How often do you see other sidecars? - Page 3

Mr.Mellow's WildRide · 07-11-2012, 12:44 PM

I live in NW Montana and Kalispell only has a handful from my experience.

matman1972 · 07-11-2012, 05:22 PM

I have seen 3 this past year, until the ride for kids. Saw 11 there!

GypsyWriter · 10-14-2012, 06:57 PM

Man, I NEVER see any sidecars! You guys are lucky, I want to hack my GS but don't have much real-life reference other than a ride in a Ural sidecar.

crazydrummerdude · 10-14-2012, 08:16 PM

I saw one in 2005 (a Ural) and one in 2010 (a Goldwing).

There's one in my garage just waiting for me to get it running..

AL-58 · 10-15-2012, 01:43 AM

At rallies, I expect to see one or two most times(often the same ones). Other than that maybe 4 a year out and about.

Al

DirtDabber · 10-15-2012, 02:26 PM

Saw three Urals on the Blue Ridge Parkway Saturday afternoon and a Harley on Sunday

SmellyGoatBoy · 10-15-2012, 06:49 PM

I'm also in Seattle, and have only ran across a few. i see a red Ural in Pioneer Square every now and then. i passed a camo gear up on Westlake this summer. And at Backfire Moto there are always a few, but usually less than five. Last month I noticed a red Ural Patrol with a ADV sticker. I never did see the owner.

Mr. G · 10-15-2012, 06:59 PM

I see three to five a month on average but the folks in East Ventura County see one all the time .... cause I'm always riding mine

bmwhacker · 10-16-2012, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr.Mellow's WildRide

I live in NW Montana and Kalispell only has a handful from my experience.

I'm in Billings and don't see many hacks here. Saw one sitting solo in a car port this summer.

4PawsHacienda · 10-16-2012, 09:11 AM

live just off the BRP and ride it almost every week, rarely see sidecars but see trikes daily. Seeing a lot more Can-Am Spyders, some from a long ways away. Still haven't seen another Ural on the BR, must not ride enough.

dholaday · 10-16-2012, 02:40 PM

My wife and I rode our rig into Portland a couple of weekends ago.

While we were eating at McMenamin's on NW 23d two hacks drove by: A Ural and an old BMW airhead with what looked to be a Sputnik or something similar.

Of course I see Vernon Wade in Hood River occasionally, and once in a while a young chap on a Ural - don't know who he is or if he is just out visiting the area, and one of my wife's co-workers has a Ural.

Other than that, hack sightings a scarce.

Duncan

RidingDonkeys · 10-16-2012, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4PawsHacienda

live just off the BRP and ride it almost every week, rarely see sidecars but see trikes daily. Seeing a lot more Can-Am Spyders, some from a long ways away. Still haven't seen another Ural on the BR, must not ride enough.

That's because you didn't come to BURP!

biggziff · 10-17-2012, 04:57 PM

So far I only see them if I call the other owners and schedule a ride.

madeouttaglass · 10-17-2012, 06:26 PM

I never see any unless I ride to a M/C event, even then they are rare.

davet2 · 10-18-2012, 05:04 AM

I have seen a Ural up near Wolverine, MI twice in the last two years, and someone parked a GS/Ural rig on my street a few years ago. I usually see one or two at the Brit bike show in the Detroit area every September.

07-11-2012, 05:22 PM	#32
matman1972 Lost in the woods. Joined: May 2010 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 713	I have seen 3 this past year, until the ride for kids. Saw 11 there! __________________ Matt 2000 ural- The wagon Queen Family Truckster 1982 fxb parts of one all over the place at the moment Estamos copados Confusion to our enemies.Zaphod for president!!

