2017 Ural Gear-Up Sidecar Review | MC Commute

Motorcyclist staffer Zack Courts is always arriving to office after his commute with a bunch of opinions about the bike he’s riding. Too much this, not enough that, and occasionally has some decent insights. We thought some of it might help consumers or entertain enthusiasts, so we strapped a camera and microphone to the side of his helmet and told him to turn it on when he leaves his house. A lot of him talking in his helmet is complaining about drivers, yelling at red lights, and wondering why billboards aren’t more expensive. But sometimes he actually talks about the bike, and those are the parts we keep. Got a bike you would like to see discussed? Let us know and we’ll send him home on that one next.
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It’s no secret we’re always trying to get our staff to work a little harder. Especially the ones that always seem to have too much to say. “Write it down!” we always shout at each other. Zack Courts is a classic case, always arriving to office after his commute with a bunch of opinions about the bike he’s riding. Too much this, not enough that, and occasionally has some decent insights that we thought might help consumers or entertain enthusiasts.
So we strapped a camera and microphone to his helmet and told him to turn it on when he leaves his house. A lot of him talking in his helmet is complaining about drivers, yelling at red lights, and wondering why billboards aren’t more expensive. But sometimes he actually talks about the bike, and those are the parts we keep. Got a bike you would like to see discussed? Let us know and we’ll send him home on that one next.
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[@Flying_Lexus]

My uncle used to own a Ural. We used to drive it on the country roads to go fishing when I was a kid. Was so much fun.

[@gabedaurio482]

I love Zack. Such a positive and happy guy. MM is definitely one of the best channels ever.

[@bigmike8847]

Theres a guy in the town I grew up in who has one of these and puts his yellow lab in the sidecar. The dog has little goggles and its unbelievably adorable.

[@44musher]

Bridgton maine ?

[@TravTheMan44]

I love dogs

[@jarlgawain8876]

I think I've seen that guy

[@bidenisgod6978]

That's exactly why I may be buying one to take my dog. My dog comes on my ATV with me and rides in my car as well. A side car would be great

[@bigmike8847]

@bidenisgod6978 with a name like that are you sure you want to buy a Russian bike 😉 I bet there's a few Ukrainian manufacturers you could find.

[@jwaller1327]

Outstanding review in every way, Zack. You're on your way to being an Ivan. That issue with running out of gas like that? Been there, done that.... a few times on my Ural. When I first bought mine, I thought I'd run it until the light came on and then quickly get gas. There's nowhere on my commute to work where I'm more than just a few miles from a gas station. Well, after getting near 200 km on the clock, I thought I might be pushing my luck. What if the low fuel light just wasn't working? Well, no sooner than I had that thought did the bike suddenly die of fuel starvation. Fortunately I was only about a mile from a gas station. Unfortunately, at least half that was up hill. Some kind soul in a pick up threw me a tow rope to get me up hill and then I coasted down the hill to the station. Learned to always watch the odometer. But then one time I gave my brother (about 250 lbs) a ride through TX hill country. I had been filling up at 180 km. But with his extra weight (I'm used to my 11-12 year old daughter as my monkey), I ran out at 167 km. Oops. Then one day my daughter and I were riding full throttle into a steady gale force wind, only able to go 50 mph. Hit empty right at 140 km. Lesson learned and learned then learned again. The load and wind really have a drastic effect on this bike's mileage. That and whether or not we're using the sidecar windshield. Now I won't ride it at all without a spare gas can. My daughter and I rode our 2014 Patrol from TX to South Dakota via New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. Then the clutch had to be replaced on the side of the road by yours truly in SD. I then rode to Wisconsin and then back to TX via Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and back to TX. Quite the summer mis-adventure. I even did a 928 mile day, oh so close to a saddle sore 1000. After about 5000 miles in a month of riding, I temporarily retired the Ural, back at the end of July, and am just now getting the itch to get back on it. It took about a month to get feeling to my left hand fingertips after my trip. Been enjoying the hell out of my Triumph Scrambler since getting back. It suddenly feels like some high tech piece of kit, like a MotoGP bike or something, after all that time on a Ural. Biggest possible bang for buck performance upgrade for any bike? Ride a Ural for a month or two. Your other bike, afterward, will have never felt better.

