Leaky hoses

Discussion in 'Maintenance' started by GappySmeg, Feb 15, 2015.

  1. GappySmeg

    GappySmeg Well-Known Member

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    Haven't had chance to do a full side-by-side comparison, but an initial "offer up" has thrown mixed results.
    Some of the hoses are uncannily brilliant... the really complex shaped one that goes up from the stat housing to the rear of the engine somewhere, is exact... as are the hoses connecting to the oil cooler.
    Then, if you look in my picture, there is a hose near the center with a 70 degree bend in it. This is tucked up at the rear of the engine, a right bugger to get to. Whilst the chinese copy is exactly the right shape, it's about 1.5 times the size!
    The various small-length large-diameter hoses too seem to be hard to match up with an OE counterpart... I guess they've erred on the side of caution and made them all slightly longer than necessary... think there's going to be some trimming required.
    But the biggest ball-ache (unless I've made a mistake) is that one of the hoses I need to replace goes from the stat/pump to an ally union (bottom left-hand side of the bike) and the chinese one seems a good 5cm too short.
     
  2. ccr32

    ccr32 Active Member

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    Sadly they cannot even claim Bruce Lee - he was from Hong Kong...
     

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