More likely they are assembling 2019s with excess spare parts and went with those parts pre-painted that they had the most of on hand. They probably made too many spare parts and when sales were lower than expected, their bean counting algorithm said they needed to dump some into the production run.
I hate to agree (because it does sound cheesy), but you are probably right. I was thinking the same thing- parts grab bag
I hope it comes off as easy as the old one did, and doesn't ruin the paint underneath it when it does.
I can't tell if it is a sticker, but it probably is. Normally, the "Kawasaki" logo is a high-quality, silver, raised lettering... which I like a lot. But if that really is just a printed sticker.... eeeeew.... I would remove it, hoping the paint under it was in good condition and then just buy the correct "Kawasaki" letters and put it on there.
What is with making the silver "matte", anyway... another poor choice if you ask me. Matte paint not only doesn't look good, it is much harder to keep clean, and has FAR less stain resistance. I would look at it and say "what, did someone forget the clear coat?"
Not much of a choice for a new customer. Bring back the green monster!
In fairness, we never had much of a choice. On the years they offered two colors so there was a "choice", the other color was
always black. Lots of people (including me) detest black. It is hard to see (safety), impossible to keep clean, shows every little scuff and flaw, and is hot as hell in the sun. The only thing worse than black is MATTE BLACK.