[@bolivardigriz8847]

I take it there's no reserve on the petcock valve on those?

[@norsefalconer]

@@bolivardigriz8847 I think they're fuelies now.

[@onanysundrymule3144]

Hey J.W., I think I followed your blog on Adventure Rider, it was good stuff. Do some vlogs next time Sir. Kind regards.

[@johnwiley3165]

Ever since I ordered my Ural I been watching reviews. This review was the best for me. Main reason I buy Ural is for my work commuter. I could have went with a cheaper version. I ordered a 2021 Gear Up with Adventure package. Because this is the best for my personal use in my area. Taking it slow and enjoying the ride. This got to be the best bike for it. If I want to go fast. I'll ride my Harley-davidson. My Harley-davidson is nice, but my Ural looks more fun for the family.

[@mihaimihai9254]

Hi! Good choice man! I'd be very interested in seeing your own reviews. I think the same. Ural is a great family bike and this is why I intend to buy one.

[@GoneUraling]

Use tripometer, fuel lights on 2014+ rigs are not reliable yet. We get about 200km before we have to hit reserve. Love these rigs, mine is my primary mode of transport and my wife is starting to ride hers everywhere too, went to the grocery store yesterday. So much fun!

[@centraldom]

I have a 2014 Gear Up and agree on the faulty fuel light. Just zero out the km counter on fill up. However, the EFI models, all Ural after 2013, do not have a reserve unless you carry a separate can of gas.

[@baecchi4153]

i would love to have these here in the philippines .. tricycle is one of our mode of transportation here but only limited to 100cc to 175cc ..

[@Winterstick549]

Number 1 upgrade should be a steering dampner if you buy a used one, as early models did not come with one.

[@CommieHunter7]

Dropping the fuel cap and wondering if it would roll into the road and get crushed was the hilight of the video.

[@gcprost]

This is definitely the best review I’ve watched on the Ural. Your background made this more informative and grounded.

[@robertanthonyfarrell]

I haven't watched the video yet but this is exactly why I love this channel. :)

[@Gillespie236]

Had a 2012 spent more time in the garage fixing it than riding it. Had to re-weld most of the welds withing 1 month, hell it was rusted out of the crate. Final straw was the final drive breaking at 13000km. Was fun to ride, but always plan to take an extra hour to get anywhere do the the UDF (ural delay factor)

[@bigd7328]

I owned a 2005 Ural Tourist. Good conversation piece but extremely fragile. Easy to work on right on the side of the road. Good family toy.

[@cfltitan]

Awesome commute video! I love those bikes and would love to have one just for the cool factor and to play around on.

[@dmitriygrigoriev]

I drove Ural ever since I grew big enough to reach pedals, that's so awesome to see someone drive it outside of Russia

[@СергейД-ь7в]

Good! Hello from Russia!

[@geoffnepo]

BMW should bring back retro 50’s R series with a sidecar and unlike Ural electronic that actually work, how cool that would be again !

[@mattwilliams7454]

reminds me of watching MASH. very cool video.

[@Herzankerkreuz67]

Has it got a machine gun mount ....? No ? Ok then I am not interested.....😬

[@deltabluesdavidraye]

andree hammerschmidt You can order that.Seriously

[@rosicroix777]

There are actually a bunch of different machine gun mounts you can get for it & not just the German MG43 or the Soviet DP as Ural still makes the Military model to equip government orders from multiple nations & theres no restrictions on just ordering the mount .

[@RadioStreetsunited]

Older versions had the gun mount. But few years ago they were banned for importing into the U.S. (it was considered by U.S. custom service as a machine gun carrier), so Irbit factory (Ural manufacturer) had to remove it.

[@awdrifter3394]

Not in California, maybe you can get one in Texas.

[@gallimead]

For you comrade, anything is possible

[@pinch-of-salt]

MC COMMUTE a royal enfield!!!

