the trick is that after so much water, any other motorcycle did not move from its place until the engine was completely overhauled, because the end of the connecting rods would come and on the Chinese the piston would have pierced altogether
He let it die and didn't attempt to re-start the bike until the water had been "pumped" out. That saved the connecting rods and salvaged the day. As long as you are not WFO when you suck in the water, you have a fairly good chance of rectifying the situation, but you must immediately remove the plugs and pump it out. Don't even _think_ about compressing water.
Imagine doing that in modern motorcycle engine. Even if the rods were straight, flooding the systems would likely fry something and not sure if you could get it started like that at middle of nowhere. Know this about niva, seen it flooded many times, and most of the times, if the engine was not tuned or full throttle, it would start back up after getting rid of the water
Soviet tolerance is the low compression, and rods, that are like few times stronger they need to. Back then, they were not making lightweight internals to save power, ural drinks like hell
EXACTLY! And then goes on to point out...Well! These drivers are shown going through a river and it is, like......indestructible, but ours stopped!?!?!?!? WELL for one, they were on a solid rock base where they were able to keep the engine, and most importantly, the vehicle moving....moving through water. You all sunk into mud at an almost 40% degree angle the instant you hit the puddle, which let water get into the engine through the tail pipe and kill it.....BIG F'ING DIFFERENCE!!!!!
This guy isn't even aware that the ural has reverse. as for it being unreliable they pumped water out of the cylinders and it ran...pretty good in my eyes!
American bikers. "Unreliable" means I have to maintain, and fix it, or more likely, the Dealer does. It's not designed for Americans. Honestly, it was designed for fighting Americans (Among others.)
Kyle. And what great bikes built in America now??? Half the parts on Harley’s are made in China. You know China ,, the country that makes garbage. How about Indian motorcycle??? They rust in the first year of ownership
@@steffenwurster352 "Actually," it was designed for the Heer. The Wehrmacht included the Kreigsmarine, and the Luftwaffe. If you want to play semantics. I said it was designed for fighting Americans, among others. Look up what "Uber Alles" means.
"Some of that unreliably decided to show up." As he then proceeds to drive it through nearly hip deep soggy bottom muddy water. I am convinced that these bikes are only as reliable as the rider is smart.
I bought a Ural last year. After about 6 months I got rid of my Harley, don't miss it even a little. The Ural has become my primary daily transport. I've never had to use the two wheel drive on the road, it handles snow and ice with ease. I haul everything from the grandkids to lumber, 8 foot sticks is the max length I'll cary but it could do 12s. I live in the country and anywhere I go is a minimun of 40 or 50 miles. It's not for everyone, but sidecars in general are not for everyone. Build quality isn't great, they are still built by hand. As far as reliability, do your maintenance and you'll most likely not have any problems, if you do have a problem you can most likely fix it along the road, no dealer needed. As for your dirt bike doing what the Ural can do, sure, but can you carry two other people or you dog (I prefer dogs to people) and enough camping gear for extended cross country travel? I suspect not.
This past November, a group of 5 of us went on an off road ride from Surprise, AZ to Wickenberg, AZ--probably about 40 miles of mostly dirt/sand roads and trails. We were on Chinese dual-sports, as my friend loaned me his, while he took his Ural. That thing had no problems on freeways, highways, or the off road. He only had to put it into two-wheel drive once for several minutes. That thing took the abuse like a champ!
I mean it's a Military style Vehicle, what do people expect from it. Its build to be repaired alongside the road, and the low quality is part of its design. It stuck around from the second world war as a lot of military vehicles didn't last long on engagement, so they focused on quantity, not quality. And if it would break down, you should be able to repair it by yourself on the side of the road with the tools provided, wich you can. The Ural is similar to the UAZ, both made to be rough and to endure a lot of abuse.
I had one about 40 years ago and it was pretty old when I got it. Only trouble I had with it was the carbs. Short journeys never a problem but longer ones the carbs would flood every 10 miles and need stripping down by the roadside. Never did get them to not do that and never could find out why.
@@mcearl8073 the sidecar is permanently attached on all currently produced Urals with a leading link front end. The sidecar wheel can be engaged for two wheel drive so the driveshaft to make that possible would make detaching it quite difficult.
Worth noting: The Ural in the video is a 2013 model, if not older. As of the 2014 model year, all Urals have electronic fuel injection and disc brakes on all three wheels. There have been a lot of other, less visible changes in recent years as well. The technology in newer models is starting to resemble that of (early) 21st century bikes.
Came here to say that I have a 2005 and I have been as yet unable to kill it. 3' deep water. Flipping it over. Running it for an hour at 60mph with a gearbox full of milkshake. It's more a tractor than a motorcycle.
I live in Russia and my father rode such a motorcycle in the 80s and 90s. My mother was a passenger in the back seat, my sister and I were passengers in the side car when we were children. We made trips to the kindergarten and to the village to see my grandmother. This is nostalgia. Thanks for the test drive! Now I ride on Suzuki Intruder C1800R (Boulevard C109R). У моего отца в 80-х и 90-х годах был такой мотоцикл с боковой коляской. На нём можно было ездить целой семьёй. Мама садилась на заднее сиденье, а мы с маленькой сестрёнкой вдвоём помещались в коляске. Отец забирал нас из детского сада, и мы ездили к бабушке в деревню. Ностальгия. Спасибо за обзор! Теперь сам катаюсь на Suzuki Intruder C1800R.
@Alfred Ripley Oh yes, thanks! And my grandfather had a Soviet small two-stroke motorcycle, which I learned to ride in the village. This also influenced my liking for motorcycles.
I'd never consider the Ural an off-road bike. Dirt roads, yes. It doesn't have the suspension or light weight of an off-road. Get a CB750, add nobby tires, and 200lbs. That would be a good comparison.
the intake apparently isnt very high up. I've had bikes damn near under water and they never sucked water into the cylinder. of course I didn't let em shut off either.
I own a Ural gear up and it is amazing off road. Never got it stuck to the point I couldn't get it out on its own power. Knowing that it has a reverse is a huge plus that would have helped you from getting stuck as much. And as far as having weight in the sidecar it's only helpful when at moderate to higher speeds when cornering to prevent flying the chair.
In these videos where "the water did go over the tank" they acually used rised air intake block (which had the actual intake around the steering bar), and you were using stock one. No wonder it stalled.
Воздухозаборник на том видео был выведен в багажник коляски, и это были заводские испытания инженерных решений внесённых в конструкцию. Первый К750 действительно был копией, уже потом он стал называться УРАЛ и на нём устоял верхнеклапанный мотор 650 кубиков. И да он мощность мала для такого объема но эта техника не про скорость ему надо тянуть а он может везти больше своего веса, найдите мне такой мотоцикл! Были и спортивные варианты, для кольца и эндуро я уже молчу про гонки с колясками.
Yep. At a bare minimum, you must keep the air-intake above the waterline. All else being equal (sealed ignition, for example), you should be able to keep the motor chugging long enough to ford the stream, pond, puddle, what have you. However, when in doubt, you've got to ditch your "ballast." He/she/it can always meet up with you on the other side - and push you up the far bank.
I have a 2007 Ural Gear-Up that I bought brand new. The very first thing that happened at the dealer was that he took me out in a parking lot and taught the basics on how to ride a “rig”…..that’s what you call a motorcycle with a sidecar……learning the controls was easy. It was learning the geometry (moving your body to help steer the machine) that took some getting used to. He had me “ flying the chair” in short order. After a couple of hours he took me out in a large field where I learned that the 2WD feature is best utilized on loose or slippery surfaces but is not needed all the time….. only when you need it. Only then did a take it home. Whenever someone (who has no experience ride a rig) asks to ride my rig, I ask them “can you forget EVERYTHING that you know about riding a motorcycle in the next ten seconds?” When they answer “no” I then tell them “DO NOT come out of first gear and DO NOT try to backup.
I initially had a hard time getting it up because I was used to a motorcycle and at that point in the class, I had gotten used to keeping the center of balance where it belongs. But, once I got it up and over the fear of tipping over the other way, it was a blast. Going from direct to counter-steering is a bit of a weird feeling.
Back in 2008, I took my 2007 GearUp all over Alaska, into the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Across the Arctic Circle - twice, and all the way up to Prudhoe Bay in Alaska and Inuvik in the NWT. I had ZERO problems. Miss that moto more than any other bike I've ever owned.
I also have a 2007 GearUp, currently showing 37k on the odometer. Blew up the final drive once...replaced no problem, at home no dealer needed except for parts. My dog loved riding in the hack. My daughter was usually embarassed when I picked her up from high school...Urals not cool to milenials I guess.
I owned a 2011 gear up for years. I was stationed in Hawaii and it was my daily driver. For me it was nothing short of dependable. I adjusted the valves once and synced the carbs, other than that no problems(had to change the jets on the trail when taking it up past 9000ft). I loaded the sidecar up with lumber. Rode through monsoons, took it through snow, rode with two additional passengers(had the second seat), rode highways at 65mph. Great bike. My wife and I miss it.
JH: further: you'd think they wouldn't try going through questionable water again. Nope. They didn't learn the first time. But, then, they didn't flood it out any more and maybe they became more selective in the water traps.
@@Winterstick549 no it wasn’t …they stalled it several more times….once u get the engine rolling over leave in idle to warm up, choke out soon, give gas very cautiously in neutral…to not stall engine!
@@BikesandBeards if you cannot walk through flooded ruts sideways, it’s pretty harsh to expect an Ural to drive through it. It would be much more entertaining to see what the Ural can do when the driver is using his skills and brain to reach his goals than to be dumb and sabotage the bike. What you prove instead is that if you’re ignorant enough you can destroy everything. But everybody knows every idiot can destroy every machine you have without a second thought, or even a first.
