[Sir Trev]

Not too surprisingly Triumph no longer use unlacquered cases. Quite a few folk on the Trumpet forum I also frequent moaned about them as (like me) they did not realise they were like that until the first salty road trip. It was bad enough that Triumph did a black cases kit which had all the bits you (or your dealer) needed to swap out to painted ones. The biggest issue is the brushed finish on the unlacquered ones as keeping it looking even is very difficult, hence me taking the easy option and laying the bike up.