Not been beaten to death mate.
You have a bike in the UK. I assume you ride most of the year. It's going to rust I'm afraid
Most UK riders who ride year round have rusting bikes - seems to be banjos fittings, bolt heads etc.
Poor quality fittings - bikes built to a price.
We all try to keep our bikes nice at first but you're fighting a losing battle unless you have so much time on your hands you can clean the buggery out of the bike after every ride.
I'm on the verge of 'ratting' my America just because I rode it all year round!
My Rocket is about 6 months old and it's fast catching up with the America!
The gauling thing is when you see bikes from warmer climes that look better than when they came out of the showroom
By the way mate .... expect to be collared soon - you'll know it when it happens!!
