How To Ride a Sidecar Not a motorcycle or a car, a sidecar is an entirely different requiring a specific set of skills. Learn how to ride a sidecar here. By HFL Staff How To - Dec 12 2013 -
How Ural Came Up With The Yamal The special edition Ural Yamal gathered much attention. Here's the behind-the-scenes story of how it came about with some old paint and a trip to WalMart. By HFL Staff News - Dec 11 2013 -
Ural's 2014 Lineup Is The Most Comprehensive Upgrade In 10 Years Ural gets serious. By HFL Staff News - Dec 6 2013 -
The only motorcycle that comes with an oar The only motorcycle that comes with an oar“In Case of Emergency: Detach sidecar, jump in, and then paddle like heck,” read the instructions printed... By HFL Staff News - Nov 26 2012 -
The factory in Siberia where Urals are made The factory in Siberia where Urals are madeIt’s actually a misnomer to call the Irbit Motorcycle Factory a motorcycle factory at all. Don’t get me... By HFL Staff News - Dec 5 2011 -
How I learned to stop worrying and love the sidecar Back in July, I rolled a Ural sidecar into a ditch off road and pretty much snapped my left wrist in half. Today, I rode one for the first time since that accident. In Siberia. In the Snow. In sub-zero temperatures. Was it scary? Holy shit yes. But no other vehicle could have gotten me here. Since that accident, I’ve developed a pretty solid fear of three-wheel contraptions. It might have been... By HFL Staff News - Nov 23 2011 -
Ural M70 Anniversary Limited Edition: Ceci n'est pas une Cruiser Ural is launching 2 new 70th anniversary limited edition M70 models that pay homage to the M72, the first Ural. Only 30 of the anniversary M70 sidecars will be built and an even tinier run of 10 M70-Solo anniversary bikes will be produced. To be clear, the M70 is not so much an all-new machine as it is a repurposing of the older and somewhat clumsy model known as the “Retro” cruiser. Much like... By Grant Ray News - Nov 11 2011 -
KillaCycle’s Eva Hakansson on electric land speed racing Last week, the husband/wife team of Bill Dube and Eva Hakansson took this electric streamliner to Bonneville. The result wasn’t a new speed record, but rather the beginning of a road that could lead to electricity overtaking internal combustion. The 300bhp powertrain they’re developing will also make its way into the TTXGP electric road race series next year, available to participating teams i... By HFL Staff News - Sep 11 2011 -
Here’s the deal with sidecars When you first ride a Ural, it's likely that you'll feel equal parts giddy-excitement, fear, confusion and curiosity. Giddy-excitement from the thrill of riding something that goes sideways every time you turn left. Fear caused by steering that changes with each throttle input, gear shift, brake application or bump. Confusion after you realize you're not going terribly fast. And, once you get used... By RideApart Staff News - Aug 24 2011 -
In Soviet Russia, Sidecar rescues you. We're not in Soviet Russia Last week, Motorcyclist joked that we were going to need a helicopter to get the Ural Wes crashed out of the mountains. We're not Motorcyclist, so I headed back to the mountains on Tuesday lugging my trusty tool chest and a few parts that Ural sent over. I wasn't sure if the parts would fix everything, but I was hell bent that I wasn't going home unless it was aboard a Russian sidecar. Here's the ... By Sean Smith News - Jul 23 2011 -
Ural sales up 39% in 2010 “Urals are low-tech as they are based on 70-year-old technology,” says Madina Merzhoyeva, the better half of the team that runs Ural. “They are heavy as hell, thus you can only drive them at 65mph. they do have an electric starter now, but also the kick-starter — just in case. Disk brakes were adapted 20 years behind the industry and only for one of the three wheels. Urals are expensive to... By HFL Staff News - Jan 11 2011 -
Ural Taiga 2WD: equipped to survive Named after the barren northern forest that wraps around the globe from Canada to Siberia, the Ural Taiga 2WD is equipped to survive the harshest winter conditions. More than just a matte green paint job, the Taiga starts with a two-wheel drive Gear-Up and adds survival equipment like a winch, tow points and an auxiliary spot lamp. Although, when the going gets cold, it’ll likely be the huge win... By HFL Staff News - Nov 18 2010 -
