I'm sure that bike was between 5-10k. Who in there right mind puts a bike like that on a plane with out some kind of insurance to cover it? It's not like this is the first time anyone has ever heard of a delta losing or damaging anything. I'm not by any means defending delta. But seriously...
I haven't had my sway bar hooked up for who knows how long and it drives fine. I'm running superlift shocks that are about as stiff as they come. I think the shocks help keep it stable.