Some sway bar info; Keep in mind that after all the Yamaha Rhino rollover injuries and lawsuits, Yamaha finally gave owners free doors AND instructed dealers / owners to REMOVE the rear sway bar. I had removed mine years earlier because the rear IRS was not really independent because the sway bar ties them together some, removed they become fully independent giving a smoother ride over bumps. Another benefit was giving the machine some body roll in corners. Before I removed my Rhino sway bar, I went around a corner too fast and put it on it's side tearing my foot up. It happened in an instant, no warning like it was about to tip over, no body roll warning, just bang on it's side in about 2 seconds. When you have some body roll after sway bar removed, you often get a much better warning if it's about to tip over, you can feel it leaning first giving you a warning. This is why Yamaha wanted the Rhino sway bars removed. Soon after I got my P-500 I disconnected the sway bar, a smoother ride. I remember standing on the side of the 500 with the sway bar on, and tried to rock it side to side, very stiff. Sway bar off much softer rocking side to side, was a little nervous my first few rides it might be a lot more tippy, nope, still very stable, feel it's safer with some body roll and some tip over warning even though I never get close to that. Honda's are known at least to me to have stiff suspension, removing the sway bar helped, making it true independent rear suspension.
