Greetings Ernesto.

My mate Supamanaint (Shane) took my snorkel out and since then I have done a fair bit of offroad, including a 4ft water crossing!

There have been no problems so far. Shane does a lot of dirt road (dusty) riding and hasn't mentioned any contamination problems. We both have DNA side covers coming, so that will make the airbox much less watertight.

Shane is a clever ******* though, and is thinking of making up a removable cover for the airbox in case of marginal watercrossings.

We'll be sure to send you photos of the cover. In the meantime, I would say that you are safe to ride without the snorkel in all but the most full-on off road conditions... Boneman