I WILL NOT HEAR LEGENDS ABOUT Honda QUALITY.
Some years ago I bought a brand new Varadero 1000. Over the 3 years I owned it it proved to be the poorest quality product of any kind that I have ever owned.
Not to sure about the Varadero, but I do know that:
My son has a 1980 1100 goldwing with 195,000kms on the clock in his garage that has all of the original chrome on it and its in good nick. As are all of the nuts and bolts. I know these are original as my son is the second owner with me being the first.
I have a 2006 CRF250X, not a bike built for durability as you will probably agree. But all of the fasteners are fine.
In addition I have a 1990 GL1500 with 124,000 miles on the clock. Not sure about the fasteners as all seem OK. All I have had to replace in the since I have owned it (and this amounts to 100,00+ of the toral so far) is 1 alternator and one set of clutch plates and clutch spring.
As a comparison my 2010 Vstrom 650 has corrosion on the brake disc centres, paint peeling off of the water pump housing and various other paint finishes. Several fixings are also corroded and have been impossible to remove without replacements being required afterwards. All of this despite the bike being kept reasonably clean and treated with ACF90 between October and April. Suzuki (3 owned to date) and Yamaha (2 owned to date) do seem to use inferior fasteners and paint finishes to their engines.
Don't get me wrong the Vstrom 650 is a terrific bike that does every thing I ask of it from a daily 20 miles each way commute to touring Europe towing a trailer (surprisingly as good or even better at this than the 1500 goldwing if you are on your own).
Keith C