P500 swaybar

[Montecresto]

Took a quick ride last night to try the sway bar removal mod. All I can say is wow, and it won't be going back in. Had that same stupid grin from ear to ear like the day I drove home with it I really put it through some corners on gravel roads on the high end, it flexes a bit but in the end I liked how much better the ride felt. The improved ride will be much easier on my photography equipment. Here's a shot I got last night.View attachment 16909

I'm unhooking mine today. Are you zoomed in on that moose, or did he pose for you that close?

 

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[Stacy]

I'm unhooking mine today. Are you zoomed in on that moose, or did he pose for you that close?

That shot is about 100yrds away Montecresto, he did however walk about 20yrds right behind me without a care in the world. I just liked the framing of that picture.

 

[Stacy]

I'm unhooking mine today. Are you zoomed in on that moose, or did he pose for you that close?

I'm unhooking mine today. Are you zoomed in on that moose, or did he pose for you that close?

It really makes a difference I think you will be happy with the results, I know I'm not looking back. I don't see me using it again even pulling my small trailer.

 

[Montecresto]

It really makes a difference I think you will be happy with the results, I know I'm not looking back. I don't see me using it again even pulling my small trailer.

Cool, I hope I have the same report by the end of the weekend. I guess that guy doesn't know that sometimes it's a gun that you have pointed at him or he wouldn't have stood still for the shot, lol.

 

[Stacy]

It really makes a difference I think you will be happy with the results, I know I'm not looking back. I don't see me using it again even pulling my small trailer.

Cool, I hope I have the same report by the end of the weekend. I guess that guy doesn't know that sometimes it's a gun that you have pointed at him or he wouldn't have stood still for the shot, lol.

This is unit was opened for the first time last year with only one tag issued. I helped with the hunt. It is now the Idaho #1 bull. #5 in the world. And he took one of the smaller bulls because he was impatient so. This year is the same but i expect the world record to come out of it this year. Yeah these guy's are not pressured at all so for photography it is a dream.

Montecresto I don't think you will be to disappointed, I think in the bigger picture I believe honda put these on to assist with overall stability for worse case scenario. But at the speeds we run these things and intended purposes of most I believe this is a decent gain in overall suspension performance with out altering the overall factory package. Even loaded heavy I imagine it will perform fine, I will have a few bull elk I'm sure loaded on this thing in the fall to help verify this. I'm going out today again and will hopefully get some decent shots to post.

 

[Montecresto]

This is unit was opened for the first time last year with only one tag issued. I helped with the hunt. It is now the Idaho #1 bull. #5 in the world. And he took one of the smaller bulls because he was impatient so. This year is the same but i expect the world record to come out of it this year. Yeah these guy's are not pressured at all so for photography it is a dream.

Montecresto I don't think you will be to disappointed, I think in the bigger picture I believe honda put these on to assist with overall stability for worse case scenario. But at the speeds we run these things and intended purposes of most I believe this is a decent gain in overall suspension performance with out altering the overall factory package. Even loaded heavy I imagine it will perform fine, I will have a few bull elk I'm sure loaded on this thing in the fall to help verify this. I'm going out today again and will hopefully get some decent shots to post.

Sounds good Stacy. Looking forward to more moose pics and seeing how my ride is post sway bar.

 

[rocmar]

Looking forward to your findings especially on the off camber hillsides and see if it remains stable at angles. That is what keep me from unhooking mine because while doing a lot of rock riding there are a lot of fairly steep hillsides we encounter.

...I found & think for those
who stay on flat ground.
ricky racing....on gravel
roads...this could help.
I didn't see hardly any
difference in the kind
of riding we do...

 

[rocmar]

What exactly does the sway bar do?

It there for stability
to keep from rolling
taking turns at high
speeds.....
Goggle it

 

[Montecresto]

Looking forward to your findings especially on the off camber hillsides and see if it remains stable at angles. That is what keep me from unhooking mine because while doing a lot of rock riding there are a lot of fairly steep hillsides we encounter.

That's exactly the reason I'm unhooking mine for this weekends ride, I want to see if the butt clinching off camber events are improved or not. Already tried the lowest setting on the shocks with negligible results. My review will be posted here at the end of the weekend ride. So far, I've only seen where one member has reconnected their sway bar, the vast majority find significantly improved stability without it, and I don't take turns at high speed, so I remain hopeful.

 

[rocmar]

That's exactly the reason I'm unhooking mine for this weekends ride, I want to see if the butt clinching off camber events are improved or not. Already tried the lowest setting on the shocks with negligible results. My review will be posted here at the end of the weekend ride. So far, I've only seen where one member has reconnected their sway bar, the vast majority find significantly improved stability without it, and I don't take turns at high speed, so I remain hopeful.

....not everyone rides the same
terrain. ..to me. It was most
noticeable going fast on
gravel roads...other than that
it was un_noticeable. ..
it's a safety feature
I am one of those that
hooked it back up...
didn't see the benifit in
the riding I do....
if ya get side ways on a steep
slope...
you'll wish you left well
enough alone

 

[solrus]

No fighting guys!
I disconnected and love it, I use common sense when taking corners , wear seatbelt . One thing that helped me to get more safety conscious and get better feeling leaning angles was motorcycle school, so I started to take it every year, just next level up.

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[solrus]

One more thing to add, I have aftermarket wheels and tires , my width now not 50 but 53"

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[Montecresto]

One more thing to add, I have aftermarket wheels and tires , my width now not 50 but 53"

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51-1/2" here.

 

[trigger]

That's it...you two go to your rooms!!
Wait til your father gets home...

 

[rocmar]

That's it...you two go to your rooms!!
Wait til your father gets home...

HaHa
its kool

 

[sthomp54]

The sway bar thread from hell, lol. I took mine off and it seemed better, but we are talking about a machine with 6" of travel that has a max speed of 40mph... not really gonna matter much either way

 

[solrus]

Sounds like all of us need good weekend ride and camping and test our ideas and find the truth .
I think respectful argumenting is the way to go .

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[Montecresto]

Sounds like all of us need good weekend ride and camping and test our ideas and find the truth .
I think respectful argumenting is the way to go .

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It's on the agenda solrus!

 

[Stacy]

For what its worth guy's, I beat the crap out of my honda today, side hills, strait up hills, strait down hills, heck at one point i felt like wile e coyote, I was off the end of a rock and nothing under me :/ In all seriousness i put her thew hell today and I really am liking her disconnected. I AM keeping a spanner wrench though at all times so if I decide to load her up I can set the shocks on the fly a little stiffer. So I noticed when I stiffened up the shocks on the hi speed twists it took a lot of the little give away versus being a little loose. I think that is easy enough to do on the fly when loading her down so the sway bar is gone for good.

 

[JACKAL]

This thread has run it's course. Keep your comments civil and not personal no matter how passionate your opinion is.