Who in Australia is a PROUD owner of a URAL sidecar Outfit

Hmmm why the limit on uploads ?

Don't know but can't upload any more ....

Does the term "Phone plan" mean anything here ?

Not in my case M8 .. Well I hope not ....

4,100 km to Mt Larcom Qld ....

How's the outfit going on the big trip ?

Was good Shieldsy .. I should of taken it easy to start with and payed the price with a cold ....

LED,s work ok

As ET says .. Bright lights Bright Lights Bright Lights
Good one Podge NT

Here are my L.E.D light bar on front of the chair ....


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Have you got a steering damper (hydraulic) on your outfit KLR ?

That looks great podge !

No M8 .. Only got the friction one on there ....


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Hi mate,

are you ok?

Was enjoying your reports on the ride across from the west.

My wife wants to buy , is it a or an ural sidecar?

cheers
gaz

It is built at URAL Hq and ALL URAL .. Apart from the bremco brakes .. Lol ....

Yes I'm ok now as I've hade time to recover from a bout of the cold ....

ALL URAL .. Apart from the bremco brakes .. Lol ....


And the Aprilia switches and jap carbies etc etc

I decided to give my Ural a workout in sand yesterday to see how capable it is for future trips.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
Dennis and I had previously fitted a block pattern rear tyre and Tubliss sytem on the drive wheel, so I deflated all 3 tyres to 20psi and loaded 80kg into the chair. Dennis brought his beach buggy along as recovery vehicle.<o></o>
The first two sandy hills went OK, but the third one was steep and long. As I powered on, the weight of the sidecar naturally pulled the whole outfit to the left. I counter-steered right, but to no avail. We further deflated the tyres until they well and truly bulged, then I backed off, and after a couple more attempts, got up.<o></o>
The track we were following gives access to a sand dune system. Once at the beginning of the dunes we turned around and got as far back as "the hill". Dennis gunned the buggy up, but I knew I had no chance. During the recovery operation the Ural and I were were nicely filled in as the buggy tried to get traction near the crest.<o></o>
Later, on typical Four Wheel Drive twin track, I tried riding with the sidecar wheel in the left hand rut, and the bike wheels on the crown, but this wasn't very successful. Once I put the bike wheels in the right hand rut and the sidecar wheel on the crown everything clicked.<o></o>
By deflating the tyres I had good drive, the sidecar wheel gained flotation, which stopped it digging in so much, and the front wheel gained flotation, which allowed me to counter steer effectively under power. I ended up with 6 psi in the rear wheel, which was fine with the Tubliss system.<o></o>
All in all, a good learning experience. For a one wheel drive vehicle, the Ural is pretty good. Two wheel drive would be brilliant!
In future, if touring fully loaded in soft, sandy conditions, I think 10 psi will be worth a go, providing I ride very carefully if there are rocks or stumps around.
Cheers, Geoff.
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Who has a 2000-2005 650cc URAL here in Oz as I need one for Lams laws for a lady to get here licence on ?? ....

Hope someone can help ....


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Hey Geoff I'm back in Esperance for harvest but workin for another guy .. Ring me as I haven't got yours anymore ....


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