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well... back in the '30's..
Hitlers Germany sold some "original blueprints and castings
for BMW’s R71 motorcycle" (stolen of course) to Russia.
It was a really simple to build and maintain motorcycle.
Then Russia built 10,000 of them,
with which they subsequently used in their invasion of Germany...
... or something like that. :shrug:
.. watch any of those old WWII documentaries and you'll see them everywhere.
If the Goldwing is like a sewing machine, the Ural is like a cement mixer.
Once you ride a Ural, you'll never complain about
clunky GL1800 trannys or the speedo being off a little.
Once you try and stop a Ural, you'll change your shorts.
... but, if there is any "old school" in you, you might get hooked.
Some of them are "two wheel drive",
which really equates to what you think of when you say
"four wheel drive" describing a car.
That is, you can engage both rear wheels and now it goes anywhere like a tank.
Here is a "no holds" review
unlike the kind of golly gee whiz gushing crap editorials
you usually get to read: (be sure and watch the video!)
URAL REVIEW
Deniske
(thank you wingjammer for the pics)
Hitlers Germany sold some "original blueprints and castings
for BMW’s R71 motorcycle" (stolen of course) to Russia.
It was a really simple to build and maintain motorcycle.
Then Russia built 10,000 of them,
with which they subsequently used in their invasion of Germany...
... or something like that. :shrug:
.. watch any of those old WWII documentaries and you'll see them everywhere.
If the Goldwing is like a sewing machine, the Ural is like a cement mixer.
Once you ride a Ural, you'll never complain about
clunky GL1800 trannys or the speedo being off a little.
Once you try and stop a Ural, you'll change your shorts.
... but, if there is any "old school" in you, you might get hooked.
Some of them are "two wheel drive",
which really equates to what you think of when you say
"four wheel drive" describing a car.
That is, you can engage both rear wheels and now it goes anywhere like a tank.
Here is a "no holds" review
unlike the kind of golly gee whiz gushing crap editorials
you usually get to read: (be sure and watch the video!)
URAL REVIEW
Deniske
(thank you wingjammer for the pics)

