NEW (to me) URAL SIDECAR MOTORCYCLE JOINS THE PARTY!
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- čas přidán 9. 01. 2024
- An overview of my new (to me) 2023 Ural Gear Up. I've wanted one of these for YEARS.
A link to the mentioned Fort9 video, definitely worth watching:
• Ural Motorcycle Review...
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A couple of months ago, I bought a new 2023 Ural Gear-Up.
Great video that tries to explain why.
If you know, then you know.
This is my first (and probably only) sidecar motorcycle. It's still weird riding this. It's very surreal. If you're passing through the DC-area, look me up. Thanks for watching!
@@bikerbobcatда, в округ Колумбия я не приеду никогда, но приятно видеть что на обратной стороне Земли есть люди которые так-же любят эти мотоциклы как и я. Стоит немного поездить на Урале и вы поймёте сколько преимуществ в этом мотоцикле! Можно кататься втроём, брать в дорогу нужный багаж, проходимость по бездорожью как у танка, ну и без внимания людей на дороге вы не останетесь!
I’ve had two (‘04 Tourist and ‘12 Gear Up) and they’re absurdly fun. Ride a Ural within its limits, do its regular maintenance, and a Ural will give thousands of happy kilometers (my models were metric odometers and trip meters). A Ural will run all day at 55-60 mph, either solo or with a passenger.
What I tell folks is once you go hack, you’ll never back.
I desperately need to find a grease gun and the correct grease. I've done machine maintenance on other equipment before so I'm not afraid of it. Unfortunately I already had 1 big breakdown but the dealer took it back and repaired it under warranty. Hopefully that was the last of it. Thanks for watching!
Yep. Great machines indeed. If everyone rode one of these, and there were no cars, the world would be a slower, far better, more patient and Zen-filled experience for us all. I ride its equivalent and almost-identical twin....a sweet, Ukrainian Dneipr 650 from 1973. Happy days. Please do keep these posts coming. This one was most enjoyable 👌Thank you.
You're very kind, thank you. And yeah, I *WISH* there were more of these. I'll post more as soon as my Ural is repaired and I can ride it again. The dealer is picking it up on 3/8 and who knows how long it'll be away. I can't imagine running a vintage foreign bike like that - where and how to get parts if there are any left?! Thanks for watching!
My Beemer buddy got a Dneiper sidecar rig. It worked but it looked like it was painted with a spraycan. Sloppy and uneven finish. But if l was in Soviet Union it would be better than nothing. URAL quality in 10 X better.
As far as the difficulty in kick-starting is concerned, the older carbureted engines were easier to start.
The new GEN-1 & GEN-2 are EFI’s that require at LEAST one full revolution of the crank to start.
It’s very difficult to do.
For the most part, they can only be used to purge the water through the spark plug holes if you’ve submerged the engine.
Another issue you may find useful on those long solo country road rides, is to fold back the windshield inside the sidecar, and then put your sidecar cover over that.
It eliminates a LOT of additional drag that wants to constantly pull you to the right.
I remembered this trick 1/2 way through a ride one day, and folded it down.
The difference was staggeringly effective in reducing my upper body fatigue.
Try it!!!
I have a decal on my trunk that reads, “You can go fast. I can go anywhere.” 😎
This bit of information about EFI's is very useful. I can't imagine being able to kick hard enough to push a full rotation on the engine! The bit about it becoming a water pump is funny, but useful. I doubt I'll ever take it swimming but you never know!
Also you're absolutely right about the side windshield drag. My Ural didn't come with a cover (I bought it later) and folding it down under the cover made such a fascinating difference. Thanks for watching!
It's a beauty... Love the sewing machine sound...
It's such a fun machine for sure. Thanks for watching!
Ryan F9's video was the last straw that tipped the scales in favor of me buying my 2021 Ural Gear Up. Definitely Unique experience! We ride mainly ADV type forest and desert roads. Enjoy! BTW if it doesn't already have one I'd suggest a skid plate for the motor.
I'm not off road enough (yet) to warrant the skid plate but it's definitely on my mind. I hope your machine is more reliable than mine.
Reliability is why I bought new and with a three yr warranty. At 840 miles the main seal on the motor went out. At 4000 miles the transmission output seal failed. Both fully covered but a pain in the ass as the dealer is 450 miles away. A Honda it ain't. @@bikerbobcat
At 900mi mine suddenly started backfiring and the header was glowing red, dealer is coming to pick up in about 2 weeks. :/
Agreed.
The sump plate was one of the first items I put on mine, and it was a quick & easy installation.
We had about. 6-8 inches of snow and, again, I just HAD to go play in it!
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Excellent! I'm jealous!
I also just HAD to go play in the snow! I'm headed off to get the mail in Minnesota in the winter. I never did put it away for the winter! (2017 Gear Up)
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Hell yeah! I'm envious of all that land and snow you have. Thanks for watching! If you're ever passing through the DC-area, look me up. I'll take you out for a ride and we'll get lunch downtown.
Just bought one a few weeks ago and the standout issue is the terrible suspension. I've had a go as a passenger and its not comfortable when you hit bumps and rough surfaces. I'm going to replace the shocks. Shouldn't have to do this.
I don't remember if the stock suspension is adjustable or not, I've never tried. The ride doesn't terribly bother me, and the one friend I had ride in the tub said it was fine for them too. Did you buy it brand new or used? Have you talked to the dealer at all? Thanks for watching, I hope things smooth out.
How is it for you to switch between a sidecar and a normal bike? Do you need a few minutes "adjustment period" or do you just hop on and go?
One of my biggest fears is that (once I finally own a Ural) my brain will need a while to understand the different physics involved, whenever I switch between bikes.
Your brain will have an adjustment period just like operating any new vehicle for the first time. It's the same way when you rent a giant moving truck you only ever drive once every few years. It may have much the same controls as your normal car but it is very different. Don't overthink it! Just practice a lot on your back streets and side roads and you'll be fine. What I didn't expect was how my 1800cc Valkyrie suddenly felt like this graceful, even nimble, machine and not the boat I was used to thinking of it as. Thanks for watching!