Give me a bike with an average paint job that is liquid cooled, has a linear power band with no dead spots, dealers who are a pleasure to do business with over an air cooled bike that requires you to spend 2-3K more, after you spend 20+K to buy it, just to get it to run right with a phenomenal paint job. The name of which I won't mention as not to offend those who also own one, as myself.
Alot of guys reported the black paint was prone to scratching before red , I owned a red before the black one now and I found the paint on the red to be a softer paint ... I owned a body shop for years so I know paint .
The new eggshell paints are really nice , Kawasaki used the same paint years ago , there was a special wide down cleaner in a aerosol for that paint . Not sure if honda has the same thing .
Has anyone thought of Plasti Dip on their bike? They have really developed a lot of great options and colors lately and can be done in Matte, Gloss, and semi gloss. Plus, when you get tired of the color, boom... Peel it off and put on a different color. Plus, it protects the factory paint. Just throwing it out there.