[@james101ride2]

Ural for me is like riding a honda tmx with a sidecar but in a bigger displacement for me tricycle it's easy to ride than 2 wheels and safer you dont worry about rear and front slide and fall. Tricycle is my first motorcycle experience and its the best 😁

[@lcdubs7847]

That 5 gallon gas can strapped on the back of the side care could've come in handy.

[@prleever]

As mentioned before; in 1939 Hitler agreed to a non-attack contract with Stalin. The socalled 'Ribbentrop-Molotov'- deal. The russians were given (!) the BMW R71 prints as part of that deal. They produced the MMZ M72 from 1941 on, in that same year the nazis invaded russia so they moved the Moscow-based factory to Irbit and became IMZ. From 1962 they changed the name into Ural (Ooral).

[@spyuggy]

It looks old, love the engine layout which is perfect for a sidecar, BMWs are nice with sidecars, I have a Honda DN01 and in the handbook it says never to put on a sidecar, or tow with it, but they make beautiful trikes.

[@seanfrank4158]

I have to admit...I thought here we go...when the bike died. I don't hold too much hope for high quality out of the Ural bikes even though they look really cool. I'm glad you just ran out of gas.

[@peterfauerholmchristensen3328]

IMZ (Ural) allready presents their first model M72 in 1941. Their first models were build in Moskau. By the attack from Germany in 1941, they moved the factory to Irbit, far away from the German bombers. There are many histories about how the russians get the bike. But in fact did the germans and russians make a deal in 1939 (Ribbentrop convension), and I think they had put the drawings into the box for the russians. The germans had allready build the R75, and the R71 (same as the russian M72) was outdated in their army (they thougt it was to weak for german purpose).

[@haywoodjablome9642]

This might be a dumb question but, can you take the sidecar off? Just as an option?

[@ovp2go]

LOL at 5:19 I realized you're in Newport Beach. How did the Ural fare in the OC traffic?

[@komalley35]

Zach, it ran out of gas. Does it not have a reserve?

[@neilgill2269]

My Harley outfit has a fuel gauge, It needs it! 45 m.p.g.Riding an outfit is pure fun! In lincoln (England) you can book your last ride with your coffin in the sidecar, Way To Go! Ride safe boys & girls.

[@martind349]

I like the trunk world of motorcycling. It's open road too.

[@QBallRacing]

did you check if the jerrycan was empty???

[@slamboy66]

would it lift with a body in their ?

[@davidgibbon8927]

They were reverse engineered before WW2 as a result of the Germans giving (either 2 or 6?) R71 outfits to the USSR after the Ribbentrop Non Aggression Treaty agreed sharing technolgy. In total the Warsaw Pact produced approximately 4.5 million Ural and Dnepr motorcycles and the Chinese wre licensed to produce the Chiang Jiang for the People's Liberation Army and later civilian models. As you say, they are basic, rugged engineered bikes which are fairly reliable and easy to repair (and upgrade) and keep going. I have a Dnepr MT16 - which does have a differential and constant two-wheel drive. Bliss!

[@jareddegood8313]

Did that rear right reflector shake itself loose?

[@thatmanstumototours2270]

Lots of things shake themselves loose...part of its charm...

[@SirSpinalColumn]

Ural is a brand of urinary tract infection treatment here in Oz. Which sucks because I would totally buy one otherwise.

[@jakekaywell5972]

Why should you care about what other people in Oz think about your bike? If people really cared that much about branding, you could even theme your bike around it to rub it in their faces.

[@slatteea]

I've only ever seen urals for sale with the sidecar. Can you actually take the sidecar off??

[@heywhichway4568]

I have read that you can take the sidecar off, it is possible to do... But from what I understand Ural discourages this - the bike is entirely designed around being ridden with the sidecar, so without it the handling is supposed to be right-crappy actually.

[@cosminpopescu92]

I was wondering the same thing ...I would actually like to own one without a sidecar .

[@extrasmack]

Slatteea I recall hearing, years ago, about a Ural model specifically designed without the sidecar. Ural Wolf I believe it was called. Can't say I've ever seen one though.

