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I can go you one better - my old neighbor, who has a 2003 FLSTS Heritage Springer, brags that his bike "has never been wet" (meaning from Mother Earth or a hose).
He's got a whopping 2200 miles on this bike in 6 years of ownership, and during the winter you'll often see it in his garage, uncovered, with a layer of dust an inch deep, with crap piled up all around it. I'm sure when he sells it he'll advertise it the same way.
Big deal, never been wet - never been ridden or maintained is more like it!
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