Hi all.. new to the forum but not the atv.. i hunt and have been wanting to trade do more utility atv but no luck yet. Thought about putting racks on front and back but the aftermarket crap doesn't hold but 50 or so pounds...

Anyone have homemade racks they have built... and has anyone changed the handlebars for a more upright ride?

Mine is blue and completely stock.. had it to 52 mph... I am 6'2" and 245... so not bad. it's pretty capable as it sets up but not ideal. i will be putting 2500# winch on it... and maybe a little taller tires as speed is not really what i am interested in...

thoughts?

 

I would trade it in for something more suitable. I think some of the Utility Yams used the same engine etc. There are a whole host of circa 350 to 450 Utility machines made about 2008, from the lightweight 350 Bruin and Honda 420 to the big, heavy, Suzuki 450.

 

Is this the 350 or 450 Wolverine?
The 350 Wolverine is just a 2wd 350 Grizzly/Bruin with sporty plastic and no racks. 2008 Yamaha Grizzly 350 Automatic ATVs

The 450 Wolverine is a 4wd 350 Grizzly/Bruin but with the 450 Grizzly 421cc motor in it. 2008 Yamaha Grizzly 350 Auto. 4x4 ATVs

So it should also handle 25" tires since they have the same tranny, and the rack weights should be the same if you make racks for it since they both have the same suspension and chassis.

I bet the frames are the same and 350 Grizzly racks will just bolt on with holes made in the plastic.
Whats the chances of the frames being different when they use the same 3.8 gas tank and front and rear suspension?

All sport 4x4 are just derived from a utility ,but with sport plastics and racks removed.

 

The Wolverine 450 is a totally different animal than any of the Grizzly models. It shares the same engine with the Grizzly 450 but is a much smaller machine. I had one once myself. It was never meant to be a utility machine. Its a sport 4x4. The accessory rear rack is meant to haul a cooler and that's about it. At your size, I can imagine it feels a bit cramped. I eventually decided I wanted more power so that's when I bought my first Grizzly 660 many years ago. The 660 is a much more capable utility machine. The 700 is even better with fuel injection, more power and available power steering. Cost is a bit more but its worth it. The Wolverine 450 didn't have low range either, something a serious work machine will sometimes need. You can't just add that either. I liked my Wolverine but I always felt it could have been so much better if it had more power. The Polaris Scrambler and Can-Am Renegade 500 that is supposedly was built to compete against just smoked it in the power department. If Yamaha had put the Grizzly 550 efi engine in it and a decent rear rack on it, it probably would still be sold today.

 

At one time when they were 5 speeds 350s but the newer CVT Wolverines are just sporty plastic on a 350 Grizzly chassis. The guy is talking about a 2008. The last 4wd 350 Wolverine was made in 2005.
The newer 350 Wolverine are only 2wd and belt CVT. 2004 Yamaha Wolverine 4X4 ATVs

If you look the above post links the chassis of the 350 Grizzly and NEWER 450/350 Wolverines are the same. Same tranny ,suspension, Gas tank, 48.4" wheelbase and both SRA without low range.

Like Can-AM and Polaris their sport 4x4 just use the same chassis from a utility ATV.

If you really want to get into it look up the part numbers of a 350 Grizzly and 350/450 Wolverine and most will be the same .

Same goes for a Renegade and Outlander and a XP and new Scrambler.

Without reading the specs and just looking at them I can see they are the same ATV. Plastics and tires size and that it.http://www.atvreviewnetwork.com/enth...e2=53949&go=Go

 

It feels a lot smaller anyway. The new scrambler and renegade models dont differ much from the utility quads they were derived from. The Wolverine never had irs, which I thought was always a good thing. That along with no low range or diff-lock in the transmission like the Kodiak 450 had, made it quite a bit lighter. In my opinion, it still lacked power, that was the only weakness of the Wolverine 450. We fabricated a bent front rack from a Grizzly 660 to make a rear rack for my Wolverine but that required a fair bit of cutting to make it work.

 

If you modify your Wolverene, who is going to buy it when you do sell? Anyone after a Wolverene is not going to want one decked out like a utility Quad. Anyone wanting a utility Quad is not going to look at a Wolverene. Best to trade it while it is worth something, and put the money into a machine that was made for your job. If you don't need 4WD, used 2WD utility Quads are worth a lot less, so you could probably get a good deal on one.

 

It will feel smaller with smaller tires ,lower padded seat and not looking over a large front rack with wide front fenders.

I though it was odd they built the new Wolverines on the 350 Grizzly SRA chassis and not the 450 Grizzly chassis with IRS. Maybe weight I guess.

I heard of people with Outlanders who bought the plastics and seat of a Renegade and made the switch and its nothing but a straight forward bolt on job.