Can you ride a Ural on the Interstate AND Tow a trailer WHILE passing a truck? 22.10
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- In this video, I show you how I built the hitch bar for our Ural cT and installed it. Then, we head off to the Georgia Coast from Savannah to St. Marys to conduct Habitat For Bats Bat house workshops! We rode about 800 miles on this trip towing a Bushtec motorcycle trailer with the cT.
Our "Can you ride a Ural on the interstate" is our most popular video. So, I thought I'd follow it up with this "part 2" Can you ride a Ural in the interstate and tow a trailer and still pass a truck? I'm not saying you should, but we did... more than once! Granted, we don't ride on the interstate everywhere, we both much prefer back roads and smaller highways. Whatever you do, get out there and RIDE!
Welcome to Episode 22.10, the 10th video of 2022! Wow, 10 weeks straight I've been able to post a video. This one took more than 8 hours to edit and put together. I hope you enjoy it, if you do please give it a thumbs up and be sure to subscribe!
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Sidecar motorcycles by IMZ-Ural. imz-ural.com/
The dog:
Benny is a Siberian Husky rescued through Releashed Rescue in 2014. Facebook / releashedrescue
The bikes:
Sigmund: 2017 M70 /Retro
Georgia (with WonderBug the sidecar)" 2017 cT
The former bikes:
Ursula: 2008 Ural Tourist - purchased in 2015 Sold 2018
Pat: 2010 Ural Patrol - purchased 2015 Sold 2018
Feeling Batty?
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Too Cool! I don't plan on pulling a trailer but, I sure like how you did the hitch an all. Quite the endeavor and for a great cause too. Kudos!
Thanks for the comment. We were using our truck to do all our bat house workshops many of which are day trips or only overnight for a single workshop. My Wife said one day "We need to ride our motorcycles to do our workshops" So with 10 or 15 kits we could fit everything in both motorcycles and take a long weekend. But, with 5 workshops on a week long trip down the coast, there was just no way to haul 50 bat house kits on the motorcycles. She decided we could ship 20 to a trusted location in St Marys and haul the rest. Gotta love her, she rides more than I do!
Well, what a nice trip! I very much enjoyed it - well done!
Glad you enjoyed it, I know it's not grand cinema with special effect (well, I did blur some faces) but I try to make then at least interesting and fit in a few "dad jokes" every now and again.
@Gone Uraling >>> _"This weld will only get uglier from here."_
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I can't plaster drywall, not because of any physical impairment, but because I can't get it perfect and keep fussing with it until it's a mess. I tend to do the same in Welding, "just one more fzzzzzzzz... fzzzzzz hmmm... nope, need a little more fzzzzzAP. Dang it... grind... fzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZAAAPThpptPOP.
@@GoneUraling >>> The STRUGGLE is REAL...😊
Bob nicely done hitch assembly. This opens up just another perspective to Uraling.
Greatly enjoy your videos. Keep up the fine work.
Thanks! Glad you found something you liked in the video. It really is a simple hitch and works well.
@@GoneUraling Perhaps this is new for you, but in Russia. I saw how the Urals towed a passenger car on a cable.
Sir I love this channel!! Thank you for your time & content!!
Most welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
Hallo ,eerst groetjes vanuit Nederland. Bij mijn Ural heb ik de trekhaak recht naar achter gemonteerd, de rede daarvoor is dat hij korter naar het rijwielgedeelte zit en zo een betere rem eigenschap heeft (dus niet te veel op het zijspan duwt) groet Geert
via Google translate I think I understand. I pulled the trailer over about 15 cm to make sure the wheel on the trailer was behind the rig and not out to the side. She says she does not notice any side torque when starting or stopping. She mainly complained that with 450 lbs (200 kg) it was more sluggish to start and stop and made bumps harsher for her. At a total of 350 lbs (158 kg) it pulled and stopped better and didn't beat her up as bad. To be honest, the harshness could be more about the suspension of the trailer than only the weight. Thanks for watching! I hope maybe one day we might cross the pond and visit Europe on 3 wheels.
One of my favorite channels,,,,thank you.
Joe Z
Panama city beach FL
I appreciate that!
Definitely enjoyed it! Loved the shot at Wormsloe. My wife and I agree, it’s an absolutely gorgeous park.
Ride safely!
-Pilot
We have been fortunate to be invited to literally every State Park in Georgia, and we have visited most of them in the past 5 years. We get an inside perspective and I can tell you, DNR and the people working at the parks are proud of their parks. We even got a private tour of the Okefenokee swamp at Stephen Foster State Park while we were there. It is also fantastic and I highly recommend visiting and not antagonizing the alligators.
Nice job fabricating your hitch. As usual well thought out and executed. Great scenery as well.
Thanks! Its a simple design and I lucked up and it worked well. Failure is always an option and I don't have to show you my first attempt, right? :-)
The 36 hour parking may be because people like to backpack camp on Cumberland Island. So I guess that gives them time to go over spend the night and return.
I would think the problem is not pulling a 450 pound trailer, but stopping it.
