P.s. people learn all this stuff because they enjoy it. Motorcycles aren't intrinsically unreliable or prone to breaking. And even when they do you usually get enough warning or can keep doing until you're somewhere sometime can help.
You probably have a car you get services every once in a while and never had much trouble with. Its the same deal just service a bit more.
Also motorcycles are pretty easy to chuck in the back of a van or lorry so even in a worst case scenario you're not going to be stuck too long.
I don't know why local shops would be incompetent, they're probably going to be a lot more proficient than most here. I'm not saying don't learn your bike a bit ie. What fluids it takes and common problems but you don't need to take mechanic classes IMO.
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