Open velocity stack or air filter?

[delcrossv]

For our motorcycle project, I was wondering if you all run open velocity stacks on the salt or is there enough "stuff" in the air that we should be running some type of filter?

Edit , it's a Sportster so the intake is in the open and a couple of feet off the salt.

Thanks!

[Stainless1]

Sort of a personal preferance thing... how much salt does your front wheel kick up toward the intake...
We run a filter on the bikes and cars... ours generally catch some salt

[donpearsall]

Stainless is correct. Even though your intake is two feet off the surface, salt will spray everywhere and your velocity stack will happily suck it up. I had frozen valve stems from this when I did not take the engine apart soon enough.
Don