[@blipco5]

My friend took the sidecar off his Ural to see what it was like. He described it as " both miserable and unridable". Also, he took me for a ride, I weight 180 and he weighs about 150 pounds. We went up a steep hill in frost gear, full throttle, and the thing barely made it. Test before you buy.

[@da72ma]

There was a model that came without... but yes you could ride without... frankly said... I would rather ride the Ural M70 w/o sidecar than the standard w/o the sidecar due to the standard fork vs the sidecar fork... the Ural is based on the pre WW2 BMW... technology is improved from pre WW2 in a Russian kind of way but due to Seattle HQ is now being improved in western direction nowadays... dealerships anx parts are available worldwide... reliability way better than in the past... or reported from non new Ural owners... now still no match to Japanese or European manufacturer... btw best is the fact that it is easy to work on... best dealerships (the one with best marketing effort) are Heindl and Ural of New England... any questions

[@seanyo9122]

You seriously need to do a Commute on a MV Agusta I've asked a few times now. Dragster, Brutale, Turismo Veloce, Stradale, F3 and my all time favorite the F4.

[@chraighe]

That's why you get jerry-can with the Ural, I was always running out of gas.

[@ferenckarap2750]

my dad had the old k750 without the sidecar, but he sold it 😔

[@stevebolton8471]

Why didn't you use the sidecar shaft drive? Or was it engaged.

[@maltejuergensen2118]

So a KLR 650 would be a logical next bike to take for a test commute .... :)

[@ttxela]

Nice, I always wanted one of these!

[@bprolifik]

Man that things looks amazing. Maybe I missed it, what does the locked door on the gas tank do?

[@SanderJanssens]

Bprolifik - tiny storage

[@taranchenkoigor]

Holds insurance and registration.

[@ninja2kernow]

So what is the door on the fuel tank???????

[@ME262MKI]

So... can you install a MG on the sidecar?

[@czierwo]

The key is on the left side of the front light lol!

[@jennydiazvigneault5548]

When you use the 2 wheel drive option does it have any kind of slip differential or do one of the wheels drag around corners?

[@kingsqueak2221]

It's locked, meant for loose surfaces, gravel, dirt, snow.

[@elebeu]

So you hadn't filled the factory supplied jerry can?

[@q-bert6454]

Are they reliable

[@makarlock]

The mountain range isn't named after urea. It's a long oo sound, oorál

[@bomb00000]

I always wanted a Ural but the its too expensive and base on the MPG everyone says its quite low, there is only one dealer in my entire state (and its super far). And the cons kinda just stack up higher then its pros compare to just a normal bike (im not counting the liquid ones either) .

[@ryde4ever]

Thanks for that! It was fun. Every year around October in Indiana I think about how much fun it would be to have one of those in the winter and ride it to work in the snow. Just too expensive for me as a second bike.

[@jonad5902]

Why Ari wasnt in the sidecar?

[@mehrban2]

Please review the Honda CB1100 & KTM 1299 Super Adventure S !!

[@mareksozols]

pay attention on stopping at stopsigns when vlogging

[@ossBASHA]

What kind of POV camera are you using?

[@ossBASHA]

Oh and mic setup too please :)

[@ssemo940]

Why didn't you back it in?

[@SanderJanssens]

ssemo940 seriously, have you watched the video?

[@williamtaylor874]

great review" nice colours to !

[@sledgehammersark]

10/10 would filter

[@o0bananaman0o]

how does this stack up to the royal enfield? they seem like way better value

[@igorkon]

bike from my childhood :-)))))))))))))))))))))

[@Number704]

Can you take the sidecar off?

[@northindian344]

Beautiful video 👌😊

[@wyyrdojim]

The fuel light doesn’t work? That’s what the Gerry can is for!

[@Siper2]

How fun was that?!? Nice. :-)

[@9999plato]

No Russia got 6 bikes before the war by having an intermediary buy them, they disassembled the bikes and snuck them into Russia before the war.

[@ottomondo1368]

I think the reverse engineering happened prior to WWII. They were in production by 1941. The Red Army used them throughout the destruction of the Third Reich. Post war they were popular utility vehicles and used in the Red Army into the 70s.

