Rust and Corrosion

[Gone in 60]

That is strange. My bikes spend about 50% of their time at my office, which is about five miles from the coast. Weird that your bike has experienced that much corrosion. I had a Nighthawk 750 that had been owned in Laguna Beach, a few blocks from the ocean. I replaced a bunch of corroded fasteners that bothered me. I can see CLOSE to the ocean, but five miles in should not be an issue. Maybe in it's previous life it spent more time in the elements, and the protective coatings on the fasteners and the chrome on the handlebars were compromised?

And Ferret, it's all relative. If you grew up on California freeways, you don't think twice about them. Now, the first time I drove a rig through Atlanta, I was ready to tear up my CDL.