There is a difference in opinion between what reliability is in Russia and in the west. The West's opinion of reliable is things don't often fail. In Russia reliability is when things fail they are easy to fix. This is very well shown in Russian vehicles, firearms, and watches.
@nimbly1693 fair enough I've just noticed that over the years I've got family from both countries I'd always pick Russia over the US for equipment living etc etc
@@marleymatthews7633 My experience in Russian equipment is pretty limited, but from what I have seen of the war in Ukraine, and from what I have read about their military in general, like and the Admiral Kuznetsov, I wouldn't want to be in their military.
@nimbly1693 Fair enough the US military has brilliant equipment and tech but horrendously trained troops I've had friends and family fight along side them Iin Afghanistan the reason they are an amazing fighting force is because of the top tier equipment/gear and tech they have.
Our everyday home path was tougher than the place where you tested this motorcycle. I love URALs, my dad had 2 of those. They're built to survive in typical USSR "inthemiddleofnowhere" village and were widely used in army. Greetings from former USSR state Moldova
When they work their fine. They can't do over 60 miles an hour. They are prone to failure the one I had had the engine replaced and final drive sheered off all in under 5000 clicks. I sold that bike as quick as I could. I do not recommend buying this bike the quality control and metallurgy are inferior. Stay away from this brand you have been warned.
This kind of motorcycle is not only to survive in toughest conditions, but also possible to repair yourself far away from workshop. Good point, that flooding the engine didn't kill it and the the engine started, when the water was out of cylinders. Imagine modern car can do this. Many comments about Russia and "in the middle of nowhere" routs, but same in US, with Alaska, Yukon... This kind of machines are specially designed for that conditions.
I'm assuming the onboard spare tank isn't really for either gas or water. It would seem to hold just enough vodka for the average day-trip. Am I right? 🤠
Seems that , other than you flooding the engine, it ran pretty well, though I am left wondering about the difficulty it had climbing hills. However, I think that may have more to do with the operator than the motorcycle
Low compression and low horsepower.If only this bike could be built faster and stronger! Being able to go faster than 65mph would be nice. I one put higher compression cylinders in a Dnepr. It ran like a raped ape... for about an hour. Then the seals blew, and it sprayed oil everywhere. It was fun while it lasted!
I live in canada and bought a ural to ride in the winter while my harley was hibernating. It was a hoot to drive in the snow and i used it as my daily driver for 3 winters and never had an issue with it other than i had to re-jet it to ride in the cold temps. If you can fix your lawn mower you can work on one of these
@@0xsergy My commute was only a few miles but i would always ride out of town and back in on a secondary road so i could put at least 10 miles before and after work. That way the ride justified the time it would take me to dress for it ...lol
About time you bought a real bike. Haven't had any major troubles with the previous 2 or our current 2 rigs. My only real complaint is they need a lower 1st gear and 5 speeds forward. Both myself and wife ride and go places "Urals can't go" like road trips. Our longest single trip is about 3500 miles. We've put almost 40,000 miles down riding Urals in the past 4 years. Those videos in the river were specially prepared bikes with snorkels piped into the sidecar which was sealed. I've only ever had one sort of major on road problem and much like you, it was my own fault, I forgot to torque the rear axle nut, but I caught it and swapped to the spare, kept on going. Always buy the newest Ural you can afford, they get better and better as the years go on. We have 2017 Urals now, the 2020 Ural has major improvements even over ours. I liken a Ural to a big woman, when you dance with her, let her lead or she'll kill you. Ride on, be safe!
Love your channel and you're a local to me. I would never compare a Ural to a dirt bike. I hate when they do that. Dirt roads, yes. Hill climbs and mudding, no.
@@TheGorignak I've never understood Ural's advertising strategy. My wife LOVES her rig and puts more miles on it than I do mine. She uses it for everyday things from groceries to appointments. You would think Ural would market such capabilities, but nope, videos of mud holes and river crossings.
The reason why Ural bikes get such poor reputation is probably because people, such as this, uses it as a quad, rather than a sidecar bike. It isn't meant for plowing mudholes. Do the same with one of your beloved Harleys and see how it fares. :) Got a -86 Dnepr Mt16 myself. Runs great in the conditions it was designed for: poor roads. They just need more lovin' than modern bikes.
is the sidecar powered? it's based of the german BMW 750 from ww2, my old man has a original '38 Zundapp K500 with sidecar, the zundapp is definitely a dirt road type of bike even though it has the holes for the MG34 mount, the BMW with powered sidecar was made to basically be a quad.
@@MrSolLeks Yeah, it's 2wd. It's the kind of bike you buy when you can't afford "The real deal". :D But the lack of diff-lock severely dampens the off road capability. Sidecar machines just have too much weight on too little wheel surface to be efficient when the terrain gets really rough/soft. Loads of fun to test the borders of what's possible, but if I have to get somewhere reliably, I'd take the quad any day of the week.
@Me. Me I'm not sure if anyone here is bragging per say but, sure, I do love both my Dnepr and my Gaz 69. Both of them are awesome, even if they are, as you say, "junk". Looking at it objectively, Almost no vehicle created that far back can compare to anything modern when it comes to reliability and usability, but they retain a special feeling about them that people like you probably wouldn't understand, even if half the time is spent tinkering with them in the garage. Cheers! :)
I'v had 2 of these bikes, 2000 patrole and a 2005 Gear-Up . The Patrol was a 650 cc and it was only $9000 I had to work on it and that was fun for me. The 2005 is a 750 cc and still is a great runner, I have had to do anything to it, I ride it in the winter which is taxing some times but it get's me where I need to go and back home, I'm only 73 and will be riding till I leave this world
Okay guys i have to say it, this is by FAR my most favorite video of yours, and I watched a lot of them!!! Love this specific content!!! Love love love! I ride a 59 Panhead and believe it or not, some of this stuff that you do, minus the deep muddy waters, I do with my pan as well, and I just love watching other people doing all terrain fun with their different bikes.
I have a 2020 gear up Sahara. Many upgrades and tweaks have been made in the last decade to sort of bring the Ural into the 21st century sort of speak. Brembo disc brakes at all 3 points of contact, fuel injection over carbs, redesigned air box, universal hubs for all 4 tires (spare), LED lighting, oversized cylinder fins for additional cooling efficiency... the list goes on. It is the jeep of motorcycles. It takes time to "learn" the Ural but once you do, I would deem it unstoppable especially when a winch is mounted.
It is just the Russian way of thinking. When you live in a very remote area, your vehicle has to be capable to overcome almost every difficulty or obstacle you could come across in any environment. Like Siberia, where people say that 'there are no roads, just general directions'. So the vehicle must have outstanding terrain capabilities, easy to maintain and be durable. I drive the UAZ 452 'Bukhanka', which is a Russian 4x4 van built by those same principles. Goes anywhere, and is hold togegether by large nuts and bolts of 2 or 3 sizes. Maintenance and repairs require only a simple toolbox and can be done by anyone. I like this approach, and if I were into driving motorcycles I certainly would own a Ural. I love this video, and the Ural.
Love the story about a reporter or politician, talking about moving to the Soviet Union, who asked a friend about what reliable washing machine to buy. He got an answer, bought it and 6 months later it broke. He called up his friend kinda pissed - his friend basically said oh take a hammer and hit part x and tighten a screw and it will work for 6 months more. Did it stop yep, did it get fixed with no serious money, parts or time - yep. Different design philosophy and Idea of "reliability".
why do these "know it alls" take a SIDECAR RIG and treat it like its a frigging dirt bike and then act all pissy when it has issues?for the money these stock sidecars cost new or used, they provide excellent transportation, and have been very reliable for me since the mid-1980s. as a handicapped rider with one leg, these rigs are perfect for me. allowing me to still be able to ride. I do all year long on my Ural here in northeastern Ohio... snow, rain, hail, or shine. the last video he drove into deep water and stalled it then cried about it.... would you do that to a Harley sidecar rig?
When I was in Russia with my first wife, we were in St Peters burg and her mother new husband needed to get a new engine for his Lada beck to the village which was 1100km away, they called a friend who arrived on a ural, they basically put the engine block in the trunk behind the seat, the cylinder head below his legs, and he went to sleep on the journey back because he had just rode 1100km and her mothers husband rode back 1100km without a break. Those guys were super human, Valodia my wife's mums husband had a photo receiving a medal from General Kalasnikov, I had to admire him. I realised something travelling there, Russians are really lovely people , its politics that get in the way.
Yeah my friend said he hated Russians, I asked how many he knew? Which was of course zero. The few I have met have been wonderful people. It's too bad we let politics and the elites keep us at each other's throats.
Hey vodka does wonders for your self esteem 🤣 have a few shots and you think you can build anything. Speaking of experience of course lol get five guys stranded in the middle of the desert. Get them sloshed from vodka. 100 percent guaranteed they would all make it back alive.
Man.... that theory is just as accurate as us knowin that sean was not going to let this bike get a pass on the torture test... That being said... I want to buy a wierd old miracle bike to do the same 😂😂😂
About 3 years ago I traded an old Honda 350 twin for a 2000 Patrol, last year for 650cc and drum brake, first year for electric start, Keihin CV carbs. I spent $500 to replace the old Russian alternator ("the hand grenade") with a Nippon Denso. I've been using it ever since to run errands around town. It is a total blast and dead reliable, although it always sounds like it's about to explode. I've done nothing to it in that time except change the oil once and adjust the front brake to get slightly less terrible stopping power. I plan a half block ahead for stops, no problem so far. I've never put a battery charger on it even though most trips are short. It starts first kick most of the time, even in cold weather when it hasn't been run in a month or more. I use the electric start now and then and it works fine too. It lives outside, as my garage is full of motorcycles. It has knobbies on all three wheels and is brilliant on snowy, icy roads. I live in the foothills of the Rockies in Colorado so it gets used all year round. I've put it in two-wheel drive maybe twice. It goes very well with the single drive unless the snow is pretty deep, say, more than about 8 inches. I'm 71 so this doesn't matter much to me anymore, but a Ural sidecar is the greatest chick magnet ever invented. Strange women are always coming up in the parking lot and admiring it and I'm sure at least half of them would hop in if invited. In this contest, the Ural leaves your crotch rocket power cruiser street tracker bobber wang-extender in the dust. I wish I'd known that when I was 22.
