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Old 01-04-2001 | 05:02 PM
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I have ridden with a couple of guys out of Texarkana that ride Wolverines. They had Big Bear Gears installed along with a locker, lift, and power kit. They run 27X12-12 Vamps front and back and can ride a wheelie even with the big tires. I have seen alot of set-ups, and with the Exception of a properly modified SP500, there is nothing that will hang with them in the mud... including a Rubicon with 28" Outlaws. These bikes are very light, and with the grany gear off the Big Bear, they can turn the tire anywhere the rest of the biug bores can. Anyway, the Wolverine catches alot of crap about having to low end power. I thought I would just mention these.

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Old 01-05-2001 | 11:55 AM
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That's the first time I've heard of doing that, and I must say that it sounds like a truly good idea. Do you know how long it take to make the modification? Did they change the whole gear set, or just the bottom 2 or 3 gears? I'm assuming they had a scraped big bear motor kicking around, cause the price of gears would have to be expensive. Do you know if it matters what year the big bear is?
So many questions, and I know that you haven't done the mods yourself, so you probably don't have the answers. But thanks for the food for thought.
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Old 01-07-2001 | 11:40 PM
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Even the new 400 big bear has the same bottom end as the wolverine except for the gears of course. But other than gears the big bear has the same engine just detuned. The only difference between the 350 and 400 engine on wolfs and big bears is the piston and head.
 
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Old 01-08-2001 | 02:56 PM
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Is it hard to change the gears from Wolverine to Big Bear gears. It must lack top end with the Big Bear gears right?
 
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Old 01-08-2001 | 07:16 PM
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NOT TO SOUND STUPID, BUT WHAT GEARS DID THEY CHANGE, THE RING AND PINION OR THE TRANNY GEARS
 
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Old 01-08-2001 | 08:37 PM
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Of course you would lose top speed if all the gears were changed. That's why I wondering if the entire gearset had to be changed, or if you could change just the first 2 or 3.
However, the idea of changing the gears comes from the need for lowering the overall gearing after adding larger tires, so I don't think the change would be that drastic. It would be nice to get the gearing back to stock after adding taller tires.
 
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Old 01-12-2001 | 10:29 PM
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A friend of mine has a 1999 Wolverine, what year Big Bear do I need and which gears
 
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Old 01-14-2001 | 05:27 PM
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The year big bear doesn't matter. But all the gears would have to be changed or you will end up with a big jump between gears and lose all power. You will get a lot of your top speed back with bigger tires by reducing the gear ratio. Also big bears are geared to have 25" tires stock that makes a big difference.
 
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