Honda2WheelersIndia — Poor quality of plastic used in new hornet 160 r & non availability of replacement parts

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The most exciting & eye catching part of the bike is the carbon fiber feel cladding on the tank, but sadly honda has used the cheapest possible plastic to make this. The use ability of this cladding is zero, don't even think resting your saddles or bag on the tank over a long or short drive, this thing is a scratch magnet. My bike started developing scratches from day and hour one itself when my mother rested her pooja thali on the tank, now it is the oldest looking part on my 10 days old bike. Even a penny dropped on the fiber leaves it with a ugly scratch.
I expected it to be something like the carbon fiber on apache. If not that good, i was expecting at least some descents quality for the most expensive bike in the segment.
I don't know wether it is the vendor issue or honda wanted it to be this way. But this plastic is like of the super duper cheapest quality one would ever imagine for tank cladding.
I would be the happiest if honda calles a recall for this issue .
The pictures attached are of the 8th day after the delivery of my bike & after applying some dashboard polish, il looks more ugly in real ife.I have never ever abused it, only my bag pack weighing hardly 2.5 - 3 kg rested over it for day or two while traveling, then i noticed this and stopped