I was thinking about getting a ural in 2013 but the dealers are too far away and that was before EFI came out. Still think about one though. Oddly poor color choices was one of the reasons I decided not to get one (the gray or blue did not do it for me.)
But the Ural is cool a street legal ATV. At least the Gear Up.
Yeah, I was being funny... as if you MUST park for 36 hours before leaving. No trouble stopping it, one thing the 2014+ Urals have are good brakes. Check them out now, plenty of new colors!
As for the trailer lights, is it like the "aztek" style or is it just an LED bulb?
In my Jeep TJ, I just painted the inside of my tail light buckets with a Spaz Stix Chrome paint. Really helped with reflecting all the light off the black plastic. That was other wise just absorbing the light. Next step is a full LED conversion.
Not sure what you mean by "aztek". They are regular bulbs in what looks to be a custom molded (i.e. not off the shelf) tail light that fits into the molded body of the trailer. I have treated the inside with chrome paint as well and that did help a little. The real issue is the lenses are not letting light through. As I can't find replacement lenses and these are all I have, I'm hesitant to try and clean them with anything too aggressive in case they melted or got worse.
@@GoneUraling The "aztek" lights are the ones that look like the ones you see on "ricers" back in the '00's. Bunch of individual LEDS with individual reflectors, instead on just one bulb.
I think the only realistic answer is just find the brightest LED you can get.
Really wish we could reply with pictures to show what we are trying to discribe.
I am a user of Ural 2015 retro who has loved your videos for a long time.
Oil is leaking from the right cylinder gasket.
Is it a simple matter of just replacing the gasket?
I am curious about the engine oil you put in and the replacement interva
Pulling the heads is fairly straight forward. I would send you to a wealth of information on sovietsteeds.com to research it. I use 20W50 full synthetic motorcycle oil and add 3 oz of Archoil AR9100 and change it every 4000 miles with the deep sump. With the regular sump I would stick to the 3000 mile interval.
Great video. I’m in the process of building a hitch as well. This is extremely helpful. Thank you so much.
No problem 👍
That’s awesome. Love the wholesome video and exceptional detailed explanation.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hoping to have more time in the future to maybe do a few more videos.
Thanks for sharing
Most welcome. glad you stopped by to watch.
Have become somewhat addicted to these! 😁
Whats that? The bad welding videos or the riveting putt putt coverage? :-) LOL
@@GoneUraling in Scotland we don’t weld anything.. we just let it freeze 🤣
I've been told there are 2 seasons in Scottland, June and Winter. I don't know if that is true, but it sure sounds like ample opportunities for "freeze welding" ... Just keep your Kilt down.
@@GoneUraling No we have many seasons here… Wet… Wetter… Even wetter… Freezing …. and … Don’t go out because they’ll have to come and find you! 😁
We weld in all of them 👍
@@nigelcheal8499 Sounds like Georgia, we have Hot, Hotter, not as hot, luke warm and back to hot. As for rain, it mostly comes with lightning bolts with an occasional tornado thrown in to "clean up" a little.
Thanks for sharing your experience! I have a 2017 Gear Up that my husband outfitted with receivers on both the front and the back. The front one carries a winch (which can be moved to the back, if needed). Thankfully the only time we've needed it was to help pull a big BMW out of a ditch on the Mid-Atlantic BDR. We've got a Mini Mate camper though, which I have not yet pulled with my rig, but after watching your wife's success at pulling her trailer, I'm sure I'll have no problems doing so when the opportunity arises.
Bravo!
Tango Hotel Alpha November Kilo Sierra 😀
I really believe now this is just speculation on this I have never driven Ural. But I believe a 900 cc motor would really open up the usefulness of the motorcycle no I keep on telling myself maybe next year I’ll finally get one. Thanks for posting the video
Thanks for the comment. I would tend to agree, it would be nice to have another 100 or so cc's but a 5th forward gear would go a long way too! The 750 with Keihin EFI doesn't do too bad though, I've really enjoyed that upgrade.
@Gone Uraling >>> Can't find something to do for 36 hours??
Three words: *_"GET A ROOM."_*
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My wife would say... and what do we do for the next 35 hours and 57 minutes?
@@GoneUraling >>> Hey, I cannot solve ALL your problems for you...😆
@@GoneUraling >>> Having posted my previous comment, I will add this:
*_"GET_** ANOTHER **_ROOM."_*
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Woolie Boogers! also, if you need someone to gawk at your Ural with the wife shaking her head no, come drive through S.E. Kansas... I may have softened her up with the business vehicle discussion last week :D
Enjoying your videos
Still waiting for the right time to buy a Ural
I ride a 2020 GS Adventure about 12000 miles
A year in New England
*_"Booly Woogers"_*
{Or WHATEVER you said...😉}
LOL It's "woolly boogers" As in "Well, tough woolly boogers" Which is much worse that tough boogers which have not been around long enough to catch hair and lint. You can learn so much on this channel.
@@GoneUraling >>> My mind is WARPED. 'Nuff said...😊
Love it! My wife is just getting used to riding in the sidecar, and i think she was joking, but asked me about learning to ride it herself. Lol
Looks like it was a great trip. Using a trailer makes camping so more comfortable we experienced.
