What an utterly ridiculous comment GW
(and a great reminder to why I rarely post here any more)....
Lucas electrics may be the but.t of many a joke, they were from a previous era, things have moved on a bit since then. Or at least should have.
No modern vehicle should place a bunch of unprotected non waterproof connectors in an exposed position. None.
While you may think this is generally acceptable practice by Suzuki worthy of defending, many of us would disagree.
While many here in the UK lay their bikes up for 5 or 6 months of the year, there are many of us that do ride year round, perhaps, that's because we can, our climate generally allows it or it's because we need to (commuting, traffic) or perhaps like myself, because we love riding.
I have never met anybody whatsoever with a
love of riding through salt water