I have an 04 tourist. I bought it in Dallas and drove it 400 miles to Corpus Christ. 4 days later I drove it to New Mexico , 1500 mi round trip. Only problem was two tire failures, fixed them on the side of the road. The Japanese motorcycles and made to not break down. The Russian philosophy is, they make the motorcycle so it can be fixed on the road if it breaks down. It's had minor problems but never left me stranded.....so far.
It's a Ural Pustinja ... and it's Russian... designed for a desert ...a frozen desert at minus 50 degrees C ... with German tanks on the other bank .... Then, it works great.
You need to take it on an actual road trip. Long distance, back roads, dirt roads, class 6 roads and trails. Like you said it did all the same things a cheap atv did. The ATV is not road legal, the whole point of them is to cross variable conditions and surfaces both on and off road. It will never beat a machine when it is going up against one purpose made for the single terrain at hand. It won't beat an off road bike off road, nor an on road bike on road. It is made to do so so across all surfaces. Take it across all surfaces.
A friend had one of these in London in the 80s. It started first kick, but only in the coldest part of winter. The rest of the time it took ten minutes of swearing !
I've had one of these for 9 years and it's the best money I've ever wasted, and yes, the Ural is better than the quad you bought off Amazon because it's street legal and can cruise all day long at 80 or 90 km with no issues.
The "Indiana Jones" Sidecar Motorcycle used in the Last Crusade was a KMZ Dnepr MT-11, not an IMZ Ural. The Ural was made for Civilian sales while the Dnepr was made for Military service. The Dnepr motorcycles are built heavier and are slower than the Urals. Also the engines are different. Dnepr engines have a centrifugal military type oil filter connected to the crankshaft inside the engine front cover. It purifies the oil as the engine crankshaft spins. It's serviced every 10,000 Km. The Dnepr transmission also has reverse but also is a semi-automatic design. When pressing down on the shifter with the toe or heel pads the clutch is automatically disengaged so you can keep your left hand firmly on the left hand grip so you don't need to pull in the hand clutch lever to shift up or down. The two wheel drive Dnepr is full time two wheel drive unlike the Ural that requires engaging a locking lever to engage the sidecar wheel. The two wheel drive system on Dnepr's is not a simple differential type system. It's like a Rokon 2 wheel drive 2 wheel motorcycle. There is a gear box on the motorcycle rear wheel and another on the sidecar wheel with a freewheel. The sidecar wheel reduction has a lower gear ratio than the gear box on the motorcycle wheel. The sidecar wheel "freewheels" when the motorcycle wheel is not losing traction. When the motorcycle wheel loses traction the sidecar wheel "catches up" and starts providing traction at a lower gear ratio. Not only has the two wheel drive automatically activated it's also like shifting to a lower gear automatically as well. In 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union (Christmas day 1991) Ukraine exported Dnepr Motorcycles worldwide with many finding their way into the USA. I have one myself. KMZ no longer produces Dnepr Motorcycles but parts are still being made for them and you can even buy a "restored" Dnepr Motorcycle today. Arbalet Motorcycles keeps a few Dniepr Motorcycles available for sale in their Nebraska warehouse which have a modern 800cc engine with a spin on type oil filter with reverse and 5 forward speeds and electric start. Parts are available for the old KMZ Dnepr motorcycles as well as the modern Dniepr motorcycles. www.dnepr-kiev.com/
@Ural Motorcyclist After 1952 IMZ made a small numbert of military motorcycles as the majority were made by KMZ. Dnepr, the KMZ brandname didn't make a huge number of military motorcycles as the Soviet Army wasn't using a huge number by 1967, but almost all military motorcycles after 1952 were made by KMZ/Dnepr. The Dnepr centrifuge easily lasts for 30,000 km. Stop drinking the Ural cool-aid.
@Ural Motorcyclist My first Ural was an M-63 solo, probably about 1978, my first Dnepr was an MT-10-36 sidecar, probably about 1985. I use 20W-50 in the Dnepr and 15W-40 in the Ural. I remove the crankshaft every 30,000 km in the Ural and clean the slingers. I take off the front cover and clean the centrifuge every every 30,000 km on the Dnepr. It has always been advised to use multigrade automotive oil in Dneprs as they have plain automotive bearings. It was advised to use 20W-30 in Urals as they had roller bearings. Since that oil grade is now unavailable, the recommendation is 15W-40 diesel oil. You can do what you like in your motorcycle, I tend to take the advice of the factory and knowledgeable owners, not unknown people like you. By the way, my M-63 has over 120,000 km, and my MT-10-36 over 60,000 km. Unfortunately a 1982 R65 came into my possession and it is a far superior long distance bike, especially after a few modifications and a Siebenrock 860 kit.
I need one of these, my gf has arthrogryposis and is in a wheelchair, don't think she could ride on the back of a bike, but a side car would be perfect.
My oldest son has arthrogryposis, but thankfully it isn't so severe that he needs a wheelchair. He also has had many surgeries on his hips because the hip sockets didn't grow properly. He won't get on a motorcycle with me, but that may have to do with his anxiety issues or he may just be smart and doesn't want to ride with me.
I was watching you pushing the bike and asking myself why dont u use the reverse gear hahaha... I have a Love/hate affair with ural, its a piece of junk, but I keep fixing It.
I think you miss half the point of the Ural. Yes it's a rough and ready off roader. But you can also load up the side car with camping gear and go to a campground 100 miles away and camp for the weekend while getting in some mild offroading. Plus you can do your weekly grocery shopping in a Ural. It's good offroad, it works in most weather, and it's relatively practical to live with as long as you have access to roads with speed limits of 55mph and under. It's one option for the man who loves bikes, and doesnt want to buy a car. Plus, it's cheaper than other options such as the CanAm Spyder RT Limited. But after checking Urals prices I dont know if I'd recommend it, a Gear Up 2wd used to be like 11 to 13K, I would never pay 17K+
Get sick of people just looking at life .and not looking throw it. Placing camping gear video would be perfect. Sean only all leg work with small elect wench harbor fright help him out if gets stuck. Tcb yall from bowie tx!!!!
Funny, Ive ridden that area so many times (before it was run by FRO and overrun with UTVs) that I know exactly where you were filming. Fun video, guys.
When Urals first came into the US they were around $6000. As they made improvements they went up in price. Today their base model (CT) is around 15,000. US. The Gear Up model (2wd) is around 18,000. U.S. They have their niche but they are not a Honda. Do your research like anything out there in the world.
Hi. Ural owner here. Glad you finally figured out it had a reverse, even if it was too late. I was curious about this since seeing the Ural in the back of a few videos and Sean has mentioned on more than one occasion that he didn’t like Urals. I think his overall experience and takeaway was fair. While it may have been designed for off road use in the 40s, as Sean mentioned, today that is not really it’s major role. It’s major role is to have fun and look kinda weird doing it, not unlike a Grom. There is something Ural pilots (I believe the preferred silly term for Ural riders) call the UDF - Ural Delay Factor. Every stop will take 10-15 more minutes because people are always asking to take pictures or talk about it. That’s kinda the whole point of it all- it’s just fun. Also, I was sad to not see Sean try to fly the chair- drive it with the chair in the air. It is an inevitability- take a right turn hard enough and you’ll be on two wheels with a several hundred pound weight on your side. It is important to train purposefully flying the chair so when it happens it’s not a cause for a panic attack. I’d love to see Sean do another video on this.
rob9876 I bought it “running” off of marketplace, took it to the only local dealership that had any idea about them, waited several months for them to work it out, soooo .... 50/50?
Personally I love the Urals, i've had two so far and the one I own now is the gear up, its full injected and has some other upgrades that the one on the video dosen't have. its never broken down on me and runs like a champ... the only problem with it though is that its slow, like to slow.
I am debating between M70 and Gear up. Have you had both and if so what are your thoughts between the two? M70 looks cool but gear up looks rough/mean and i like that.
If the current model year has a Max cruising speed of 70 which is actually a pretty good improvement over the earlier model years, Frankly though you really don't want to take one of these up much faster than that . Don't think of it as a motorcycle think of it As an ATV that can go on the interstate legally.
I'm curious to know what additional things you had to say or test out on the Ural. I searched your channel, but didn't see the follow-up video... If you were in the Austin area I'd let you try out mine.
no, the entire reason the ural stalled was because the intake and exhaust got into the water, if the exhaust and intake are above the water, then any motorcycle can get through any puddle or ocean@@jakev4191
@@УасяПупкин-ц6б и еще трех пьяных друзей на капоте и багажнике люльки!-обычно там запасное колесо и на нем очень да же не плохо две пьяные девченки ездиют!
Sold my Ural a few years ago converted it into a '37 R-71 the trickiest part was replacing and lowering the front fender. A guy in Poland aftermarkets all the data plates.
It's like their ancient tooling just never wore out. They're isolated somewhere in Siberia without the news communism failed decades ago still churning these things out.
Communism? What's that. The workers have been in the same factor since before WW1. All they know of the outside world is a mean man would come around every now and then but he hasn't been there in 30 years.
Not worth $20k. I have a Chang Jiang 750 and I’m picking up a ‘99 Ural this week. What I’ve learned; 1. Not a motorcycle. The hack is a different animal. 2. You’re the best mechanic. You know your bike and it’s simple. It needs frequent adjustments, so not for the biker who just likes polishing things. 3. Your part in the ride is very involved. On or off road this is not passive riding. Think sport bike not cruiser 4. Super fun. Everyone smiles at you, and you can’t help smiling back I owned old VW Beetles, it’s like that. Thanks.