[@64maxpower]

They shared build plans not reverse engineered before ww2 not after. Can I get a job at Motorcyclist?

[@thatmanstumototours2270]

"Mechanical sympathy".indeed.....They are fun as hell, to be sure...

[@jackluminous1684]

Jeez, they still manufacture these prehistoric steampunk antiques.

[@bilodeaum283]

yep. and in the same factory and the same tooling used in ww2.

[@jackluminous1684]

Doubt that. Probably only the rake, engine case, wheels, fuel tank and a sidecar. Yeah, and that speedometer. I bet everything else (like brakes, tires, carburetors (does it still have 'em ?), electrical system, everything inside the engine, even the shovel) is manufactured outside the country.

[@jakekaywell5972]

@@jackluminous1684 You're right and I want one BADLY. They are surprisingly modern engineered with Keihin EFI, Brembo disc brakes, Nippon-Denso Alternator, Ducati Ignition, SKF bearings, anti corrosion underbody coating, ect. There’s a reason they are $18k.

[@LeifDjurfeldt]

Try the URAL SOLO!!!!!

[@MDHenry4]

A fiend of mine had a really sharp looking white one of these and like you said is drew crouds smiles and waves from people that I never understood but it looked good with the white and chrome and my kids or his that loved sitting in the side car! Now with out that side car weighted it was sketchy left turn and break. The 1st time we tried to start it (no electric starter). in took he and I side kicking this beast and screwing with floating carbs ( yes floating in air as the only thing that held it up on a cv carb). Odd thing that a DR200Se is faster than it..

[@ColtonBlumhagen]

Wow had no idea it had reverse.

[@jpfurrow7445]

The gas light doesn't need to work; it has a Jerry can.

[@vovamartik2651]

Dude in the Urals need to go where there is no solid cover, I've started to ride a Ural since I was 13.

[@morningbetterlast]

Nobody rides these in Russia, at least I haven't seen a single modern Ural in 6 years. They cost almost the same here, 11k to 12k USD, so people usually aim for lower-end Harleys or BMW R Nine T. The pricing is a shame, really.

[@jakekaywell5972]

They are surprisingly modern engineered with Keihin EFI, Brembo disc brakes, Nippon-Denso Alternator, Ducati Ignition, SKF bearings, anti corrosion underbody coating, ect. There’s a reason they are $18k.

[@GEORGIADEALEX]

My first big bike was a Ural in 2006...It use to break down allmost daily. I was crosstraining before it was invented by pushing that heavy bike. The reverse was also fun to prank and watch reactions in trafic. Still miss dough the kickstart sequence and the smell of gas and burned oil.

[@Winterstick549]

I wonder if one could use these as a moto taxi in America.

[@RobotLegJim]

Russia didn’t “reverse engineer BMW’s after WWII”, they were actually licensed by BMW to make them prior to the war. Once they found themselves on opposite sides when the war began, Stalin just kept making them anyway, and they were head & shoulders superior to the chain drive machines the Allies had (Harley/Indian). My brother & I both ride Gear Ups, and an old (motorcycle) Calvary Rider from that war told him a story. “These are great motorcycles! When they sent us to the desert in North Africa against Rommel, our drive chains lasted as little as 1 or 2 days. The shaft drives (Urals) the Nazis were riding, ran like a Timex. Every Calvary guy on a Harley/Indian kept a quart of Allied paint with them, and when they found a running Ural/BMW, they slapped it with Allied colors, and rode it before the paint was dry. I think most of those machines outlived their riders.”

[@javacofe]

Thanks Zack, no wheelies though #saddface :p

[@geoffnepo]

The unique front fork design has connection to sidecar pulling ?? Why don't you take sometime and explain that ?? That's the purpose of this vid is to explain and educate correct ??

[@sourkraut6248]

Chinese are making all sorts of clones such as Honda and Ural........ The quality is improving every year and the price is usually 1/4 th. I have a 250 Honda clone and it runs great !!

[@anthonyrosa5006]

Or use that fuel can that is included.

