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I was replying to no one in particular other than Mark and his reply to me about how his bike continued to leak each season after tightening the clamps and mine does not. He mentioned that a dealer warranty tightened the clamps the first time.....presumably not in Mark's presence. In that case there would be no way to know how much force was applied.
I still think extended lay ups in cold temps also has something to do with it. My boats had many worm type screw clamps securing hoses on fresh water and sanitation systems, open system sea water engine cooling systems and closed system heat exchanger systems. The air temp in the boat was almost always over 40F and I ran it on average 3 or 4 times a month. I never had a leaking problem with those hoses. To your point made earlier I tended to use better quality non perforated wider band clamps and these type always on critical below waterline applications. The one clamp I did reply on my '05 I used one like this made by Awab. It costs a good deal more than the OEM ST clamps.
I still think extended lay ups in cold temps also has something to do with it. My boats had many worm type screw clamps securing hoses on fresh water and sanitation systems, open system sea water engine cooling systems and closed system heat exchanger systems. The air temp in the boat was almost always over 40F and I ran it on average 3 or 4 times a month. I never had a leaking problem with those hoses. To your point made earlier I tended to use better quality non perforated wider band clamps and these type always on critical below waterline applications. The one clamp I did reply on my '05 I used one like this made by Awab. It costs a good deal more than the OEM ST clamps.