No affiliation. I'm thinking about picking up a Ural. If it'll do the job in a Russian winter, it should do fine in Michigan. Has anyone ridden one of these things? (Fast forward to .35 seconds) Ural Sidecar Snow Gear Up
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Who needs a car in the winter anyways?
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dpreach007
Moped
LOL - I know some people who ride two wheels in the snow. I lived thru a Michigan winter once, it would be hard to ride through 5 feet of snow though.
oldsawfiler
Crotch Rocket
Visited with a guy last spring who was riding one.
He said that practicle top speed was a little slow for freeways. Other than that he loved it.
He said that practicle top speed was a little slow for freeways. Other than that he loved it.
If you can get a 2 wheel drive one then they are good in snow.
Trouble is that the 2 wheel drive ones are crap on the road.
They are all slow and the engineering makes 60s Brit bikes look newfangled.
They are a hoot to ride but suffer from all of the sidecar problems.
They tankslap like a bitch at about 10Mph (hang on and ride through it).
Over here they are nicknamed "Urinals" ;D
Trouble is that the 2 wheel drive ones are crap on the road.
They are all slow and the engineering makes 60s Brit bikes look newfangled.
They are a hoot to ride but suffer from all of the sidecar problems.
They tankslap like a bitch at about 10Mph (hang on and ride through it).
Over here they are nicknamed "Urinals" ;D
ChipDoc
Sport Tourer
The 60's Brit bikes ARE newfangled compared with the Ural. They started off in a BMW factory in the 1930s which was disassembled and carted back to Mother Russia by the Red Army at the end of WWII. They put the factory back together and began cranking out Urals with the usual Soviet attention to fine detail and precise engineering.Boomer said:
A friend with a motorcycle shop sent several cylinders to be milled before he even bothered to try starting them. That was about 10 years back though; I believe they're making them to much better tolerances these days.
motorhead748
Tricycle
I have a `08 ural gear-up which I bought new. About the first month I owned it I had serious buyers remorse but as I came more accustomed to its behaviours I began to enjoy it. I have 17K on it now and I love it. I have had 2 small issues and both were rectified by the dealer promptly.
It is not a great highway bike but I have had mine on the interstate for 100 miles @ 62 mph with no problems. Mine is the 2 wd version but I would not say it is necessary. I ride mine year round in ohio and would guess that I have not had the sidecar wheel engaged for no more than 10 miles since I`ve owned it. The fastest I have had mine is a gps indicated 74 MPH. I wasnt trying for a top speed when I hit 74 and was surprized to see it when I looked at the gps. A ural is in the record books at bonneville with something like 110 mph.
If you do get one be prepared when you ride it for the Ural delay factor. Where ever you go, whether riding down the road, stopped at gas stations or anywhere else people will ask about it and you have to talk. I could not put a nude super model on my ducati 1098s and get this much attention. I`m not kidding.
Feel free to pm me about any questions and I will give you my phone #>
It is not a great highway bike but I have had mine on the interstate for 100 miles @ 62 mph with no problems. Mine is the 2 wd version but I would not say it is necessary. I ride mine year round in ohio and would guess that I have not had the sidecar wheel engaged for no more than 10 miles since I`ve owned it. The fastest I have had mine is a gps indicated 74 MPH. I wasnt trying for a top speed when I hit 74 and was surprized to see it when I looked at the gps. A ural is in the record books at bonneville with something like 110 mph.
If you do get one be prepared when you ride it for the Ural delay factor. Where ever you go, whether riding down the road, stopped at gas stations or anywhere else people will ask about it and you have to talk. I could not put a nude super model on my ducati 1098s and get this much attention. I`m not kidding.
Feel free to pm me about any questions and I will give you my phone #>
Jim and I passed one on the way back from the SE Wrenching session in Georgia recently. The rig was pulling off on a little side road and I slowed down thinking he might have a problem. Then I saw a big huge German Shepherd in the sidecar who looked WAY interested in getting out and taking a pee or something. I pointed and just rolled on. Looked like a scene right out of Hogan's Heroes... 