11-02-2018, 02:28 PM
Cormanus, yes, they sure do look like normal scratches, but when I run my fingernail across them everything is smooth as silk. No interruptions at all. I don't know what to make of it.
I'll just spend the $143 and get a new cover, or live with this one the way it is, mickey-style. Either way, it's not a big deal. The brake squealing is far more annoying. I've owned twenty-five bikes and ridden countless more, and this is the first time I've ever experienced this on a motorcycle. Cars, sure, all the time, but never on a bike. For it to be this bike, especially considering the level of attention paid by Honda to the '17 EX's overall fit and finish, is not only very surprising, but hugely disappointing.
It's the only issue on an otherwise mechanically flawless machine. I want it gone.
I'll just spend the $143 and get a new cover, or live with this one the way it is, mickey-style. Either way, it's not a big deal. The brake squealing is far more annoying. I've owned twenty-five bikes and ridden countless more, and this is the first time I've ever experienced this on a motorcycle. Cars, sure, all the time, but never on a bike. For it to be this bike, especially considering the level of attention paid by Honda to the '17 EX's overall fit and finish, is not only very surprising, but hugely disappointing.
It's the only issue on an otherwise mechanically flawless machine. I want it gone.