Could be a real bummer I agree,especially for high mileage riders like myself,but least we don`t have to worry about rocker wear like some others have on this board
An up side of lack of spare parts would be if you sold your 888(heaven forbid)you would probably get more for it if you broke it and the values for clean examples would rise even more
So you know what this means.........BUY!BUY!BUY!