Come and Ural with Me.

[R Doug]

One of these days.

URAL Austin Vince from Rob Warner on Vimeo.

[evilted]

I've been trying to come up with a reason for needing a Ural 2WD, but haven't yet.

But yeah, one of these days....  

[nwconk]

I got a 98 Dekko about 3 months ago.  It has  been a blast.   As long as you don't think of it as a motorcycle no problem.    You  don't have to wait for a new one and the 2 wheel drive is just not used that often.

--chris

[Mac]

I love the look of the Ural and the vintage feel, but the engine is the turn off for me. If they updated the motor and /or transmission so the bike could run 75 or so, it would probably be about as perfect as I could wish.

[Mr.Black]

I really want one of these. Not at all for an every day ride by any means. On the days when I want to ride but the roads are shit though, man what a hoot!

[MK96xj]

I really want one of these. Not at all for an every day ride by any means. On the days when I want to ride but the roads are shit though, man what a hoot!

This is exactly what I was dreaming when we got 9" of snow last week. If I could either put an outrigger on the Multi or have an Ural,,, you would not have been able to get the grin off my face

[Yankee Dog]

I love the look of the Ural and the vintage feel, but the engine is the turn off for me. If they updated the motor and /or transmission so the bike could run 75 or so, it would probably be about as perfect as I could wish.

For what the Ural does best you really dont need 75mph.  Mine cruises all day at 60, plenty fast enough for a sidecar rig.  I think I have had the most fun with it doing less than 30.    

Yankee Dog

[Mr.Black]

This is exactly what I was dreaming when we got 9" of snow last week. If I could either put an outrigger on the Multi or have an Ural,,, you would not have been able to get the grin off my face

Zactly!

[Motocentaur]

My poor Concours has been gathering a lot of dust since I got the Ural - easily the funnest vehicle I've ever had. It's sweet spot is about 60, which is as fast as I typically go on secondary roads anyway. It definitely is not a machine to spend a lot of time on the freeways with, though.

[sagerat]

I cringed through most of the video.    I recognize the intent is to make it look like snippets from home movies from the 1960s, just a technique that didn't work for me.  And I wanted to strangle the singer.

I love my Ural.  It's outlasted six other stablemates in the garage.  If you want to do 75, you don't want a Ural.  I've had mine up to 80 on a long downhill and it was definitely an experience that called for focus.  And while a Ural will do 0-70 mph, 70mph-0 is not quite as easy.  

[Yankee Dog]

I cringed through most of the video.    I recognize the intent is to make it look like snippets from home movies from the 1960s, just a technique that didn't work for me.  And I wanted to strangle the singer.
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oh come on now, it was fun and funny. dont take it too seriously.  Its a Ural after all.    

Yankee Dog

[Yankee Dog]

Sage,

OK if you didnt like that music, how about this stuff

http://www.youtube.com/embed/vzJELSKgNDw

[sagerat]

Mongolian throat singing.  Good stuff. Still think the best was the Russian blues band Ural used in their promos.

[Biking Sailor]

OK, I'll admit to not knowing much about side car rigs, but I have to ask.  In England and Australia, where they drive on the left side, do they put the sidecar on the left or is it always on the right?  I think in the Isle of Man races I've watched the rigs have always been on the right side, and this is in a drive in the left lane country.

They do look like they would be a blast riding around in a little snowy mountain community.  

[sagerat]

In Britain the hacks are on the left side of the bike, which I assume is also the case for South Africa, Australia, and Japan.   You know, those places where they drive on the wrong side of the road.