If you park outside this is another great use for WD-40.  It is an excellent water repellent.  Hit your chrome nuts and fuel door with it and wipe it down.  Not much chrome on a GS!  I've been parking mine outside without a cover for a year and it looks the same as when I got it.  I keep it in my g/f's sun porch for winter storage, but from March to November it's sitting outside my apartment building.

Motorcycles don't melt if they get wet.  When you see an ad that says "bike never been rained on" all it means is "owner almost never rides", or "owner lies and is trying to squeeze every dime out of it".

Oops, forgot to mention all bikes get wet.  We have to wash them.  The key is to not let them sit dirty for long periods.  That's when they get ratty looking.

I leave my bike outside for weeks at a time. I make sure I always oil my chain whenever practical. No problems with rust any where else so far. Fingers crossed.

Looking out the window as Flick is getting hammered with a torrential downpour! He'll live!

Mary