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Anyone ridden a Ural?
Just canvassing opinions...

Never heard of it. What is it, some kind of plumbing fixture?

YB

Ho and, indeed, Ho.

It is, not surprisingly, given the title, a Russian bike. A 750cc 2 cylinder boxer that outputs the heady power of 45bhp. Needless to say, the engineering base is even more yesteryear than a HArley.
But they are well made and they are a bit different and the Ural Wolf (yeah, OK, but it's no worse than Virago) is quite an ok looking custom.

Google for for 'Ural Moto' and ya should see some.

Isn't it intended for use with a sidecar?

'One day all bikes will be rushin''

no, they do solo's as well, hence the custom (or are you some sort of weird sidecar pervert who'd put one on a chop? ) it's just that they are one of the last companies still making 'Wallace and Gromit' type sidecar outfits!

A sidecar could always be handy for mounting a machine gun or rocket launcher on

Just right for blowing the flat cap brigade out from in front of you

(or are you some sort of weird sidecar pervert who'd put one on a chop? )

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, YES!! Yip, that's me. Born to slide, slide with pride, slippery when dry. But enough about bathtime.

(or are you some sort of weird sidecar pervert who'd put one on a chop? )

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, YES!! Yip, that's me. Born to slide, slide with pride, slippery when dry. But enough about bathtime.


So you want a bath for a sidecar?

well, you'd look silly trying to put a shower on a bike wouldn;t you?

And a Ural sidecar does look like an old tin bath (Ooops, age slipping)!

The sidies I like are the ones used for racing and look nothing like road going outfits. Although a couple of folk did fit light, plates and take them on the road legally (Yes there are wierder sidecar folk than me).

Don't knock it til you try it! I am a two wheeler biker but sidecars are more exciting, I passengered for a while. It's similar to the feeling you get go karting at 30mph except at times your head is an inch off the deck doing 30+ and little higher doing 160+. The transfer of G forces under braking, cornering, accelerating or all three in a fraction of a second is breathtaking.

If you don't beleive me take a day trip to the TT and stand at Parliement square, govenors or the goose neck.

You need balls to do it (unless you are female- in which case, may I be of service? ).

There's no need for a shower on a bike

Nature the great provider has already taken care of that


Never tried it but riding naked in the rain could be fun


Well, maybe in some nice warm country anyway.

Round here you'd definately get your assets frozen

In parts of this country they would beat you to death with a bible for that!

YB

If it was the Financial Times or The Racing Post it could be considered kinky

And that would be more likely round here