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Sad to see but OTOH the air cooled Sportster had a hell of a 65 year run. I'm not worried about supply, there are a zillion clean low mileage examples out there in garages all over America, many bought by baby boomers who are aging out of riding. When I bought my 2008 Roadster 5 years ago it had 5K miles and the original tires, and looked to have never spent a night outdoors.
And THAT is one of the reasons I bought a 1200 Iron first year they came out (2017) because I was pretty darn sure the era of the air-cool sportster was coming to an end.
Just picked up a low-miles 2012 XL1200C in mint shape for $6K too. I might not make a bundle on it, but man - what a pair of fun little bikes, They're going into my will to whichever grandkid decides to be Papa's favorite ;-)
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