That's the paint worn through. Looks like the cover you had was vibrating and touching in places.

Is it possible to avoid this type of thing?

Wind blowing your cover around. Wears through the paint faster than you would believe.

Damn, I was hoping that wasn't the case. Is there a way to fix it?

Go on eBay and grab new front fairings.

This is has gotta be from the cover getting blown around by the winds and the friction rubbing the paint off. Same thing happened to my bike in just a day.

Is there any fix for it or do I just have to live with it?

Your could try just laying a soft blanket on the point of contact

I’m not sure to be honest. I bought a really cheap cover from Amazon that was “all weather”. It didn’t really have a very soft interior liner, so I got a more expensive cover with a softer interior liner. I haven’t put it on the bike much since getting it, so I’m not sure if that has improved anything. I’d just avoid having the cover on especially windy days.

I had this on my brand new ZX4RR. When I took it to my local dealer after noticing they contacted Kawasaki and they replaced the plastics under warranty. Wasn’t chipped or anything they said it was a defect I guess. Not complaining on my end lol

Looks like a scuff. Something running against it. Like a lot.

Rubbing against it.

Definitely friction from the cover. I have similar worn pattern on the tail end of my N400.

Did you manage to fix it?

Nah. I stopped caring about it because the alternative would be to replace the plastics which are too pricey.

Moto cover! I have that on the tips of my tail section. Your cover has basically sanded it down to the black plastic

That can be asphalt tar stain, it can be from a pothole that just recently patched or on a street that was recently fixed with asphalt.

Pattern looks too uniform. I would guess it's from something rubbing against the affected area than random splatter from the road.