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Airboxes on performance motorcycles are a completely different ball of wax compared to what we have on almost all of our cars. The bike ones are designed for maximum performance, and to utilize the ram air effect to pressurize the intake charge significantly when traveling at triple-digit speeds. It's certainly possible that it could be designed with a few clips instead of a pile of screws, and it's certainly possible that the plumbing heading to it could be easier to attach/detach. But its main goal is to capture as much of that incoming air and keep it pressurized enough to improve engine performance, all while being extremely lightweight itself. If more fasteners are the easiest/cheapest way to meet those design requirements, well, there you go.
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