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[Richard230]

The aluminum (?) over-engineered side stand on my old 2014 S and my 2018 S still look like new. Not a hint of rust in sight. 

[Crissa]

I'm sure your side-stand is covered in oxidation, Richard!

-Crissa

[DonTom]

The aluminum (?) over-engineered side stand on my old 2014 S and my 2018 S still look like new. Not a hint of rust in sight. 

In South City, I had an old 1983 Yamaha Venture that rusted apart from sitting in the garage. I would think Pacifica would even be worse!

-Don-  in dry Reno, NV

[Richard230]

The aluminum (?) over-engineered side stand on my old 2014 S and my 2018 S still look like new. Not a hint of rust in sight. 

In South City, I had an old 1983 Yamaha Venture that rusted apart from sitting in the garage. I would think Pacifica would even be worse!

-Don-  in dry Reno, NV

Actually not so much. All of my vehicles are garaged all the time I am not riding them. Plus, I live back in the Linda Mar valley where the fog doesn't penetrate much of the time. Also, most of my vehicles, including my Saturn, are covered with plastic and one of the great things about plastic (like aluminum) is that it doesn't rust.   

But likely the major reason that things don't rust as much as they used to, besides the use of better paints and metal coatings, is that the air is much cleaner now than it used to be. Years ago i could ride along the coast in the fog and end up being covered with nasty soot-like stuff. Now I can ride around in the damp fog and when the moisture dries off, every surface is clean and hardly even has water spots .  It looks like pollution regulations and controls are visibly working to clean the air. 

[Crissa]

Yeah, that airborne mercury in the fog is hardly noticeable.

Also, getting stainless and hydrophobic materials is just easier than it once was.  Some kinds of steel are expected to rust - like those kick stands - without taking damage.  And the use of cheaper, rest-prone steel is less common.

But boy do I notice when I go into the desert.

-Crissa