Ural? Terrible? HOW DARE YOU SLANDER THIER GOOD NAME. Urals are extremely reliable 2 wheel drive motorcycles. The ones from the 50's are still chugging down the road as good as ever. What a joke
It's 30s era German engineering. There have been some advances with them since then, but the basic technology is quite ancient. Also, it was a bit concerning that he didn't mention that the 2nd wheel drive is only for use when driving straight, due to the lack of a differential gearing. Meaning that it's going to have issues with one of the wheels being out of sync when turning. I took my trike endorsement class on a Ural, and it was a blast. Especially the part where I needed to get the sidecar up in the air and ride it like a motorcycle.
It's amazing how many people have told me that Ural is a piece of junk and garbage. I asked them, "Have you ever owned one?" Their reply is well no, I've just heard they are." I am on my second one. I've owned Urals for almost 20 years now.
My grandfather used to ride this motorcycle when he was in the army. I have the picture of him and his two companions when they were changing the tire during ride
Ural Motorcyclist I mean, there is a list a mile long of the updates since 2010, and they seem far more extensive than the 2010 updates switching some parts to stainless and changing the swing arm bearings, but I’m no expert, my original comment was speaking to the NEW fuel injected models as I wrote, and from what I understand the new models are extremely durable and more robust than the older bikes, but my UA-cam name doesn’t have “ural” in it, so I suppose I don’t know as much as some.
Ural Motorcyclist except for the cylinder heads, cooling fins, transmission, brake calipers, upgraded materials, fuel delivery system, electrical s systems, frame, exhaust, and swing arm, all those were updated between 2010 and 2019, but I guess that’s all cosmetic stuff?
I can't comment on modern quality but I think it says something when there's hundreds of thousands of these things from the 40s to the 80s are still pottering about using used parts as replacements because there's no new parts.
More stereotypes: "This is the most unreliable motorcycle!" Continue to live in a world of illusions. This is the most reliable and necessary motorcycle for villagers and farmers.
Hum, unreliable you say? Perhaps operator usage error and still you fixed it with a screwdriver IN THE FIELD. I think it is pretty awesome! In the video the second time you went through deeper water for much longer time, but you were assertive, you learned, and you did fine. The Ural is a machine that you need to learn to love, that is all.
@@dexter131 either way at least cool shit is happening. Also a good sign business is going well if he's happy to piss away money like this, guys a legend
@@scatcat1994 i do enjoy his videos as well. I'm just saying the employees would be the ones out there having fun if it was a cool place to work. It still could be a good place, but the boss getting to fool around all the time doesn't necessarily mean it is a good place to work. It's never fun having the boss run the spoils in your face without sharing.
Here in finland Ural guys have a saying: there isn't such deep hole where ural hasn't rose up, it's good to have one in grave when the time comes 😎🤘 rocknroll and peace to everyone😄😂
Just because an old model BMW is made in Russia doesn't mean it's unreliable. Anyway, how often does one see engineering so good that it warrants copying? BMW should be thankful for the compliment.
Thanks for sharing, testing the Ural. I'm thinking you might take a "road trip" from your shop to Anchorage Alaska. I don't think the quad would do well on that kind of journey... Have fun and be safe guys, J.
Air Intake on those urals in the videos you mentioned was changed to a much higher position. "I didn't know it had a reverse". What? :D Shows your preparation. Sorry it's a really bad review.
What is the ugliest motorcycle you can buy?
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Test it properly.
Invade another country
I once had an old Elsinore 250 that I'm pretty sure could have blasted through all of that without issue.... I still miss that bike forty years later.
the trick is that after so much water, any other motorcycle did not move from its place until the engine was completely overhauled, because the end of the connecting rods would come and on the Chinese the piston would have pierced altogether
If you don't mind give me your sidecar
That's what makes it so cool!
The fact you didn't destroy the engine after ingesting so much water is probably the most impressive part of this whole video.
He let it die and didn't attempt to re-start the bike until the water had been "pumped" out. That saved the connecting rods and salvaged the day. As long as you are not WFO when you suck in the water, you have a fairly good chance of rectifying the situation, but you must immediately remove the plugs and pump it out. Don't even _think_ about compressing water.
soviet tolerances just let the water leak out of the engine lol
Imagine doing that in modern motorcycle engine. Even if the rods were straight, flooding the systems would likely fry something and not sure if you could get it started like that at middle of nowhere. Know this about niva, seen it flooded many times, and most of the times, if the engine was not tuned or full throttle, it would start back up after getting rid of the water
Soviet tolerance is the low compression, and rods, that are like few times stronger they need to. Back then, they were not making lightweight internals to save power, ural drinks like hell
EXACTLY! And then goes on to point out...Well! These drivers are shown going through a river and it is, like......indestructible, but ours stopped!?!?!?!?
WELL for one, they were on a solid rock base where they were able to keep the engine, and most importantly, the vehicle moving....moving through water.
You all sunk into mud at an almost 40% degree angle the instant you hit the puddle, which let water get into the engine through the tail pipe and kill it.....BIG F'ING DIFFERENCE!!!!!
This guy isn't even aware that the ural has reverse. as for it being unreliable they pumped water out of the cylinders and it ran...pretty good in my eyes!
American bikers. "Unreliable" means I have to maintain, and fix it, or more likely, the Dealer does. It's not designed for Americans. Honestly, it was designed for fighting Americans (Among others.)
@I'm Just Kyle Ermagerd, fernerz.
Kyle. And what great bikes built in America now??? Half the parts on Harley’s are made in China. You know China ,, the country that makes garbage. How about Indian motorcycle??? They rust in the first year of ownership
@@Psiberzerker actually it was designed for the German Wehrmacht
@@steffenwurster352 "Actually," it was designed for the Heer. The Wehrmacht included the Kreigsmarine, and the Luftwaffe. If you want to play semantics. I said it was designed for fighting Americans, among others. Look up what "Uber Alles" means.
"Some of that unreliably decided to show up." As he then proceeds to drive it through nearly hip deep soggy bottom muddy water.
I am convinced that these bikes are only as reliable as the rider is smart.
In essence he hydrolocked it, and didn't take note the height of the air cleaner and the depth of the water.
But he also showed the test video urals not dying in chest deep water
@@Austiiizy They probably turned the engine OFF beforehand in the test footage lmao
@@Austiiizy they probably had a snorkel or something. The airbox on this one is right below the gas tank so..thats as deep as you can go.
pretty sure they didn't run it hot enough and the water back travelled through the exhaust into the engine!
If going through water, rev high!
I bought a Ural last year. After about 6 months I got rid of my Harley, don't miss it even a little. The Ural has become my primary daily transport. I've never had to use the two wheel drive on the road, it handles snow and ice with ease. I haul everything from the grandkids to lumber, 8 foot sticks is the max length I'll cary but it could do 12s. I live in the country and anywhere I go is a minimun of 40 or 50 miles. It's not for everyone, but sidecars in general are not for everyone. Build quality isn't great, they are still built by hand. As far as reliability, do your maintenance and you'll most likely not have any problems, if you do have a problem you can most likely fix it along the road, no dealer needed. As for your dirt bike doing what the Ural can do, sure, but can you carry two other people or you dog (I prefer dogs to people) and enough camping gear for extended cross country travel? I suspect not.
This past November, a group of 5 of us went on an off road ride from Surprise, AZ to Wickenberg, AZ--probably about 40 miles of mostly dirt/sand roads and trails. We were on Chinese dual-sports, as my friend loaned me his, while he took his Ural. That thing had no problems on freeways, highways, or the off road. He only had to put it into two-wheel drive once for several minutes. That thing took the abuse like a champ!
I mean it's a Military style Vehicle, what do people expect from it.
Its build to be repaired alongside the road, and the low quality is part of its design. It stuck around from the second world war as a lot of military vehicles didn't last long on engagement, so they focused on quantity, not quality. And if it would break down, you should be able to repair it by yourself on the side of the road with the tools provided, wich you can.
The Ural is similar to the UAZ, both made to be rough and to endure a lot of abuse.
Can you easily take the sidecar off or are they pretty well permanently attached?
I had one about 40 years ago and it was pretty old when I got it. Only trouble I had with it was the carbs. Short journeys never a problem but longer ones the carbs would flood every 10 miles and need stripping down by the roadside. Never did get them to not do that and never could find out why.
@@mcearl8073 the sidecar is permanently attached on all currently produced Urals with a leading link front end. The sidecar wheel can be engaged for two wheel drive so the driveshaft to make that possible would make detaching it quite difficult.
so floding an engine with water is it's inherented fault? i thought that happens to any vehicle. put water in the engine and it dies.
Yeah; submerge the air intake and it's kinda inevitable.
In the states they call ist unreliability 🤪😂😂😂
They're millennials, nothing is their fault and it gives them a reason to play victim.
It's not a submarine FFS.
The unanswered design question is how to keep water out of innards of an off roader bike. Ural has no answer.
Worth noting: The Ural in the video is a 2013 model, if not older. As of the 2014 model year, all Urals have electronic fuel injection and disc brakes on all three wheels. There have been a lot of other, less visible changes in recent years as well. The technology in newer models is starting to resemble that of (early) 21st century bikes.
Came here to say that.
Came here to say that I have a 2005 and I have been as yet unable to kill it. 3' deep water. Flipping it over. Running it for an hour at 60mph with a gearbox full of milkshake.
It's more a tractor than a motorcycle.
At least you can resuscitate a carb in the field, not so with efi.
I live in Russia and my father rode such a motorcycle in the 80s and 90s. My mother was a passenger in the back seat, my sister and I were passengers in the side car when we were children. We made trips to the kindergarten and to the village to see my grandmother. This is nostalgia. Thanks for the test drive!
Now I ride on Suzuki Intruder C1800R (Boulevard C109R).