10-14-2012, 06:57 PM	#33
GypsyWriter Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2009 Location: Hanford CA Oddometer: 1,023	Man, I NEVER see any sidecars! You guys are lucky, I want to hack my GS but don't have much real-life reference other than a ride in a Ural sidecar. __________________ Sarah 2012 R1200GS Rallye - Gypsy 2003 R1150GSA with DMC sidecar Ask A Self-Publisher "Don't be careful, be awesome." - Cornfed

10-14-2012, 08:16 PM	#34
crazydrummerdude Wacky Bongo Boy Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Moore/OKC Oddometer: 6,917	I saw one in 2005 (a Ural) and one in 2010 (a Goldwing). There's one in my garage just waiting for me to get it running.. __________________ 1974 BMW R75/6, 1974 BMW R90/6, 1969 BMW R60/2 hack, 1929 Ford Model A, Metal casting, Part 2/Part 1 among others..

10-15-2012, 01:43 AM	#35
AL-58 BMWs make good landfill Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Blue Mountains, OZ Oddometer: 816	At rallies, I expect to see one or two most times(often the same ones). Other than that maybe 4 a year out and about. Al __________________

10-15-2012, 02:26 PM	#36
DirtDabber cultural illiterate Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Way North GA Oddometer: 6,403	Saw three Urals on the Blue Ridge Parkway Saturday afternoon and a Harley on Sunday __________________ . I wonder where that road goes?

07-11-2012, 12:44 PM	#31
Mr.Mellow's WildRide Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2010 Location: Ol' Montanny Oddometer: 298	I live in NW Montana and Kalispell only has a handful from my experience.

10-15-2012, 06:49 PM	#37
SmellyGoatBoy Adventurer Joined: Jul 2012 Location: Seattle Oddometer: 83	I'm also in Seattle, and have only ran across a few. i see a red Ural in Pioneer Square every now and then. i passed a camo gear up on Westlake this summer. And at Backfire Moto there are always a few, but usually less than five. Last month I noticed a red Ural Patrol with a ADV sticker. I never did see the owner. __________________ "It is better to live one day as a lion, than a life time as a lamb."

10-15-2012, 06:59 PM	#38
Mr. G Normal Dude Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Ventura Co, So Cal Oddometer: 1,467	I see three to five a month on average but the folks in East Ventura County see one all the time .... cause I'm always riding mine __________________ LATER...........Gregg Salesmen welcome ............ Dog food is expensive !!! Ural Patrol - R1200RT - Looking for a Harley - Cars - 4 X 4's - ATV's - RV - Nikons -

10-16-2012, 09:11 AM	#40
4PawsHacienda Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2008 Location: Climax NC or Fancy Gap VA (milemarker 199 BRP) Oddometer: 299	live just off the BRP and ride it almost every week, rarely see sidecars but see trikes daily. Seeing a lot more Can-Am Spyders, some from a long ways away. Still haven't seen another Ural on the BR, must not ride enough.

10-16-2012, 02:40 PM	#41
dholaday Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2008 Location: White Salmon, WA Oddometer: 218	My wife and I rode our rig into Portland a couple of weekends ago. While we were eating at McMenamin's on NW 23d two hacks drove by: A Ural and an old BMW airhead with what looked to be a Sputnik or something similar. Of course I see Vernon Wade in Hood River occasionally, and once in a while a young chap on a Ural - don't know who he is or if he is just out visiting the area, and one of my wife's co-workers has a Ural. Other than that, hack sightings a scarce. Duncan __________________ It is better to have ridden and crashed, than to have never ridden at all.

10-17-2012, 04:57 PM	#43
biggziff Funk Soul Bruvah Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Upstate NY Oddometer: 5,780	So far I only see them if I call the other owners and schedule a ride. __________________ "Fools you are. To say you learn by your experience. I prefer to profit by others' mistakes and avoid the price of my own." - Otto von Bismarck <><

10-17-2012, 06:26 PM	#44
madeouttaglass The AntiHarley Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol Hills in the Fingerlakes region of NY Oddometer: 2,192	I never see any unless I ride to a M/C event, even then they are rare. __________________ Our ride across the USA on a Ural Gear Up- http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=781149

10-18-2012, 05:04 AM	#45
davet2 Adventurer Joined: May 2010 Location: Rochester, MI Oddometer: 89	I have seen a Ural up near Wolverine, MI twice in the last two years, and someone parked a GS/Ural rig on my street a few years ago. I usually see one or two at the Brit bike show in the Detroit area every September.

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