Okay, enough of this mishigas.
One, the hose isn't shipped twice. Only the ferrules and aluminum ends are shipped to Europe. Duh!
Two, I didn't say hoses couldn't be crimped in the US. We wanted to use six or seven jaw crimps to replicate the look of the original Honda. After spending an inordinate amount of time trying to find someone in Southern California who had such a crimper we decided to do the job in Europe.
That's it for me in this troll-fest. Today, I have to deal with a customer's CB750F with the infamous "hanging throttle" issue as well as tasks on the AT&SF Triple. I'm turning off "notify" for this thread and I recommend that anyone with a real life do the same. Adios! RR