У моего отца в 80-х и 90-х годах был такой мотоцикл с боковой коляской. На нём можно было ездить целой семьёй. Мама садилась на заднее сиденье, а мы с маленькой сестрёнкой вдвоём помещались в коляске. Отец забирал нас из детского сада, и мы ездили к бабушке в деревню. Ностальгия. Спасибо за обзор!
Теперь сам катаюсь на Suzuki Intruder C1800R.
@Alfred Ripley
Oh yes, thanks! And my grandfather had a Soviet small two-stroke motorcycle, which I learned to ride in the village. This also influenced my liking for motorcycles.
В молодости тоже гонял на Урале, только без коляски. Теперь купил BMW R1200GS, хотел оппозитный мотор - ностальгия :)
@@ctpallihbiu_jieutehaht7196 О, да! А я мечтаю о BMW R18 в качестве второго мотоцикла. V-образники люблю не меньше оппозитов.
@@andrewsidney2401 I had a Voskod? in the 70s
@@stevetaylor8698 Really? My grandfather also had а Voskod 2М. I didn’t know that such things existed in the USA. this is amazing.
I don’t know if driving a motorcycle into deep water is an issue with the motorcycle. Just sayin
Yh
I'd never consider the Ural an off-road bike. Dirt roads, yes. It doesn't have the suspension or light weight of an off-road. Get a CB750, add nobby tires, and 200lbs. That would be a good comparison.
I mud my dirt bike so it’s really not
the intake apparently isnt very high up. I've had bikes damn near under water and they never sucked water into the cylinder. of course I didn't let em shut off either.
@@justinriley8651 It's a horizontal cylinder under the seat.
I own a Ural gear up and it is amazing off road. Never got it stuck to the point I couldn't get it out on its own power. Knowing that it has a reverse is a huge plus that would have helped you from getting stuck as much. And as far as having weight in the sidecar it's only helpful when at moderate to higher speeds when cornering to prevent flying the chair.
A guy got featured on the news a few years ago for driving his Ural during a blizzard to work around Indianapolis. They're pretty neat motorcycles!
LOL I know that guy!
On my channel I drive trucks and I drive em hard, up in the mountains of Canada eh!
@@noonedude101 &
Dad Bod vs The World no you dont
@@KineticTaco I live in Indianapolis and I go to the nightly swap meets on the South Side.
I promise I know the guy.
In these videos where "the water did go over the tank" they acually used rised air intake block (which had the actual intake around the steering bar), and you were using stock one. No wonder it stalled.
I was wondering if there was a 'Kit, Deep Fording' as with U.S. military vehicles.
Came here to say this.
The guy didn't even know that it got a reverse gear, what did you expect from them??
Воздухозаборник на том видео был выведен в багажник коляски, и это были заводские испытания инженерных решений внесённых в конструкцию. Первый К750 действительно был копией, уже потом он стал называться УРАЛ и на нём устоял верхнеклапанный мотор 650 кубиков. И да он мощность мала для такого объема но эта техника не про скорость ему надо тянуть а он может везти больше своего веса, найдите мне такой мотоцикл! Были и спортивные варианты, для кольца и эндуро я уже молчу про гонки с колясками.
Yep. At a bare minimum, you must keep the air-intake above the waterline. All else being equal (sealed ignition, for example), you should be able to keep the motor chugging long enough to ford the stream, pond, puddle, what have you. However, when in doubt, you've got to ditch your "ballast." He/she/it can always meet up with you on the other side - and push you up the far bank.
I have a 2007 Ural Gear-Up that I bought brand new. The very first thing that happened at the dealer was that he took me out in a parking lot and taught the basics on how to ride a “rig”…..that’s what you call a motorcycle with a sidecar……learning the controls was easy. It was learning the geometry (moving your body to help steer the machine) that took some getting used to. He had me “ flying the chair” in short order. After a couple of hours he took me out in a large field where I learned that the 2WD feature is best utilized on loose or slippery surfaces but is not needed all the time….. only when you need it. Only then did a take it home.
Whenever someone (who has no experience ride a rig) asks to ride my rig, I ask them “can you forget EVERYTHING that you know about riding a motorcycle in the next ten seconds?” When they answer “no” I then tell them “DO NOT come out of first gear and DO NOT try to backup.
I initially had a hard time getting it up because I was used to a motorcycle and at that point in the class, I had gotten used to keeping the center of balance where it belongs. But, once I got it up and over the fear of tipping over the other way, it was a blast. Going from direct to counter-steering is a bit of a weird feeling.
Back in 2008, I took my 2007 GearUp all over Alaska, into the Yukon and Northwest Territories. Across the Arctic Circle - twice, and all the way up to Prudhoe Bay in Alaska and Inuvik in the NWT. I had ZERO problems. Miss that moto more than any other bike I've ever owned.
I also have a 2007 GearUp, currently showing 37k on the odometer. Blew up the final drive once...replaced no problem, at home no dealer needed except for parts. My dog loved riding in the hack. My daughter was usually embarassed when I picked her up from high school...Urals not cool to milenials I guess.
I would love to do the same thing
Every time americans trying to ride Ural we russians take beer and having fun watching it :)
I hear this comment in Drago's voice, and imagine you saying "I must break you."
😂
When did Russians need an excuse for drinking beer or gorilka
Don't judge all americans this guys just a putz I am old and could have conquered or avoided all issues this nongifted rider faced.
😂😂😂😂
I owned a 2011 gear up for years. I was stationed in Hawaii and it was my daily driver. For me it was nothing short of dependable. I adjusted the valves once and synced the carbs, other than that no problems(had to change the jets on the trail when taking it up past 9000ft). I loaded the sidecar up with lumber. Rode through monsoons, took it through snow, rode with two additional passengers(had the second seat), rode highways at 65mph. Great bike. My wife and I miss it.
5:50. So you discovered that the Ural is not a submarine.
JH: further: you'd think they wouldn't try going through questionable water again. Nope. They didn't learn the first time. But, then, they didn't flood it out any more and maybe they became more selective in the water traps.
No, but getting it started back up was pretty impressive.
@@Winterstick549 no it wasn’t …they stalled it several more times….once u get the engine rolling over leave in idle to warm up, choke out soon, give gas very cautiously in neutral…to not stall engine!
@@IceDogXena
It had been full of water.
@@RwP223 Ural motorcycle is a bad deal. Buying this overpriced garbage design and build is kissing Russias ring of iron
I had one in Cuba, did u know they have reverse gear? It is on your right foot between the brake and the rear axel... ;)
I found that out after I made the video. Super cool
Dale!!
@@BikesandBeards Mabey a new video?
@@BikesandBeards if you cannot walk through flooded ruts sideways, it’s pretty harsh to expect an Ural to drive through it. It would be much more entertaining to see what the Ural can do when the driver is using his skills and brain to reach his goals than to be dumb and sabotage the bike. What you prove instead is that if you’re ignorant enough you can destroy everything. But everybody knows every idiot can destroy every machine you have without a second thought, or even a first.
@@ReinierMayer 😂😂😂 calm down bud
There is a difference in opinion between what reliability is in Russia and in the west. The West's opinion of reliable is things don't often fail. In Russia reliability is when things fail they are easy to fix. This is very well shown in Russian vehicles, firearms, and watches.
Almost everything Russian is better to be fair.
@@marleymatthews7633 We'll have to agree to disagree,
@nimbly1693 fair enough I've just noticed that over the years I've got family from both countries I'd always pick Russia over the US for equipment living etc etc
@@marleymatthews7633 My experience in Russian equipment is pretty limited, but from what I have seen of the war in Ukraine, and from what I have read about their military in general, like and the Admiral Kuznetsov, I wouldn't want to be in their military.
@nimbly1693 Fair enough the US military has brilliant equipment and tech but horrendously trained troops I've had friends and family fight along side them Iin Afghanistan the reason they are an amazing fighting force is because of the top tier equipment/gear and tech they have.
drive a motorcycle into deep water and it stops. Oh what a surprise I never imagined that would happen
To be fare the promotional video showed one submerged in a river going.I suspect a cable was used
No cable but they had raised intake snorkels.
Our everyday home path was tougher than the place where you tested this motorcycle. I love URALs, my dad had 2 of those. They're built to survive in typical USSR "inthemiddleofnowhere" village and were widely used in army. Greetings from former USSR state Moldova
Привет Молдове! А моё детство было связано с "Днепром", но большой разницы нет. Сентиментальная ценность.
When they work their fine. They can't do over 60 miles an hour. They are prone to failure the one I had had the engine replaced and final drive sheered off all in under 5000 clicks. I sold that bike as quick as I could. I do not recommend buying this bike the quality control and metallurgy are inferior. Stay away from this brand you have been warned.
DAAA BLIA , VOTANA , INSFARSIT MOLDOVENI ! Da totusi Dnepr MT erau mai bune
This kind of motorcycle is not only to survive in toughest conditions, but also possible to repair yourself far away from workshop. Good point, that flooding the engine didn't kill it and the the engine started, when the water was out of cylinders. Imagine modern car can do this.
Many comments about Russia and "in the middle of nowhere" routs, but same in US, with Alaska, Yukon... This kind of machines are specially designed for that conditions.
I'm assuming the onboard spare tank isn't really for either gas or water. It would seem to hold just enough vodka for the average day-trip. Am I right? 🤠
Seems that , other than you flooding the engine, it ran pretty well, though I am left wondering about the difficulty it had climbing hills. However, I think that may have more to do with the operator than the motorcycle
As a child, I loved to ride in a stroller with my grandfather. we went to the forest for berries and mushrooms. Russia Altai Territory. Nostalgia
it was more about tyres made more for road and light gravel as oposed to dirtbike tyres
They probably had 30+ psi in them as well!
Low compression and low horsepower.If only this bike could be built faster and stronger! Being able to go faster than 65mph would be nice.
