for any vehicle. So then you are stuck trying to find "remanufactured" parts, which are easy to get for cars & trucks, not so much for motorcycles. And, as you experienced, more repair shops are declining to work on ANY vehicle older than 10 years. Sucks, but there it is.