Well, I guess you haven't heard, Hyates ol' boy(oh, and this goes for you too down there in OZ, Steven) You see, because the only Lacquer Worms known to exist are, or maybe now WERE known to exist, resided in the terra firma of the Good Ol' U.S. of A!, Mr. Bloor ONLY had his Triumph Cruisers which were slated for transit to said Good Ol' U.S. of A treated with a special "Anti-Lacquer Worm Insecticide".
Yep! Until recently it appeared that those English speaking countries throughout the world who still use the "superfluous U" in their language were thought immune from the dreaded "Lacquer Worm Plague".
And so, I guess it's too bad for you guys that they've only sprayed for this infestation on bikes riding along the highways of The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave!
OR in OTHER words...GEEEESH, and here I thought I WAS anal-retentive about MY bike's appearance!!!
(...sorry Hyates, I couldn't resist that...BUT, I really really doubt that this "worming" is ever going to effect the structural integrity of your risers, and it will just become a matter of some minor aesthetic concern on your part...and I gotta say, right now at least that looks pretty darn minor in that picture there, and kinda sorta looks as if the lacquer has just been scraped with some kinda tool along the way...but I could be wrong, of course)