Yep, it's great for groceries too. Carries the bulky but light stuff like paper towels.
Отличная работа, вы ребята молодцы, удивляет ваша жена, что умеет управлять мотоциклом с коляской и прицепом, не каждый это умеет, там нужен навык. Сделал подписку на ваш канал.
Thanks for subscribing! I married a motorcycle chick and didn't know it!
@@GoneUraling Ha, ha, ha, great joke, cheers😄😆😂
I got CRABS !!! Wooley Bugger's ! 😄
Thinking of getting a 2015 Ural. Was concerned about making a 4 1/2 ride. Thanks
Selling dealer makes the experience, one that is setup right is a dream, one setup wrong can be a nightmare. From there, it is maintenance. I don't know if I would get on one blind from a random seller without knowing the history and maintenance practices for a 4+ hour ride. I would likely take it somewhere and check everything myself or if a good dealer was close enough, go have it serviced before setting off. "Maintenance" is much more than an oil change, it includes KNOWING all the bolts are torqued, the oil has been changed correctly with the correct grades, the splines are greased, the ujoints are greased, the valve lash is set correctly, nothing is making "wrong" sounds etc... I'm not saying don't do it, just don't do it completely blind.
I enjoy each and everyone of your videos
good job welding up the trailer
as usuall great video, wonderfull your wife is a very good rider, luckyman. i have a 2016 gu bought new and love it. i was just thinking if the only motorcycle you have is a Ural, how do you pass the state DMV motorcycle licence rideing test?
Thanks for the comment! In Georgia, they have a 3 wheeler course that is wider with slightly different requirements. But, my DMV office did not know anything and put me on the 2 wheel course. First she asked me to disconnect the sidecar, that was a 10 minute conversation and a supervisor call out. Next, because the course was too narrow I hopped the sidecar over a few cones, paused for another 10 minutes to try and determine if that was a legal thing to do. Long story short, I did everything required but did not have enough room for the "up to speed then emergency stop" test. She finally let me have an extra 20 feet to get a run up. Finally, we went inside and presented the test results, the lady looked up in all seriousness and asked the instructor "why didn't you put him on the 3 wheeler course?" But, I passed.
@@GoneUraling thanks for response, i got my MC licence in California 30 years ago and now live i las vegas. im a happy Ural GU driver of 78 years old. was wondering think most DMVs dont know what to do with 3 wheeled motorcycles. i also have a 2020 polaris slingshot which is registered as a motorcycle, but all you need is a automove driver licence.
I booked it Euros before very interested in one here in Florida that they sell them and service them
Gene and Ken at Holopaw Ural can handle it.
I put the trailer hitch on my 1999 Ural sidecar outfits. I was telling my motorcycle trailer home behind it when I got pulled over by a police car because the officers thought it was illegal to tow a trailer with a motorcycle and in spite of me telling him otherwise he gave me a ticket and I had to go to court and it cost me $100. I was taking it to get weighed so I could get a license plate. Even showed up on his computer when I had it registered in my name before I gave it to my buddy who gave it back to me.
Wouldn't have paid. I appealed a wrongful "passing on a double yellow line" ticket as I was passing a tractor going 4 mph. I know it is perfectly legal to pass an obstacle in the road even on double yellow line after yielding and making sure no traffic is oncoming. I found the precedent in Georgia law as well where a guy passed a combine on double yellow lines, an accident resulted (combines fault) and they tried to ticket and blame this guy. Jury found him not guilty and further clarified that "an obstacle need not be stationery" in order to pass it. Judge ruled against me. But, when I said I was going to file an appeal, his attitude changed. It was a LONG time ago, I was like 18yo at the time. Turns out, there were other people that got a ticket from the same cop for passing the same tractor. I asked them in open court if they'd like to join my appeal. Judge was NOT pleased because he failed to teach an arrogant teenager a lesson and instead got a lesson himself. Anyway, happy riding!
@@GoneUraling I did not have to pay for the ticket I had to pay to get a new license plate for the trailer. When I went to court I had the license plate with me and the ticket was dismissed. I love the Geico commercial with the caveman riding the Euro pulling a trailer behind him that says nomad. Yeah you could pull a trailer like that with the euro but you can't stop it.
I enjoy your videos
Thank you! Glad you are enjoying the videos.
The rule of thumb is to not go over half of the weight of the entire pull vehicle.
1/2 a ural weight with rider would be around 500 lbs, and that feels like a tad too much on this bike. Really, about 350 total is very comfortable and manageable.
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WOOLIE BOOGERS LOL😏😏😁😁😄😄
Had one, years ago ! Touring tractor !!
Vroom vroom!
how did you wire your bike for the trailer?
I made an adapter that goes between the wire harness and the rear fender harness and breaks out the signals. Check out SovietSteeds.com for pictures and lots of other information.
Beautiful country .
Thank you!
I hope I can do that one day
Ride a Ural or pass a truck! :-)
Woolly buggers
Woolly boogers, found in carpets everywhere!
Can you show a more detailed video of the hitch?