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I took my Norton out for a ride a day before the Hansen Dam ride. I figured I would give it a good shake down. When I returned home I was surprised to see that the feed oil hose was wet with oil. I didn't see any other source of that oil except from the hose itself. On closer inspection I discovered that it had many cracks on the full length of the hose. I ran over to the Auto Parts store for a piece of replacement hose so that I could go on the Hansen Dam adventure.
That Herringbone hose was purchased new with Andover Norton packaging and was installed in April 2015. I figured that hose would last me a good 40 years, but boy was I wrong. The rest of the hoses on my bike are original and they still look good. Apparently Andover Norton does not sell this hose anymore however, if you happen to see one for sale with Andover Norton packaging you might want to pass on it otherwise you could be disappointed in the not too distant future.
I'm not sure if my hose was actually leaking but after going 230 miles round trip on the Hansen Dam ride with the replacement hose there were no signs of leakage.
I had also replaced the large herringbone breather hose from Andover Norton about 5 years ago. On close inspection that hose looks fine with no cracks at all.
Here are a couple of pictures of what I found
Peter Joe
That Herringbone hose was purchased new with Andover Norton packaging and was installed in April 2015. I figured that hose would last me a good 40 years, but boy was I wrong. The rest of the hoses on my bike are original and they still look good. Apparently Andover Norton does not sell this hose anymore however, if you happen to see one for sale with Andover Norton packaging you might want to pass on it otherwise you could be disappointed in the not too distant future.
I'm not sure if my hose was actually leaking but after going 230 miles round trip on the Hansen Dam ride with the replacement hose there were no signs of leakage.
I had also replaced the large herringbone breather hose from Andover Norton about 5 years ago. On close inspection that hose looks fine with no cracks at all.
Here are a couple of pictures of what I found
Peter Joe