I'm just about to attempt to fire up Project 41, a 1987 VFR700 which hasn't run in at least nine years. When I do, I always mount the full airbox and filter. This bike came to me with the airbox lid drilled with holes which seems to be a common misguided go-fast modification. Until I locate a replacement my hillbilly fix is to tear strips of tape to seal those holes. For this I use the strongest tape I've ever come across, Gorilla brand black tape. I think this stuff would stay in place through the apocalypse and so might actually be a practical long-term fix, so will work fine for this purpose.
While I was messing with this, I happened to notice that the snorkel on another 2d-gen airbox I have on hand looked a little different. Sure enough, this '87 is a shorter version of the same design, even showing the same numbers cast into the plastic. I have no idea why…maybe to give a little extra clearance from the frame for cleaner airflow?
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