Better than the Scrambler?

**tri boy** · 26th October 2008, 12:07

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN5PAwc1ns8
I think I want one.
Besides the uniforms, (the weapons will be handy if there are any KTM's about).
Santa! Wheres me f**k'n Ural!

**tri boy** · 26th October 2008, 12:13

and for you mainlanders.........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq9gB...eature=related

**young1** · 26th October 2008, 13:36

I could just see you on one of those Brent, surely they are after a NZ distributor?

**tri boy** · 26th October 2008, 15:35

There is one already in Katikati.
I'm seriously tempted. Imagine the amount of booze it could carry on adv rides.

**Phreaky Phil** · 26th October 2008, 15:53

Have a look at this onehttp://www.webzeum.com/VideobyManufacturer/URAL/URALDirtTrails/tabid/60/Default.aspx

**Phreaky Phil** · 26th October 2008, 16:22

Looks like my cut and paste on the website didnt work properly. How do you attach a link on this site ??

**Ocean1** · 26th October 2008, 16:34

Originally Posted by Phreaky Phil

Looks like my cut and paste on the website didnt work properly. How do you attach a link on this site ??

Look along the toolbar thingie for one that prompts "insert link".
Paste it into the dialogue box.

http://www.webzeum.com/VideobyManufa...0/Default.aspx

Cute video.

**Ocean1** · 26th October 2008, 16:47

Was looking for "proper" sidecar trials:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgnpW...eature=related

and came across this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idzPx...eature=related

**Subike** · 26th October 2008, 17:15

almost bought one way back in the early 80's
Wife didnt like the right side chair on it.
but reverse gear was fun
interesting bike to ride, would concider it a good bike for pottering around on.
The colour was army green with no gloss.
Kids loved the chair, wife didnt. no sale

**cooneyr** · 26th October 2008, 18:39

Have a look at this thread on adv rider - be warned it is 71 pages long with lots of pics. It has taken me about 3 weeks to read the whole thing. "Mr Cob" and inmate of ADV does a circuit of the states on a 08 gear up. Sounds like Urals have been improved significantly in the past couple of years. Things like brembo brakes, Bosch alternators. They look like seriously cool adv outfits especially a 2wd patrol or gear up. There is a NZ dealer is for urals being

Sidecars New Zealand

52 Chelmsford Street
RD1
Te Kauri Village
Katikati New Zealand
Phone: +64 7 549 4438
Fax: +64 7 549 4431
redtriangle@eol.co.nz

Ural web site is here. Have a look for more videos, cartoons etc.

Cheers R

**Big Dave** · 26th October 2008, 18:55

vege keeps talking about buying a Ural sidecar. I've shaken him, I've yelled, nothing gets through - he still wants one.

**Crisis management** · 27th October 2008, 06:55

I've always wanted one, that would have to be the coolest way to do an adventure ride, althought the way I ride, a winch might come in handy for some of the retrievals.
You don't see many for sale here unfortunately and certainly none of the newer models that have some reliability, if you read about the older models they seemed to spend the entire time breaking down and falling apart.

But they don't leak oil so KLR owners would be impressed!

PS. Hello Brent, nice to see you're still alive, I'm still waiting for the photos of fatty being stuffed down the bank......at least I managed to crash the Kaboom twice before you potted fatty!

**young1** · 27th October 2008, 07:14

I bet the throttle snatch on them is something wicked ha ha

**tri boy** · 27th October 2008, 07:39

Originally Posted by Crisis management

I'm still waiting for the photos of fatty being stuffed down the bank......at least I managed to crash the Kaboom twice before you potted fatty!

No photo's, so it never happened.

But it has fallen over about six times now, so I think a sidecar, (with a big arse "super soaker" water cannon is needed.
Next ride for me and Kanny will be Coro, and since Katikati isn't far away, I might pop into see the importer.