Not sure if I'm posting in the right area with this one, but here goes!

My MC21 is fitted with the bottom of the original airbox, but with the top removed and just some filter material stretched over it. Rather than control any airflow, I think all it is doing is stopping any crap* getting sucked into the carbs. It also looks bloody awful, and isn't actually fixed to anything, it just sits there on top of the carbs between the frame rails! I'm considering junking it and running open carbs, or waiting for one of the airboxes that Andy is getting made up.

What are the benefits (apart from the obvious one of increased airflow) of running open carbs on my race bike, and would there be any negatives?

I would like to run one of Dans pressurised airboxes, but I'm having to watch the pennies at the moment so have ruled it out (for now!)

* technical term.
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