I one put higher compression cylinders in a Dnepr. It ran like a raped ape... for about an hour. Then the seals blew, and it sprayed oil everywhere. It was fun while it lasted!
I live in canada and bought a ural to ride in the winter while my harley was hibernating. It was a hoot to drive in the snow and i used it as my daily driver for 3 winters and never had an issue with it other than i had to re-jet it to ride in the cold temps. If you can fix your lawn mower you can work on one of these
That's honestly a great idea. How long is your commute?
smarba1 that’s interesting man!
What build year Modell u got?
@@0xsergy My commute was only a few miles but i would always ride out of town and back in on a secondary road so i could put at least 10 miles before and after work. That way the ride justified the time it would take me to dress for it ...lol
@@theun-knownmusician5468 Those things are fantastic in the snow
About time you bought a real bike. Haven't had any major troubles with the previous 2 or our current 2 rigs. My only real complaint is they need a lower 1st gear and 5 speeds forward. Both myself and wife ride and go places "Urals can't go" like road trips. Our longest single trip is about 3500 miles. We've put almost 40,000 miles down riding Urals in the past 4 years. Those videos in the river were specially prepared bikes with snorkels piped into the sidecar which was sealed. I've only ever had one sort of major on road problem and much like you, it was my own fault, I forgot to torque the rear axle nut, but I caught it and swapped to the spare, kept on going. Always buy the newest Ural you can afford, they get better and better as the years go on. We have 2017 Urals now, the 2020 Ural has major improvements even over ours. I liken a Ural to a big woman, when you dance with her, let her lead or she'll kill you. Ride on, be safe!
Love your channel and you're a local to me. I would never compare a Ural to a dirt bike. I hate when they do that. Dirt roads, yes. Hill climbs and mudding, no.
@@TheGorignak I've never understood Ural's advertising strategy. My wife LOVES her rig and puts more miles on it than I do mine. She uses it for everyday things from groceries to appointments. You would think Ural would market such capabilities, but nope, videos of mud holes and river crossings.
Wow... Great explanation. Keep exploring
@@GoneUraling totally agree. Dogs & Groceries all day long. It's what I use mine for.
@@TheGorignak Hit us up on FB, let us know next time you come this way, maybe we can meet up for a ride!
What I learned : The Ural is quite an unreliable submarine.
The reason why Ural bikes get such poor reputation is probably because people, such as this, uses it as a quad, rather than a sidecar bike. It isn't meant for plowing mudholes. Do the same with one of your beloved Harleys and see how it fares. :)
Got a -86 Dnepr Mt16 myself. Runs great in the conditions it was designed for: poor roads. They just need more lovin' than modern bikes.
Exacly.
Harleys have problems on dry day.
is the sidecar powered? it's based of the german BMW 750 from ww2, my old man has a original '38 Zundapp K500 with sidecar, the zundapp is definitely a dirt road type of bike even though it has the holes for the MG34 mount, the BMW with powered sidecar was made to basically be a quad.
@@MrSolLeks Yeah, it's 2wd. It's the kind of bike you buy when you can't afford "The real deal". :D
But the lack of diff-lock severely dampens the off road capability. Sidecar machines just have too much weight on too little wheel surface to be efficient when the terrain gets really rough/soft. Loads of fun to test the borders of what's possible, but if I have to get somewhere reliably, I'd take the quad any day of the week.
@Me. Me I'm not sure if anyone here is bragging per say but, sure, I do love both my Dnepr and my Gaz 69. Both of them are awesome, even if they are, as you say, "junk". Looking at it objectively, Almost no vehicle created that far back can compare to anything modern when it comes to reliability and usability, but they retain a special feeling about them that people like you probably wouldn't understand, even if half the time is spent tinkering with them in the garage.
Cheers! :)
I'v had 2 of these bikes, 2000 patrole and a 2005 Gear-Up . The Patrol was a 650 cc and it was only $9000 I had to work on it and that was fun for me. The 2005 is a 750 cc and still is a great runner, I have had to do anything to it, I ride it in the winter which is taxing some times but it get's me where I need to go and back home, I'm only 73 and will be riding till I leave this world
Okay guys i have to say it, this is by FAR my most favorite video of yours, and I watched a lot of them!!! Love this specific content!!! Love love love! I ride a 59 Panhead and believe it or not, some of this stuff that you do, minus the deep muddy waters, I do with my pan as well, and I just love watching other people doing all terrain fun with their different bikes.
I have a 2020 gear up Sahara. Many upgrades and tweaks have been made in the last decade to sort of bring the Ural into the 21st century sort of speak. Brembo disc brakes at all 3 points of contact, fuel injection over carbs, redesigned air box, universal hubs for all 4 tires (spare), LED lighting, oversized cylinder fins for additional cooling efficiency... the list goes on. It is the jeep of motorcycles. It takes time to "learn" the Ural but once you do, I would deem it unstoppable especially when a winch is mounted.
It is just the Russian way of thinking. When you live in a very remote area, your vehicle has to be capable to overcome almost every difficulty or obstacle you could come across in any environment. Like Siberia, where people say that 'there are no roads, just general directions'. So the vehicle must have outstanding terrain capabilities, easy to maintain and be durable. I drive the UAZ 452 'Bukhanka', which is a Russian 4x4 van built by those same principles. Goes anywhere, and is hold togegether by large nuts and bolts of 2 or 3 sizes. Maintenance and repairs require only a simple toolbox and can be done by anyone. I like this approach, and if I were into driving motorcycles I certainly would own a Ural. I love this video, and the Ural.
Don’t they still make the 452’s after like 55 years a
"Russian way of thinking" invented by germans
@@TonySoprano-p6i these UAZ models are still in serial production.
Corporate America thinkimg;
Make it shit with China parts so people have to buy more & more.
Still charge high dollar
Love the story about a reporter or politician, talking about moving to the Soviet Union, who asked a friend about what reliable washing machine to buy. He got an answer, bought it and 6 months later it broke. He called up his friend kinda pissed - his friend basically said oh take a hammer and hit part x and tighten a screw and it will work for 6 months more. Did it stop yep, did it get fixed with no serious money, parts or time - yep. Different design philosophy and Idea of "reliability".
why do these "know it alls" take a SIDECAR RIG and treat it like its a frigging dirt bike and then act all pissy when it has issues?for the money these stock sidecars cost new or used, they provide excellent transportation, and have been very reliable for me since the mid-1980s. as a handicapped rider with one leg, these rigs are perfect for me. allowing me to still be able to ride. I do all year long on my Ural here in northeastern Ohio... snow, rain, hail, or shine. the last video he drove into deep water and stalled it then cried about it.... would you do that to a Harley sidecar rig?
When I was in Russia with my first wife, we were in St Peters burg and her mother new husband needed to get a new engine for his Lada beck to the village which was 1100km away, they called a friend who arrived on a ural, they basically put the engine block in the trunk behind the seat, the cylinder head below his legs, and he went to sleep on the journey back because he had just rode 1100km and her mothers husband rode back 1100km without a break. Those guys were super human, Valodia my wife's mums husband had a photo receiving a medal from General Kalasnikov, I had to admire him. I realised something travelling there, Russians are really lovely people , its politics that get in the way.
@Patrick O'Brien what makes you think that? America is a great country.
@Patrick O'Brien thats OK, I like everyone, until they prove otherwise. Its the Germans I hate....lol 🤣🤣🤣
Agree and they are usually tough as nails because they had to be. If you need support, a Russian is the person you need with you!
Yeah my friend said he hated Russians, I asked how many he knew? Which was of course zero.
The few I have met have been wonderful people. It's too bad we let politics and the elites keep us at each other's throats.
Yeah....Funny how that works....People get along fine until some Government dickhead decides to improve things.
The quality of a particular Ural depends on the WOV level on the factory that day. WOV = Workers On Vodka.
Hahaha low WOV means higher quality lol
Hey vodka does wonders for your self esteem 🤣 have a few shots and you think you can build anything. Speaking of experience of course lol get five guys stranded in the middle of the desert. Get them sloshed from vodka. 100 percent guaranteed they would all make it back alive.
Bikes and Beards nope, it's the other way around 😁
Chris Hayes they will be building the new World
Man.... that theory is just as accurate as us knowin that sean was not going to let this bike get a pass on the torture test... That being said... I want to buy a wierd old miracle bike to do the same 😂😂😂
About 3 years ago I traded an old Honda 350 twin for a 2000 Patrol, last year for 650cc and drum brake, first year for electric start, Keihin CV carbs. I spent $500 to replace the old Russian alternator ("the hand grenade") with a Nippon Denso. I've been using it ever since to run errands around town. It is a total blast and dead reliable, although it always sounds like it's about to explode. I've done nothing to it in that time except change the oil once and adjust the front brake to get slightly less terrible stopping power. I plan a half block ahead for stops, no problem so far. I've never put a battery charger on it even though most trips are short. It starts first kick most of the time, even in cold weather when it hasn't been run in a month or more. I use the electric start now and then and it works fine too. It lives outside, as my garage is full of motorcycles. It has knobbies on all three wheels and is brilliant on snowy, icy roads. I live in the foothills of the Rockies in Colorado so it gets used all year round. I've put it in two-wheel drive maybe twice. It goes very well with the single drive unless the snow is pretty deep, say, more than about 8 inches. I'm 71 so this doesn't matter much to me anymore, but a Ural sidecar is the greatest chick magnet ever invented. Strange women are always coming up in the parking lot and admiring it and I'm sure at least half of them would hop in if invited. In this contest, the Ural leaves your crotch rocket power cruiser street tracker bobber wang-extender in the dust. I wish I'd known that when I was 22.
Had a Ural for a couple of years. Alway liked riding it in the snow. They looks I would get while riding in traffic during a snow storm was classic.
