2024 Ural Test Ride | This is the Best Worst Motorcycle!?

An overpriced heritage bike? Or a priced right novelty bike? Here’s my first ride on one… and I want one!

[@richardstephens9647]

I own a 2021 Gear Up... just a few thoughts. Uphills, off pavement, loaded with passenger and gear I can tell you this, 1st gear is geared too high for real world off pavement work which is a REAL SHAME IMHO. The Sachs shocks are worthless POS. The Enduro bench seat is as comfortable as a brick up the backside. 2wd is very handy and so is reverse. Just about every person that sees you either smiles or waves. UDF, Ural Delay Factor, is for real. Ural's 3 yr warranty is a must and they are great at honoring it. I run Duro 307 trail tires and surprisingly, they work very well. Don't expect to zip up hills 6% or more any faster than say 40-50Mph. Owning one is a lesson in pulling over at wide spots to let traffic go by that we were holding up and never been flipped off! Waves, photos smiles even some stares but, everyone is like "Oh a sidecar. Must be old and slow." That and I have a reflective sign that reads, "Please Be Patient" on the back. Suspension upgrade is expensive at $1500.00-3k+. But the one thing that I would say is the most annoying thing about my Gear Up is the lack of a Granny Low Gear to be able to crawl over an obstacle. It is a HUUGE drawback. It means a lot of clutch work and irritation, so, get a winch if your seriously going off road. You will need it. If you're the typical Uralista that never takes the machine off pavement then the gearing will be fine and as you say, "Shifts like a tractor." The $34,000.00 version has good suspension but is it really worthy of that price? My answer is a sad "No." For less you could buy a street legal side by side that is much more capable and won't pound you to death and into physical therapy for an impinged spine. Of course that wouldn't be as "COOL" though.😵‍💫

[@JamesAllmond]

They are what they are. Have a newish one, an older one Identical to it (my Avatar) and a much older one with a BMW motor....had a Harley and a Triumph rig. Saying that, love the straight cut gears (best for sidecar use) and basically would not be without one....

[@adventurod]

@@JamesAllmond I really want one!

[@wolfmanmoto660]

Pretty wild

[@rickh8380]

My OCD is kicking in. I think it needs a major valve adjust. Let me take care of that for you. 😆 The bike looks really cool tho. I really like the color. Thanks for sharing.

[@cosminsos5041]

That junk red pick-up isn't scarry to drive...😂

[@austinl.2703]

I think if they sold them without the side car, a lot more people buy one. Not too many people want a side car.

[@alfnoakes392]

The frame/fork set-up is not supposed to be good as a solo. Old beemer would be a better bet.

[@onnonugteren2935]

A super nice but today the enemies bike. NO SUPPORT FROM RUSSIA AND we shouldn't support it anymore. A pitty for sure. 😞

[@jerry2wheels618]

This is made in Kazakstan not Russia

[@alfnoakes392]

@@jerry2wheels618 Yup, and the company is American. Parts are from the same suppliers in Taiwan etc that Ducati, Triumph, Harley etc use.

[@w9fcc]

Very simplistic attitude. This is a good for-profit capitalist company. They can’t help what their leaders do. And as someone else said, they moved their factory to Kazakhstan and their headquarters is in Washington State in the USA. I’m not going to hate everybody in Russia because of their leaders politics. I don’t hate America just because we have a scumbag in the Whitehouse at the moment.