Slim..........Your doing, I presume.

[floydjer]

If not..........Another "one of you" :evil:J.B.

[Stan Back]

I can't really tell because of that white stuff, whatever it is, but it looks like an illegal air dam to me.

Stan

[Crosley]

I do not think those tyres are gonna be proper spec

[Glen]

Noonan and Willie will want a new MC class for it.

[LittleLiner]

Betcha somewhere in that pile of snow you will find a Bonneville milemarker . . . .

[Cajun Kid]

Did BMW's patent expire ?  Looks like a clone of the 750 BMW motor ??

CV

[John Noonan]

Noonan and Willie will want a new MC class for it.

I am not the one always questioning the rules, don't put my name on that BS..    I know the difference between Black and White..

J

[fredvance]

It is. It is made in Russia, has been for about 30 years. It is made by Ural.

[jackson]

I would be shocked if that thing could plow the "global warming" off my windshield .  My Ozark mountain snow / ice is a little different than some places though.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

A quick look tells me that the photo was taken in Michigan.  The state flag flying next to the Stars and Stripes sure looks like ours -- but I can't be sure.  Still -- yah, it's something we'd do.  But it isn't me.

[Glen]

There was one of those at El Mirage a couple years ago. The side car also had a driven wheel. It was pretty cool looking unit.

[Cajun Kid]

A few years ago while I was sighting in a few rifles and practicing a bit at our gun range a dude rides in on a olive green Ural with a side car, in the side car was his son, two rifles and some ammo.

I thought it was cool,, he told me the engine was low on power and anything over 65 was a "thrill ride".

For a brief second,, I thought about getting one, painting camo and installing gun racks,,, then I came to my senses,,,

I decided to stick with my HD Road King.....

Charles

[floydjer]

I had to enlargen the pic to see the State flag. Then I noticed the 3 bikes in the door-way. Definitely Michigan.

[ol38y]

It is. It is made in Russia, has been for about 30 years. It is made by Ural.

As I understand it, at the end of WW2, the russians dismanteled the BMW factory, buildings , machines and all. They moved the whole lot to Russia and have been essentially making a 1944 BMW ever since. They made a few changes when they decided to import them here but I believe you can buy a brand new one for about $10K.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Peter Egan, columnist in Cycle World (and other magazines) rode a Ural outfit and wrote a story about it (sometime during the recent past).  Good information about the bike as it's built today.  I still don't plan to buy one.