My Ural has never broken down or stranded me in nearly tens years of riding on-road and off-road with it.
it's like my 50cc scooter. so simple that you can fix it with just a hand full of tools on the side of the road
@@rampage3337 you should see the owner manual. Its sll about fixing it yourself
I have an 04 tourist. I bought it in Dallas and drove it 400 miles to Corpus Christ. 4 days later I drove it to New Mexico , 1500 mi round trip. Only problem was two tire failures, fixed them on the side of the road. The Japanese motorcycles and made to not break down. The Russian philosophy is, they make the motorcycle so it can be fixed on the road if it breaks down. It's had minor problems but never left me stranded.....so far.
The Ural is like a woman: doesn't like it when you try to drown her
Lol
It's a Ural Pustinja ... and it's Russian... designed for a desert ...a frozen desert at minus 50 degrees C ... with German tanks on the other bank .... Then, it works great.
I'm pretty sure nobody likes being drowned
@@luc9094 I think even some fish can "drown" if they don't constantly move to force water through their gills.
@@hardestgainer609 isnt that more like suffocating?
You need to take it on an actual road trip. Long distance, back roads, dirt roads, class 6 roads and trails. Like you said it did all the same things a cheap atv did. The ATV is not road legal, the whole point of them is to cross variable conditions and surfaces both on and off road. It will never beat a machine when it is going up against one purpose made for the single terrain at hand. It won't beat an off road bike off road, nor an on road bike on road. It is made to do so so across all surfaces. Take it across all surfaces.
Dad bounching on side, he is still young. I love it watching you crazy guys. Live young live life.
4rm Nagaland Northeast India.
I'd loved to see you do the things you do to the ,so called, unreliable Chinese and Russian Bikes to a Harley or Triumph and see how long they last.
I like this idea.
What Russian bikes?
@@proudtitanicdenier4300 Ural?....
Proud Titanic Denier Ural, Kovrovets, Izh, Voskhod, Tula...
@@xxxenricop Produced in Washington
A friend had one of these in London in the 80s. It started first kick, but only in the coldest part of winter. The rest of the time it took ten minutes of swearing !
Too much fuel, not enough air.
I've had one of these for 9 years and it's the best money I've ever wasted, and yes, the Ural is better than the quad you bought off Amazon because it's street legal and can cruise all day long at 80 or 90 km with no issues.
Did you end up selling it? What do you drive now?
The "Indiana Jones" Sidecar Motorcycle used in the Last Crusade was a KMZ Dnepr MT-11, not an IMZ Ural. The Ural was made for Civilian sales while the Dnepr was made for Military service. The Dnepr motorcycles are built heavier and are slower than the Urals. Also the engines are different. Dnepr engines have a centrifugal military type oil filter connected to the crankshaft inside the engine front cover. It purifies the oil as the engine crankshaft spins. It's serviced every 10,000 Km. The Dnepr transmission also has reverse but also is a semi-automatic design. When pressing down on the shifter with the toe or heel pads the clutch is automatically disengaged so you can keep your left hand firmly on the left hand grip so you don't need to pull in the hand clutch lever to shift up or down. The two wheel drive Dnepr is full time two wheel drive unlike the Ural that requires engaging a locking lever to engage the sidecar wheel. The two wheel drive system on Dnepr's is not a simple differential type system. It's like a Rokon 2 wheel drive 2 wheel motorcycle. There is a gear box on the motorcycle rear wheel and another on the sidecar wheel with a freewheel. The sidecar wheel reduction has a lower gear ratio than the gear box on the motorcycle wheel. The sidecar wheel "freewheels" when the motorcycle wheel is not losing traction. When the motorcycle wheel loses traction the sidecar wheel "catches up" and starts providing traction at a lower gear ratio. Not only has the two wheel drive automatically activated it's also like shifting to a lower gear automatically as well. In 1992 after the collapse of the Soviet Union (Christmas day 1991) Ukraine exported Dnepr Motorcycles worldwide with many finding their way into the USA. I have one myself. KMZ no longer produces Dnepr Motorcycles but parts are still being made for them and you can even buy a "restored" Dnepr Motorcycle today. Arbalet Motorcycles keeps a few Dniepr Motorcycles available for sale in their Nebraska warehouse which have a modern 800cc engine with a spin on type oil filter with reverse and 5 forward speeds and electric start. Parts are available for the old KMZ Dnepr motorcycles as well as the modern Dniepr motorcycles. www.dnepr-kiev.com/
Thanks nerd.
@@JohnSmithKillFeds Oi, pretty sure your mum said clean your room before using the net.
@@SportbikerNZ you arnt my real dad, I dont have to listen to you.
@Ural Motorcyclist After 1952 IMZ made a small numbert of military motorcycles as the majority were made by KMZ. Dnepr, the KMZ brandname didn't make a huge number of military motorcycles as the Soviet Army wasn't using a huge number by 1967, but almost all military motorcycles after 1952 were made by KMZ/Dnepr. The Dnepr centrifuge easily lasts for 30,000 km. Stop drinking the Ural cool-aid.
@Ural Motorcyclist My first Ural was an M-63 solo, probably about 1978, my first Dnepr was an MT-10-36 sidecar, probably about 1985. I use 20W-50 in the Dnepr and 15W-40 in the Ural. I remove the crankshaft every 30,000 km in the Ural and clean the slingers. I take off the front cover and clean the centrifuge every every 30,000 km on the Dnepr. It has always been advised to use multigrade automotive oil in Dneprs as they have plain automotive bearings. It was advised to use 20W-30 in Urals as they had roller bearings. Since that oil grade is now unavailable, the recommendation is 15W-40 diesel oil.
You can do what you like in your motorcycle, I tend to take the advice of the factory and knowledgeable owners, not unknown people like you.
By the way, my M-63 has over 120,000 km, and my MT-10-36 over 60,000 km. Unfortunately a 1982 R65 came into my possession and it is a far superior long distance bike, especially after a few modifications and a Siebenrock 860 kit.
I need one of these, my gf has arthrogryposis and is in a wheelchair, don't think she could ride on the back of a bike, but a side car would be perfect.
I think they make a "sidecar" for wheelchair. It's a roll on affair that clamps the wheels of the chair. Can't remember where i saw it tho.
@@jerrynewberry2823 was about to comment the same thing.. theyre awesome.
google would have something im sure
Hope you find an good sidecar for your Gf!
I have seen a Ural with a side car like that modified so the person in the sidecar can ride the motorcycle.
My oldest son has arthrogryposis, but thankfully it isn't so severe that he needs a wheelchair. He also has had many surgeries on his hips because the hip sockets didn't grow properly. He won't get on a motorcycle with me, but that may have to do with his anxiety issues or he may just be smart and doesn't want to ride with me.
Never seen where 2WD ment the Sidehack wheel was connected too the drive system and pulling? Coolly interesting.
I was watching you pushing the bike and asking myself why dont u use the reverse gear hahaha... I have a Love/hate affair with ural, its a piece of junk, but I keep fixing It.
I think you miss half the point of the Ural.
Yes it's a rough and ready off roader.
But you can also load up the side car with camping gear and go to a campground 100 miles away and camp for the weekend while getting in some mild offroading.
Plus you can do your weekly grocery shopping in a Ural.
It's good offroad, it works in most weather, and it's relatively practical to live with as long as you have access to roads with speed limits of 55mph and under.
It's one option for the man who loves bikes, and doesnt want to buy a car.
Plus, it's cheaper than other options such as the CanAm Spyder RT Limited.
But after checking Urals prices I dont know if I'd recommend it, a Gear Up 2wd used to be like 11 to 13K, I would never pay 17K+
The original ADV bike
Get sick of people just looking at life .and not looking throw it. Placing camping gear video would be perfect. Sean only all leg work with small elect wench harbor fright help him out if gets stuck. Tcb yall from bowie tx!!!!
Side car gets loaded with sacks of potato and this is how you drive potatoes home on the harvest day
I've seen used ones for 6 thousand
@@Jacob0481 you cant use an ATV to go grocery shopping or go on a 100 mile road trip though. 🤔
Funny, Ive ridden that area so many times (before it was run by FRO and overrun with UTVs) that I know exactly where you were filming. Fun video, guys.
Sure, it’s old, slow, heavy, unreliable and uses ancient technology. However, it’s really expensive too. 😄
haha exactly
When Urals first came into the US they were around $6000. As they made improvements they went up in price. Today their base model (CT) is around 15,000. US. The Gear Up model (2wd) is around 18,000. U.S. They have their niche but they are not a Honda. Do your research like anything out there in the world.
@Charles Zuhlke - So... just like a Harley-Davidson then?
Henry A nope - closer than most want to think
They are NOT unreliable...unless you don’t know how to operate one.
Hi. Ural owner here. Glad you finally figured out it had a reverse, even if it was too late. I was curious about this since seeing the Ural in the back of a few videos and Sean has mentioned on more than one occasion that he didn’t like Urals. I think his overall experience and takeaway was fair. While it may have been designed for off road use in the 40s, as Sean mentioned, today that is not really it’s major role. It’s major role is to have fun and look kinda weird doing it, not unlike a Grom. There is something Ural pilots (I believe the preferred silly term for Ural riders) call the UDF - Ural Delay Factor. Every stop will take 10-15 more minutes because people are always asking to take pictures or talk about it. That’s kinda the whole point of it all- it’s just fun.
Also, I was sad to not see Sean try to fly the chair- drive it with the chair in the air. It is an inevitability- take a right turn hard enough and you’ll be on two wheels with a several hundred pound weight on your side. It is important to train purposefully flying the chair so when it happens it’s not a cause for a panic attack. I’d love to see Sean do another video on this.
Huu
What is your experience with reliability?
rob9876 I bought it “running” off of marketplace, took it to the only local dealership that had any idea about them, waited several months for them to work it out, soooo .... 50/50?
Personally I love the Urals, i've had two so far and the one I own now is the gear up, its full injected and has some other upgrades that the one on the video dosen't have. its never broken down on me and runs like a champ... the only problem with it though is that its slow, like to slow.
