Why you should buy a Ural - Page 2

Heyload · 07-11-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by fifthcircle

Best reason ever! Pretty sure we all feel that way about every moto purchase we have made. Now if I only had money....

You and me both, brother....

woodzrider · 07-11-2012, 12:30 PM

What's a Ural? Isn't that found on a wall in the men's bathroom? Oops- that's a urinal...........

Isn't that like WWII technology?

Wolfgang55 · 07-11-2012, 12:38 PM

If you buy a Ural & actually ride it enough, you will learn the difference between a rachet & a hatchet, but you'll also need both. That's why the thing has such a big trunk.

Oh & your left (wave) hand will get stronger from returning the near constant openning waves you'll be getting from all types of people, even LEOs.

asrvivor · 07-11-2012, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolfgang55

If you buy a Ural & actually ride it enough, you will learn the difference between a rachet & a hatchet, but you'll also need both. That's why the thing has such a big trunk.

Oh & your left (wave) hand will get stronger from returning the near constant openning waves you'll be getting from all types of people, even LEOs.

And some come with a shovel to bury your shit already attached.

It's Russian.

Strong Bad · 07-11-2012, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfgang55

Oh & your left (wave) hand will get stronger from returning the near constant openning waves you'll be getting from all types of people, even LEOs.

Yeah but that's true with ANY sidecar, I know I've had a Ural and I get the same reaction with my new rig.

windmill · 07-11-2012, 01:42 PM

Oh goody,

A new thread for the same people to say the same thing.

Anybody feel a merge coming?

But since we're being silly,
Urals rule, customs drool.

Heyload · 07-11-2012, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by windmill

Oh goody,

A new thread for the same people to say the same thing.

Anybody feel a merge coming?

But since we're being silly,
Urals rule, customs drool.

Couldn't let it go, could you?

Montague · 07-11-2012, 03:06 PM

Yes, once "Lucky" and his sidekick discovers this new thread, I am sure he will be over here sh*tting all over everyone.

el queso · 07-11-2012, 04:05 PM

Funny, I read the other thread and came away thinking that a Ural might not be so bad as a fun, "buzz around town with the dog bike." I wouldn't buy a new one, but something older, cheap and in need of TLC might be a fun hobby bike.

roscoau · 07-11-2012, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Heyload

..because it's MY money, MY decision, and I friggin' want one.

End of thread.

+1

Nothing can beat them for smiles per mile. It's the nearest thing to a cure for depression I've found.

Paint shaker · 07-11-2012, 04:50 PM

Why not?

But seriously, if you need to be "convinced" to buy anything, perhaps it's not for you. Do YOUR research. You'll find good and bad. Make YOUR judgement and spend (or not spend) YOUR money.

Me? I am happy with my 1997/2008 FrankenUral.

Bokad? Quite the opposite

You? Only one way to find out...

matman1972 · 07-11-2012, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paint shaker

Why not?

But seriously, if you need to be "convinced" to buy anything, perhaps it's not for you. Do YOUR research. You'll find good and bad. Make YOUR judgement and spend (or not spend) YOUR money.

Me? I am happy with my 1997/2008 FrankenUral.

Bokad? Quite the opposite

You? Only one way to find out...

I drive mine hard, break it, cuss it, Swear I'm attaching a gl1000 or k100 to the sidecar... rebuild it, go on a trip, fall in love with it all over, repeat.....

Oh, and the fact that I busted the crank, front bearing, wrist pin clip (again, got that one figured out this time) and the whole rebuild is costing me about 100$, doesn't hurt the love affair at all.

on2wheels52 · 07-11-2012, 05:15 PM

I put a deposit on a used one up north, will pick it up in august.
I needed one.
Jim

asrvivor · 07-11-2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by on2wheels52

I put a deposit on a used one up north, will pick it up in august.
I needed one.
Jim

Good luck, I put 2 deposits and had 1 air ticket to get one and both backed out last minute. Be ready they are hard to part with.

AlanCT · 07-11-2012, 05:52 PM

Part of the reason I got one was to expand my wrenching knowledge and experience.

And it has.

07-11-2012, 12:30 PM	#17
woodzrider Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Choctaw, Okla., anywhere I happen to be Oddometer: 303	What's a Ural? Isn't that found on a wall in the men's bathroom? Oops- that's a urinal........... Isn't that like WWII technology? __________________ Woodzrider AKA vetracer1 "If it can't kill ya-it's not a sport"......It ALMOST killed me tho..... Check out my crash report: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=500314 Baja report http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=641219 woodzrider screwed with this post 07-11-2012 at 12:31 PM Reason: innocent minds need to know

07-11-2012, 12:38 PM	#18
Wolfgang55 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Next to Rio Bravo Oddometer: 2,962	You'll learn how to..... If you buy a Ural & actually ride it enough, you will learn the difference between a rachet & a hatchet, but you'll also need both. That's why the thing has such a big trunk. Oh & your left (wave) hand will get stronger from returning the near constant openning waves you'll be getting from all types of people, even LEOs.

07-11-2012, 01:42 PM	#21
windmill Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Kent, Washington State Oddometer: 3,422	Oh goody, A new thread for the same people to say the same thing. Anybody feel a merge coming? But since we're being silly, Urals rule, customs drool. __________________ "Take care, sir," cried Sancho. "Those over there are not giants but windmills".

07-11-2012, 03:06 PM	#23
Montague UDF Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: an alternate universe, much better than yours Oddometer: 310	Yes, once "Lucky" and his sidekick discovers this new thread, I am sure he will be over here sh*tting all over everyone. __________________ Honda ST1300, Ural Gear Up, Rokon Ranger and now an Argo, WTF is wrong with me? A Brit named Billy once said something silly; he so wrongly concluded that Ural deluded.

07-11-2012, 04:50 PM	#26
Paint shaker Adventurer Joined: Nov 2009 Location: West Central Flori-duh Oddometer: 94	Why you should buy a Ural Why not? But seriously, if you need to be "convinced" to buy anything, perhaps it's not for you. Do YOUR research. You'll find good and bad. Make YOUR judgement and spend (or not spend) YOUR money. Me? I am happy with my 1997/2008 FrankenUral. Bokad? Quite the opposite You? Only one way to find out... __________________ Twins rock! Harleys, Buells, Urals, Boobs... www.paintshakerracing.com

07-11-2012, 04:05 PM	#24
el queso toda su base Joined: Mar 2009 Location: colinas del norte, california sur Oddometer: 439	Funny, I read the other thread and came away thinking that a Ural might not be so bad as a fun, "buzz around town with the dog bike." I wouldn't buy a new one, but something older, cheap and in need of TLC might be a fun hobby bike.

07-11-2012, 05:15 PM	#28
on2wheels52 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2006 Location: northern Arkansas Oddometer: 1,860	I put a deposit on a used one up north, will pick it up in august. I needed one. Jim __________________ R1200GS Ural Patrol KLR650 DRz400 XL185 Austria '08 http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=352082 Back to the Alps in '11 http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=744205

07-11-2012, 05:52 PM	#30
AlanCT The Byronic Man Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Northeastern CT Oddometer: 2,885	Part of the reason I got one was to expand my wrenching knowledge and experience. And it has. __________________ "You wouldn't be riding a motorcycle if you weren't an optimist." - Matthew Crawford 2005 Ural Tourist, 2003 Kawasaki Concours IBA #23064

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