[@hotelbastard7853]

BMW actually sold off their side car program, I’m pretty sure of that. Figured that either Royal Enfield or Ural made the purchase. But, it could have been another similar company. Maybe they simply traded the plans for a bowl of curry?

[@BaggerBro]

test road on at Sky Motorsports. Did you find all the false neutrals? lol that thing is a p.o.s. with my buddy in the sidecar, the bike would pull violently to the right.... do you have the 60 lbs bag in the foot board that they recommend if your riding it by yourself?

[@ronwoudenberg2294]

Thankfully you avoided the freeway when you were ready to run out of gas.

[@Sergious_A]

Hi! I'm from Russia. My first Ural I bought in 1993. New Ural was worth less than$ 2000. I enjoyed the drive in the Urals. The workmanship was not the best. Now it's a completely different Ural and it is not available to many in Russia. I'm glad Ural like you! It's a motorcycle with soul! My Ural is still alive and gets me around. Good luck on the road!

[@happytrails1963]

Urals are awesome!

[@whatsstefon]

@@happytrails1963 Ridiculously overpriced in Australia for a budget bike. My friends in Russia have them for next to nothing. Somewhere along the line, a middleman is making a killing.

[@whatsstefon]

@Cătălin David wow. That's expensive.

[@Толя-ш7п]

Сергей Аристов Для некоторых недоступен? Да он для 99% в России не доступен,его цена в среднем 650 -700 тыс.рублей,а народ получает в среднем 20 -25 тыс.рублей в месяц. Эти Уралы доступны только ворам,чиновникам и бизнесменам,но они такими мотоциклами не интересуются.Этот мот нужен для провинции,для деревни,но увы,народ в глубинке нищий.Вот такая она,путинская Россия,реальная,а не из путинского зомбоящика который постоянно врёт. У меня есть Урал 91 года выпуска,но это ещё производство СССР.

[@ВладимирВоеводин-я9ф]

@@whatsstefon They are not. Actually Urals after 2010 and earlier models are absolutely different bikes. In 2010 IMZ started to equipe bikes with: Telescopic front fork Marzocchi (Italy); absorbers Sachs (Germany); brakes Brembo (Italy); Injector, valves Keihin (Japan); gas crane TAIYO GIKEN (Japan); Ignition Ducati Energia (Italy); Generator Denso (Japan); battery YUASA; spark plugs & high-voltage wires NGK-Ducati (Italy); gearbox shafts Herzog (Germany); bearings SKF (Swiden); wires ELECTREX (USA); fuel elements SEMPERIT (Austria); etc. As u can see - components are acquired from leders among producers of moto components - so it cant be cheap. Big neo retro 750cc side car bike cost smth like neo retro kawasaki W850 - I think the price is fare enough. Here in Russia u can buy nice Soviet made fully functional Ural for some $500-1000 or even less, some rare war era models like M72 for $1500-3000, but new one will cost us $13000-15000.

[@michelverreault1773]

Going down a dirt road with the grand kids in the sidecar , plus fishing gear and a picnic basket is where this thing excels

[@olegefov2732]

exactly

[@arturjacinto4147]

I was just tinking of how cool that would be for my daughter and me... I'll have to wait cause she isn't old enought...

[@flyagaric007]

thats exactly how my childhood in early 80's was

[@slacktide_angler]

If I were rich enough to retire early, I'd buy one and deliver pizzas with it for fun.

[@sergiizinoviev7715]

adrianS or used it for uber

[@anxiousappliance]

A man's gotta dream...

[@mikebmikey8241]

We own a 2016 CT a real pieces of garbage one of the must unsafe bike. Have only 3000 k we just had front wheel come apart has never run right we've had Nuthing but problems

[@johnsonoutdoors8117]

@@mikebmikey8241 why do I want one and make it run better

[@DJmcRUSH]

@@johnsonoutdoors8117 I have a 2018 Gear Up and I've had no issues with it, and I do use it as a daily commuter. That's with my route being 87% paved and 13% dirt and gravel. And you want one because it's just fun to ride, and the side car has tons of room for my work gear. My wife and I like to load it up for weekend camping trips.

