Seems to me that if you want to learn to fix this thing in the future (and one call to a local mechanic will convince you of that pretty damn quick, when you hear the hourly rate), you should make an attempt at doing the 3000 mile tune up. It's really not hard, just takes some patience.
Cam chain (wrench and screw driver), valve tappet adjustment (wrench and screw driver), points adjustment (feeler gauges and screw driver), and then the timing and carb sync take special tools. By special I mean, readily available and less than one hour with a mechanic.
Along the way you will realize that some other tools are needed, but if you own some of these already (multimeter for instance) you are already saving a ton of money, and learning in the process.
When I first got my bike, I figured I'd give it a shot, and worst case, take it to a mechanic. I was just like you (and still am!) but realized that with the manual, the help from folks on here (search first, ask second!) that I could probably get through at least SOME of the procedures.
To date, I have gone to a mechanic once. And that was to wrestle the rear bearing retainer off. When he ended up using enough leverage to lift a small truck, which i definitely could not do on the curb, I didn't feel so bad.
It's totally your call. But I feel that if you have found your way to this forum, you have half the battle licked, and probably deep down, want to mess with this thing yourself.
Good luck, and keep at it. It's the best feeling, going for that first good ride on your new bike. Even better when you did the work yourself!
