briish17 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i have a ural military prob 1998? have a lot of issues ith it as in starting and dependibility? its definnitly not a bmw class bike

mattidragomir (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i sell parts for all russian motorcicles

JerryMopar (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

From what Ive heard, VERY reliable if taken care of, and if something does break, they are supposedly very simplistic.

adolph14 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

To anyone who's interested, buy a Ural, not a Chiang Jiang. The Russian bikes are OHV, have an alternator, and electric start. Chiang Jiangs have half the horsepower due to being flatheads, have a magneto, and are kick only. The Chinese have not updated the bike from the original BMW design from the 30's, the Russians have.

adolph14 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My brother and I inherited my dad's Gear Up, and now, my brother is looking to sell his Honda CBR so he's got more time to ride the Ural. It gets looks and smiles everywhere we ride it. Also, it is hell for tough, it sat outside, under a cover, all winter, and still started right up in May.

atrain118 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Why don't car manufacturers do more of this? Making new cars that look like older cars. I am seeing motorcycle companies doing it, but you never see car companies doing it. I'd pay more for a classic-looking new car.

mulletalchemist (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

say, how bad would it be if i wanted to disconnect the sidecar and run the bike solo. as nice as the stability is during the winter months, i would rather have something that i could ride a bit more nimbly during nice days.

lisabeijing (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

China also can best offer BMW CJ750 sidecar from Luke's sidecar shop.

taynghi (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

chain drive is primitive, I will never ride anything with a chain, even my bicycle is shaft driven

zewombbat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

only downside is that you lose little more torque and horsepower with a shaft drive than whith chain drive. but shaft drive is superior in maintainance. I think it is worth it...