Rat Bike Project

[onetrack]

Wasn't BMW the original 2WD motorcyle/sidecar combination of WW2? Did Ural copy them?

[facthunter]

Norton had that set up on their Military 16H Model (2 wheel drive).  Several German Makes Predated them.  Nev

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[willedoo]

5 hours ago, nomadpete said:

Since we are merrily drifting far from thread title, I ask....

 

Are those Ural bikes what Russia is presently using for motorbike invasion of Ukraine?

 

I'm guessing the newer ones are built to a higher standard than the early ones?

I doubt they'd sell them to the Russian military due to sanctions risk. They're headquarted in the U.S. now and manufacturing has moved from Russia to Kazakhstan since the war between Russia and Ukraine began. The new ones are a big improvement on the old Soviet made bikes. I guess they'd want to be for the price of them. Sales are strong, they have a big following around the world.

[willedoo]

Ural are branching out this year with a very different format to be released in the U.S., called the Neo 500. It's based on the Chinese Yingang SUV 500 II sidecar rig, liquid cooled parallel twin with chain drive. It seems to be an attempt to provide a cheaper, more accessable model for the market and will be about 5,000 USD cheaper than the standard base model Ural available now. Pics are of the prototype:

 

Edited 4 hours ago by willedoo

[facthunter]

That certainly doesn't look like anything earth shattering. How many of you People have ridden Outfits? They are not everybody's cup of tea. You have to get used to them and look well ahead if you are Pushing it near the limit..  Nev

[willedoo]

There's also an electric prototype.

https://www.imz-ural.com.au/

 

[nomadpete]

28 minutes ago, willedoo said:

There's also an electric prototype.

https://www.imz-ural.com.au/

 

I hope it has a good subwoofer. 

[willedoo]

14 hours ago, Litespeed said:

Today, I went to get a green slip on the bike and its $882- a bullshit amount.

That's a lot of money. In Queensland motorcycle rego is $140 plus a traffic improvement fee of $70. CTP for dual seat is around $425, so about $635 all up. If it's registered as a solo seat, the CTP is around 80 or 100 dollars less, not sure of the exact figure. The saving for single seat rego is hardly worth it. A solo seat needs to be fitted and the pillion footpeg brackets either cut off or welded up.

[willedoo]

I still haven't identified the drum brake wheels on this 1970 Ural frame yet, but the tyres on it bring back some memories. They're Dunlop Roadmaster K81/TT100 tyres the same as I had on my Norton Commando Fastback in 1972. In those days they were the latest big thing. They still make them now but market them as a classic vintage style tyre. It makes you feel a bit old hearing that.