[@gbudhelix]

Russian motorcycle with sidecar is stronk, but better with petrol, товарич!!

[@АлексейПоляков-ю6ш]

Правильно товарищ)))

[@gregk.1831]

Very glad to see that you reviewed a Ural.

[@BrianHeplerSasquatch]

I talked to a guy with one of these in British Columbia. He was driving up from Mexico and cutting over to New York. Had the thing packed to the gills, naturally. Naturally, he had talked to a LOT of people on his trip about the motorcycle. He had a pretty cool system: If you wanted to talk about the bike, you had to submit to a picture of you with his bike. He was going to make a collage of the pictures to remember his trip. He had well over a hundred photos when I met him.

[@MJT-DA]

Holy crap thats awesome!!!

[@MrTarmonbarry]

Like to see that collage

[@purplegill10]

That's actually a really beautiful story.

[@ronanrogers4127]

The shovel comes in really handy...when my wife started to complain too much about the sidecar, I was able to find a remote forest trail and bury her nice and deep...voila, peace and quiet again

[@PragmaticTornado]

Well that wins the comment of the day award.

[@russellturley2291]

ROFLOL! YES this for the WIN!

[@69ratneck]

spilled my coffee...loved it

[@zackrush4903]

Voila

[@volt7cooltangs701]

Ha ha ha!

[@rocketpunch12210]

My sidecar is both at the same time the most dangerous and fun "motorcycle" I've ever owned. It actually takes effort to man handle that thing and every single little control input you have is an event in and of itself. As much as I like the Ural, it is simply out of 90% people price range. The one I got is basically an Inder tub mounted on an old 250cc cruiser. It takes about a year to get up to 55mph, but the fact that it actually can get up to that speed is a miracle in itself. You never arrive anywhere fast, but you always arrive everywhere cool. :)

[@jayw900]

I'd have to disagree. Sure there are cheaper bike but it seems that people tend to buy around the 10-15k range. Especially if it's riders looking to upgrade. Most first time riders wouldn't be looking at this. Having said that, it's unique but i don't think i'd like it as much so for me i just wouldn't buy it.

[@annogi8667]

Cant say anything about price range in europe its pretty "cheap"

[@flyagaric007]

its $5000 in Russia with all extras.

[@annogi8667]

INTERNATIONAL Time for a trip to russia :D

[@flyagaric007]

thats what i did back in 2015 i've got 2015 version Ural cT,im from Lithuania about 3000km from the City Irbit where those are produced,took the trip with the train and got back with bike,took me nearly 4 days,but that was the most fun ride i ever had.

[@alexhere1]

Ural is properly pronounced oo-ral, as in "boom"

[@jwaller1327]

That's how a Russian woman I met pronounced it. She said, "You drive Ooral? Why?" I told her it was for fun. She said her grandfather used his for farm work, like a tractor, very much a utility and not a toy. I asked her what part of Russia she's from and she said "Ooral Mountains like your motorcycle."

[@billiondollardan]

no, it's pronounced WTF?!?

[@Svande51]

And i always thought it was pronounced, urinal :)

[@InvictvsNox]

J Waller aww that's awesome and adorable.

[@zhukov678]

Ты абсолютно прав! "Урал" - "Ooral"

[@GETUPANDGO]

These things are so freakin' cool

[@TheMarky26]

They look cool but don't be fooled they are not reliable and grossly overpriced.

[@danweddle4044]

Definitely the coolest commute review yet. I'm not really in to sidecars but it was awesome to watch.

[@Mike_B_724]

Dude, how you gonna run out of gas on, and then push, a bike with a Gerry can?

[@SanderJanssens]

mbradishable a *what* can..?

[@Mike_B_724]

Not sure why I spelled it that way. Must've had "German" in my head.

[@norsefalconer]

@@Mike_B_724 your were correct, sort of: World War II: from Jerry ‘a German’ (probably an alteration of German) + can2, because such containers were first used in Germany.

[@corbelius6]

Love it I want to take one out cross country camping