Soviet Steeds

...even at max adjustment, the clutch doesn’t release completely... Not knowing your level of mechanical abilities I’ll just hit on the basics... “Max adjustment” is when, ...at the clutch hand lever, most of the threads are showing (threaded adjuster is screwed in to the bracket two or three turns...

When we picked up our rig from the dealer I gave Julie some basic monkey instructions... keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle, remain seated until the ride comes to a complete stop... and... seeing as how this was my first ever foray as a sidecar pilot... you’re in charge of “waving”... I’m g...

Tomcatfixer wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 15, 2021 4:48 pm

Don't know what it has to do with Ural of New England selling Ural parts in the Gray Market...

...a NEW SS RECORD... three related posts then off the rails...

When it’s time to replace the hinge pin ya might want to consider something besides the OEM pin... When COB was building his Predator he used something like this... it’s a square lock pin available at just about any tractor supply store... B0EBF844-CC77-4990-B6A1-8186C8889AEE.jpeg His reasoning was ...

cdscoot wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 13, 2021 6:55 pm

Is that a long enough gestation period?

I think so... the paint they’re using these days dries pretty quick...

“Spare tire mount and rear rack?” ... see: “Everything you always wanted to know about sex...” chapter 47 “Fun for Chubbies”

Snakeoil wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 12, 2021 5:47 pm

Glad I could put a smile on your faces. I'm sure there will be more as time passes.

Good stuff...

Another one: “New member from old world” ... Who knew the Russians would get into the human organ black market...

"Choose a direction" rather than "Choose a route"... Back in July 2008 we picked up our brand spankin' new Arctic from Ural NW (then located in Bellingham, WA) and began our voyage to our home in a (then) quiet suburb of Denver, CO. Wanting to visit friends and family on the two week drive home we h...

The FRWL LE was a 2020 model, and they came out a year ago. Model year 2019 lacked an LE. The way Ural does (did?) their LE rigs is to make a limited (duh) run at the end of each model year... my Arctic is an ‘07 model, announced towards the end of October ‘07... the physical Arctic’s arrived on ou...

FRWL is the 2019 SE...

Up til now the SE's have been an "end of the year" thing... the GEO changed that to a "first of the year" bike...

Reading the various threads regarding the 2021 GEO it occurred to me... it wasn’t just me who believed 2020 was wholly forgettable...

Ural bought into it too...

What happened to the 2020 Special Edition?

aduthie wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:15 pm

I don’t think I’ve come across a squeaking front brake yet.

Obviously you’ve never driven an early ‘70’s Type III VW...

Dumbass newb question - if it makes a full charge at 1300 rpm, and I get stuck in traffic a lot and trail ride at low rpm... If you sit in stalled traffic long enough to drain the battery at idle you should probably shut down your engine... I worry more about overheating than electrics in those con...

First Geo sold supposedly (that’s what the Ural rep told the dealer today). There a Geo: 032E9DEC-44F2-411A-B36E-E9BA3606435F.jpeg Then there’s The GEO... DEB525C6-0365-4D42-B804-521F88873775.jpeg Congratulations on a way cool LE... :boogie: From a very satisfied owner of an LE... :foilhead:

Kinda depends on what tires yer running and on what year rig...when the Arctic was new, sporting shiny new Uralshina’s, I did the three-card monte with the pusher, spare and hack... until I had cords showing... the ‘shina’s were notoriously quick wearing tires and, IIRC, I got 6-7000k out of ‘em... ...