It's not the crimped end that I question but rather the other end (female disconnect) that I feel is inadequate.
Sorry for the confusion.
I get that. But if you have a crimped connection, you have a crimp connector. NASA (and others) still prefer that way of making a connection. Take a look behind the instrument panel of a Cessna someday, it's a forest of those things. That's a high-vibe, critical environment that puts our bikes to shame.
Of course it's true that the female connector has to be intact and undamaged as well. The fingers have to have the correct amount of spring tension to provide the proper scrubbing as it's assembled to the lug, and maintain that airtight connection for the service life of the connector. Too much or too little spring tension, which you sometimes see on cheap or damaged crimp connectors, won't provide that reliability.
