There's a story behind these hoses, and it's this....
I decided last year that I fancied some red hoses for my custom 97 and contacted Worley thru E Bay. They seemed to be reputable with a physical base business in Australia.
I sent them a set of Valk hoses off of one of my bikes (to China, at my cost) as a pattern and agreed a deal that I would get a set of free red hoses in exchange.
I thought it would be good for Valk owners generally to have access to colored silicone hose sets, I wasn't particularly motivated by profit or price or anything.
There was the semi expected delay, but they stayed in touch and duly sent me a set of red and a set of black hoses, keeping my originals.
Like a kid at Christmas, I opened the package and wasn't particularly impressed. The colored tape was untidily wrapped and the wall thickness variable. I decided to replace the black ones on the donor Tourer first (which had been laid up for about three months by now).
The leg of the T piece for the water pump was far too long, so I cut it and whilst doing so looked up it towards the junction and saw......
What you're seeing is a hole seemingly melted into the main cross hose, then the leg hose for the water pump birdsmouthed and held in position by much tape.
As you can see, the hole is probably 20% max of the I/D of the tube. Using the hose would have seriously restricted the coolant flow with potentially catastrophic consequences due to overheating.
I immediately emailed the supplier who answered along the lines of "Oh, the factory makes them by hand".....
Various back and forth emails ended with me demanding my original hoses back but, despite promises, that never happened.
I contacted Worley in Australia and they washed their hands completely, saying the E Bay business is nothing to do with them. I pointed out how ridiculous that was and they ceased contact.
It seems they are some sort of clearing house/ sales operation for a number of small Chinese factories with little quality control.
As the deal took place off EBay, (the hoses were obviously not listed) there is no recourse thru them for me.
I've just put it down to experience and the lottery of buying from China. (I have had good experiences with other suppliers for custom made items).
TL:DR, Avoid Worley and their junk hoses.
