How do you know when you’re ready for a URAL sidecar motorcycle?
My buddy Bill stopped by my office to show me his new URAL sidecar motorcycle. I have to say it’s one of the more elegant incarnations I’ve seen. Almost enough to dispel the mental idea I have of them as “mules” or “trucks”. I’ve put a few miles on these machines and I can say they ride more smoothly than the 1949 Willys Jeep truck we had.
Still, they are amazing contraptions and I have them filed in my head for “when I can’t walk too well” times. But who knows, they could surface sooner for a variety of reasons. Fear and loathing just to name a few.
Dom Chang of Redleg’s Rides has been pitching the URAL to me for years. I’m confessing now, for all to read, that his patient efforts have been in vain. I am not closer to purchasing a URAL today than I was in 1957 when I was sending in Kellog’s box tops in hopes of winning a Ford Thunderbird Junior.
Don’t give up though Dom. You just never know.
I saw a video today show up on the Scooter in the Sticks Facebook page courtesy of Fuzzygalore.com that offered one of the most impressive looks at the URAL I have ever seen. Part motorcycle, part mule, part pontoon boat — a machine for wilderness adventure for sure.
Have a look at the video and ask yourself, “Is it time for one of those URAL sidecar motorcycles?”