I'm originally from New England myself...Boston, Cape Cod, New Hampshire Seacoast communities, etc.I'm in the marine air belt and everything that isn't stored in a garage eventually gets rusty, so wiping down your bike with oily rags regularly here isn't bad practice.
I know all about rust conducive climates...lol...lol...lol.
But on the plus side, I'm great with boats from small sail boats to 300 footers with multi decks and a wheel house with twin or more engines...I miss that...I don't get too many opportunities to go boating in the ocean sitting here in the high deserts of New Mexico these last 14 years...lol...lol.