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LuckyPhil, Yeah...the fog has rolled in again this morning. I guess I am fooling myself thinking I can have the bike I want and keep it in decent shape. Maybe I could get away with buying a cheap, used bike with full plastic fairing, enough that hides the rot from view and then just expect to junk it in four years. That's probably what I'll end up doing. Thanks for your replies, guys.

Respect to all of you. I have been riding and buying bikes since I was 13. Triumphs, Suzukis, Honda, etc. Never owned a Guzzi. My wife and I live in Monterey, California within a mile of the Pacific Ocean. Great place to live and ride. We moved two years ago to a condo overlooking the ocean. My problem? No garage. I thought that if I could keep my '08 Triumph Bonneville and '01 Honda Valkyrie clean and covered in our carport (has a roof but no walls) I would be okay with rust and corrosion. Sadly, within six months the Triumph was showing rust on spokes and fasteners and got nothing but worse. I sold the Triumph last year. Now the Valkyrie is getting hammered. The chrome is flaking off the aftermarket exhaust, etc. I can't stand to see that great bike go to hell, so am selling the Valkyrie now. Hopefully to someone with a garage. There are two bikes that I have been interested in for a long time. My first choice would be a V11, but a close second would be a BMW 1100 Boxer Cup replica. But I would rather go without a bike than watch another one rust like an old wheel barrow. Have any of you been in a similar situation? Yes, moving to a place with a garage would be great but I'd have to divorce my wife of 25 years. There is a guy who lives in the building next to ours and he has had a BMW 1150R since before we moved in and his bike has only a half cover and looks nearly new. Do you think a V11 would hold up with reasonable care?