My V-Strom is close to 15K miles and apart from some slight chips on the swing arm where the crud hits, the general finish is still excellent with no corrosion. The T120 Triumph that the V-Strom replaced was a pile of rubbish with wheels badly corroding, dials steaming up, seat that didn't fit. The list was getting longer so I cut my losses and bought what I consider to be a well put together Suzuki.