Hey Stijn,
Not sure if hanging out in Venice Beach drinking  in the sunshine qualifies as an urgent doohickey emergency, but we'll take your word for it
As you doubt know, there is much debate as to whether the doohickey is a real problem on all the bikes or just some of them, and if so what percentage.
If you do decide you really want to get it out of the way, you can also post over at sites like advrider for people in the area with a garage you can borrow.
If that doesn't work out, and you still want to get it done, you can look around further south in Central America where the shop rates are going to start getting a lot more reasonable, you just have to find a mechanic that is good or ideally comes recommended. Some of the backyard mechanics are extremely competent and very cheap. Have a great ride.
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