I am debating between M70 and Gear up. Have you had both and if so what are your thoughts between the two? M70 looks cool but gear up looks rough/mean and i like that.
If the current model year has a Max cruising speed of 70 which is actually a pretty good improvement over the earlier model years, Frankly though you really don't want to take one of these up much faster than that . Don't think of it as a motorcycle think of it As an ATV that can go on the interstate legally.
If Honda made one of these I would be standing in line to get one
Atc series is close enough
Really enjoyable video - that looks like a fun day out with the lads!
Awesome ,Top of the world Ma! great fun to watch, thank you .
Hydrolocks it “uNreLiaBle bIkE
Fr fr, I had one for a little while and I don’t think I’ll ever have that much fun or as big a smile in my life again
At one point I actually thought I was watching the movie. Awesome effects
I'm curious to know what additional things you had to say or test out on the Ural. I searched your channel, but didn't see the follow-up video... If you were in the Austin area I'd let you try out mine.
Rally motorcycling seems like a thing that should be a thing, sidecar navigators!
You should see high speed sidecar racing...
Dats deadly
Replace the sidecar light with paintball machine guns !!
check out the European Rally
It is indeed a thing. Very popular in Europe and Russia. Also, when you are able to do so, I heartily encourage you to attend the Elefantentreffen :-)
Now imagine the same situation with some modern sophisticated Japanese bike. You'd never get it running again so easily.
Lol any modern bike would have made it through that lil hole
no, the entire reason the ural stalled was because the intake and exhaust got into the water, if the exhaust and intake are above the water, then any motorcycle can get through any puddle or ocean@@jakev4191
These early videos where you needed Craig
Pretty cool. My father used have one, back in 80s in Russia, in army green. I used ride in the side car with him, fishing, hunting.
Когда вы утопили мотоцикл, думал, что мотору финиш... А, когда завёлся, радовался вместе с вами, ребята...
Мешка картошки в люльке не хватает
@@УасяПупкин-ц6б да и не одного
@@УасяПупкин-ц6б и еще трех пьяных друзей на капоте и багажнике люльки!-обычно там запасное колесо и на нем очень да же не плохо две пьяные девченки ездиют!
Почему попал в воду в двигатель потому что идиоты двадцать первом веке всё-равно конструкторы завода Урал идиоты
Sold my Ural a few years ago converted it into a '37 R-71 the trickiest part was replacing and lowering the front fender. A guy in Poland aftermarkets all the data plates.
It must be a horrible replica because none of the parts even look like BMW r71 parts. Plus r71 didn't launch till 1938.
Caleb runs in all excited "DEAD WEIGHT!!!!!"
he knows his place lol
Caleb keeps his "bar" low, saves a lot of disappointments 😉
What were was he? I didnt se him
@@jrgen9881 oof dad jokes
@@conner1466 🥴
The key is to fill the sidecar with spare parts, takes care of the balance and the breakdowns.
u guys had so much fun back then. cheer!!
It's like their ancient tooling just never wore out. They're isolated somewhere in Siberia without the news communism failed decades ago still churning these things out.
Not really, they are owned by an American
@@TheRetiredtech why let the facts get in the way of a good story?
Communism? What's that. The workers have been in the same factor since before WW1. All they know of the outside world is a mean man would come around every now and then but he hasn't been there in 30 years.
@@TheRetiredtech Still made in Russia.
@@chucksherron Especially since the Ruskies still make them, irrespective of who actually owns them.
It’s really funny because this “abuse” is normal for a dirt bike lol
hilarious
I do this on my 2020 klx250 :)
@@lift_king Kawasaki didn't come out with a klx250 in 2020. they only have the 230 and 300
its street legal
@@WestleyBates and can carry 2 additional people?
Not worth $20k. I have a Chang Jiang 750 and I’m picking up a ‘99 Ural this week. What I’ve learned;
1. Not a motorcycle. The hack is a different animal.
2. You’re the best mechanic. You know your bike and it’s simple. It needs frequent adjustments, so not for the biker who just likes polishing things.
3. Your part in the ride is very involved. On or off road this is not passive riding. Think sport bike not cruiser
4. Super fun. Everyone smiles at you, and you can’t help smiling back
I owned old VW Beetles, it’s like that.
Thanks.
Ural? Terrible? HOW DARE YOU SLANDER THIER GOOD NAME. Urals are extremely reliable 2 wheel drive motorcycles. The ones from the 50's are still chugging down the road as good as ever. What a joke
It's 30s era German engineering. There have been some advances with them since then, but the basic technology is quite ancient. Also, it was a bit concerning that he didn't mention that the 2nd wheel drive is only for use when driving straight, due to the lack of a differential gearing. Meaning that it's going to have issues with one of the wheels being out of sync when turning.
I took my trike endorsement class on a Ural, and it was a blast. Especially the part where I needed to get the sidecar up in the air and ride it like a motorcycle.
“Try to burn that stupid beard off with wd40 spoiled American” 😂😂😂 that comment had me laughing
I really hate sliding backwards down a hill. I didn't make it up. I am usually glad there is no one around to see it. You publish it.
"Not for gasoline or water...." Then, it must be Vodka!!
Greetings from Kaliningrad! Great shot! The Urals is a special topic)
Привет из Калининграда! Отличный ролик! Урал-это особая тема)
It's amazing how many people have told me that Ural is a piece of junk and garbage. I asked them, "Have you ever owned one?" Their reply is well no, I've just heard they are." I am on my second one. I've owned Urals for almost 20 years now.
Great bikes, designed in the thirties.
These people just don't get it.
Go and buy a modern bike.
Incidentally, you can't compress water!
My daily ride is a 2008 Ural Patrol. Love the thing. U can pack it to the hilt. Keep up on your maintenance and you will never walk.
My grandfather used to ride this motorcycle when he was in the army. I have the picture of him and his two companions when they were changing the tire during ride
Submerging the bike in water and calling it "unreliable" is a bit unfair....just saying
By all accounts the new fuel injected models are very reliable, supposedly the quality control has vastly improved
Ural Motorcyclist I mean, there is a list a mile long of the updates since 2010, and they seem far more extensive than the 2010 updates switching some parts to stainless and changing the swing arm bearings, but I’m no expert, my original comment was speaking to the NEW fuel injected models as I wrote, and from what I understand the new models are extremely durable and more robust than the older bikes, but my UA-cam name doesn’t have “ural” in it, so I suppose I don’t know as much as some.
Carbs > EFI
Ural Motorcyclist except for the cylinder heads, cooling fins, transmission, brake calipers, upgraded materials, fuel delivery system, electrical s systems, frame, exhaust, and swing arm, all those were updated between 2010 and 2019, but I guess that’s all cosmetic stuff?
Ural Motorcyclist oh, is 2019 not one of the new models?.......
Ural Motorcyclist good to know that a customer knows more about the manufacturing and updates than the company manufacturing, that’s really neat
I can't comment on modern quality but I think it says something when there's hundreds of thousands of these things from the 40s to the 80s are still pottering about using used parts as replacements because there's no new parts.
this reminded me to watch indiana jones again
I've never seen the movies, are they good?
Same
@@logertgogert3227 yes
Yes there great, watch em all in order and enjoy.. 😁
Logan Kostyal really good
More stereotypes: "This is the most unreliable motorcycle!" Continue to live in a world of illusions. This is the most reliable and necessary motorcycle for villagers and farmers.
Bullshit! Ural is a garbage, and any quad is much better for farmers.
Half expecting the puddle to be why I don't want/buy one. Now I need one
local guy to me drives one around town, and I've only seen him broken down once! lol!
Hum, unreliable you say? Perhaps operator usage error and still you fixed it with a screwdriver IN THE FIELD. I think it is pretty awesome! In the video the second time you went through deeper water for much longer time, but you were assertive, you learned, and you did fine. The Ural is a machine that you need to learn to love, that is all.
Take it on a trip in snow, after all it's homeland is quite familiar with snow. Fun video as usual!!
This must be the best place in the world to work man.
The boss just buying and testing random motorcycles.
If the boss is the guy always getting to do the cool shit, it might not be a great place to work. Unless you're the boss that is.
@@dexter131 either way at least cool shit is happening. Also a good sign business is going well if he's happy to piss away money like this, guys a legend
@@scatcat1994 i do enjoy his videos as well. I'm just saying the employees would be the ones out there having fun if it was a cool place to work. It still could be a good place, but the boss getting to fool around all the time doesn't necessarily mean it is a good place to work. It's never fun having the boss run the spoils in your face without sharing.
I love those things. If it weren’t for the price I’d have bought one long ago.
I have a 2005, with about 200,000km on it, and, it has been & continues to be the toughest, most rugged, most reliable bike I've ever owned.
Here in finland Ural guys have a saying: there isn't such deep hole where ural hasn't rose up, it's good to have one in grave when the time comes 😎🤘 rocknroll and peace to everyone😄😂
drowned the engine in water, then started it back up - good enough for me.
Just because an old model BMW is made in Russia doesn't mean it's unreliable. Anyway, how often does one see engineering so good that it warrants copying? BMW should be thankful for the compliment.
I think you should take a little road trip with it
Yeah, I've had two Urals.. both have been very reliable. Loved the first one so much that i regretted selling it enough to buy a 2nd...
Me too
Thanks for sharing, testing the Ural. I'm thinking you might take a "road trip" from your shop to Anchorage Alaska. I don't think the quad would do well on that kind of journey... Have fun and be safe guys, J.
Air Intake on those urals in the videos you mentioned was changed to a much higher position.
"I didn't know it had a reverse". What? :D
Shows your preparation.
Sorry it's a really bad review.
That wasnt un reliability, you just got into too deep of water and hydrolocked your engine
Tbh USA is well known for getting an inferior version of an original product when it comes to imported vehicles