Soviet Steeds

Parked it next to a Masarati GT. Talked to the owner for a bit, he liked the Ural.

Your problem is that your Ural runs ? That's a new one

I'd start with the carbs, check jets, bowl, idle bleed screw, float height, diaphragm for rips, compliance fitting for cracks, I even had one of the diaphragm springs break in half. And clean the air filter.

It should run worse when warmed up and you pull the choke out, sounds like a clogged pilot jet. Easy to pull the bottom of the carbs off and unscrew the jets to check things out. Should help your cold running too.

I used a couple old 8' florescent tubes I got free free from work, got some extras because they break easy but worked pretty well.

Don't forget a bunch of Heindl's business cards to hand out to people gawking and asking about you new rig.

well, that went from $1 to over 2k in less than 1 day, for a non runner none the less.

Lmo wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:20 pm

with some serious rubber...

Really!

Wow, that looks like a steal. Seems like I've seen those decals that here SS, maybe somebody knows the original owner. Wonder what the switchgear mod was about?

Keeping it about Russian bikes is good

It might be worth a look over on a BMW forum. Police versions of the R1100 or R1150 had fans to cool the cylinders, but they weren't deemed necessary for civilian bikes. Some owners wanted to add them, though.

Lofty wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:58 pm

Here's an interesting video describing life at "EUPA", a factory-city in southeast China....

Wow!

could be a helluva wake up call. Way too much stuff we depend on comes from China.

I was going to suggest running on the centerstand also. You mentioned the tires needed more weight than usual to balance, that could be a sign of them being out of true radially.

I got the Mikuni's from Amazon 5 years ago and have had no problems with them.