About to buy Wolverine and was wondering if there is anything i need right away (i.e. like replacing a Banshee airbox lid) thanks

 

Replacing the stock, leaky, (junk) air filter setup with one from Pro Design would be a very good idea.

 

LotusPosition,

Where did you get that tourqe stuffer and does it do anything?

 

thanks for the info. Do your wheel spacers really do much to improve your handling?

 

I bought the torque stuffer from Alba racing in Ca. It's purpose is to slightly restrict your head pipe with a small venturi-like sleeve, supposedly increasing low speed torque, while not affecting top end. It is claimed to have been dyno tested.

White bros. also sells them.

I have not put many hours on it yet, as I am still fiddling with jet settings. The bike had the jet kit in it when I bought it, and was not dialed in.


As to the spacers, I felt that the bike rolled too much in corners, felt tippy (this with bigger tires), so I went for a little more width. I had them on the front, and to me, they increased steering effort, so I put them on the back. I feel that the bike turns in much better this way, but as with the jets, more hours will tell the tale.

Just as is the case with larger tires, spacers will also increase wear on suspension components, particularly wheel bearings.

 

The torque stuffer does help. I put one in the 98 Wolv' that I used to own. I got mine from ALBA too. It cost like $15 or $20. When you put it in, take a dremel, and get rid of some of the crummy welds inside the headpipe. This will also help a bit. I had an FMF megamax II pipe on mine, and a K%N filter. You will need to mess with the jetting a bit. The dynojet kit was on the lean side for me, I had to bump it up 2 sizes on the main jet. Lowering the needle clip one position helps, and just mess with the fuel/air screw until things run right. As far as putting bigger tires on the bike, make sure you run aluminum wheels to make up for some of the added weight of bigger tires. I used the ITP Magnum rims on mine. They were pretty light. Put 8-inch wide tires in the front, and it will steer just fine....and have 10" wide tires in the back. Don't go too aggressive with the tread, or you lose all the power that you added with the pipe/filter/jet/torque stuffer. Have fun with your bike!!!!

 

Are you getting a 2003 Wolverine? if so, are you going for the black? I saw one a couple of weeks ago,it was all black,bumpers and all, looked really sharp.Don't know how black will look after a coupled of years of hard riding,tends to show scratches more, but just having that blacked out bodywork would be worth the extra work to keep it clean !.

 

yeah i am getting an 03 but it will be blue