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Buy a Ural, Get a Royal Enfield Free

Well here’s a deal you don’t see very often. Raceway Ural/Royal Enfield of Salem, Oregon has a 2013 Royal Enfield C5 in Desert Storm that has been taking up floor space for over a year (or probably...

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Needs Some Work – 1972 IZH Planeta 3

IZH was best known for making the AK47 assault rifle, though they did have a civilian division that also made cars and motorcycles – production of the latter started in 1927. Here’s an example of one...

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Needs a Tune Up – 1967 Dnepr with Sidecar

The seller claims this is ex-Russian military, though I don’t see any proof of that given. Still, it was apparently a museum piece that was put back on the road and it will need a tune-up. The bike was...

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Reader Ride – 1995 Ural Solo

6-27 Update: 8 months later, it looks like this bike is now available here on Craigslist for $3,450 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Post-Sale Update: This Ural Solo sold for an unknown amount off of eBay. When...

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In Vietnam – 2000 Minsk Tracker

Reader Russ A has broadened my horizons thanks to this bike, my first feature from Vietnam. First of all, as soon as you hear “Minsk in Vietnam”, your first thought should be Richard Hammond in what...

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R90 Engine – 2006 Ural Patrol

When it comes to swapping in an older BMW twin engine into a Ural, the man to know is Richard Winters, known as Bural on the Soviet Steeds forum. He’s performed this conversion several times (and now...

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Limited Edition – 2015 Ural Dark Force

Yesterday’s post about the Jawa clearly went overboard with the Star Wars references. Ural has also gone overboard, thanks to a limited edition model called the Dark Force. Just 25 units are on offer,...

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2011 Hammarhead Solo X

Based on the Ural sT, the Solo X was a custom that you could order from James Loughead, the man behind Hammarhead Industries. Suggested price was $12,500. This example is claimed to have been built for...

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1981 Honda CB750F with Sputnik Sidecar

2-18-16 Update: Almost a year and a half later, this interesting hack is back up for sale. Now it’s in Playa del Rey with the same asking price ($4,500) here on Craigslist. Originally built by Mike...

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PMZ-A-750 (ПМЗ-А-750)

Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago, I discovered a gentleman named Monty Myrtle. His story is very cool – and I’m going to try to get him to do an interview soon. But for now, you need to know he’s an...

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2005 Ural Troyka

Seeing as I’m setting off on a Ural today, here’s a special Ural for sale. Troyka is Russian for “3-horse carriage”, which is why Ural bestowed the name on their luxury version of the Tourist. For...

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LA-Barstow-Vegas 2016 – Day 1

I am not what one would call a morning person. So when my alarm started chirping at 4:30am, I was not in a good mood. Turns out, the Gear Up Sahara wasn’t either. Though Ural added fuel injection to...

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LA-Barstow-Vegas 2016 – Day 2

Day 2 started off just like Day 1 – I woke up to the unpleasant sound of my cell phone alarm and was my “reward” was frigid darkness. It felt like the movie Groundhog Day, except Spurgeon was my Andie...

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Video Intermission – Bike-urious Tackles LABV 2016 with a Ural Sidecar

It’s taken a few months, but we finally have a video to go along with the story of Spurgeon and I tackling the 2016 LA-Barstow-Vegas on a Ural Gear Up Sahara. I sincerely hope you enjoy! I allude to...

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Not a Sidecar – 2003 Ural Wolf

Post Listing Update: This Wolf did not meet reserve with 21 bids up to $1,136. Ural is best known for their sidecars, but over the years they also offered three main solo models – the Solo sT, the...

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Buy a Ural, Get a Royal Enfield Free

Well here’s a deal you don’t see very often. Raceway Ural/Royal Enfield of Salem, Oregon has a 2013 Royal Enfield C5 in Desert Storm that has been taking up floor space for over a year (or probably...

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Needs Some Work – 1972 IZH Planeta 3

IZH was best known for making the AK47 assault rifle, though they did have a civilian division that also made cars and motorcycles – production of the latter started in 1927. Here’s an example of one...

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Needs a Tune Up – 1967 Dnepr with Sidecar

The seller claims this is ex-Russian military, though I don’t see any proof of that given. Still, it was apparently a museum piece that was put back on the road and it will need a tune-up. The bike was...

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Clik here to view.

Reader Ride – 1995 Ural Solo

6-27 Update: 8 months later, it looks like this bike is now available here on Craigslist for $3,450 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Post-Sale Update: This Ural Solo sold for an unknown amount off of eBay. When...

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In Vietnam – 2000 Minsk Tracker

Reader Russ A has broadened my horizons thanks to this bike, my first feature from Vietnam. First of all, as soon as you hear “Minsk in Vietnam”, your first thought should be Richard Hammond in what...

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