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...my Ural seems happy with it even at 5 below. My record windchill, whilst riding, is -10F. I've no desire to test my limits in that matter, again. My hat is off to you, chaos2. :thumbsup: That said, I do enjoy replying, during UDF and when I'm asked, that, yes, the Ural is capable of running -- a...

I attended to a few matters related to cold weather riding. I first provided my 3/4 ADV jacket, and a brand patch recently received from Mother Russia, to Mater. She is a skilled seamstress, and she is the only one who I trust to work on my riding garments when the task exceeds my skill set. https:/...

Not a switch, per se, but an advisory to behave nonetheless.

Ask the dealer for an itemized list of everything that their hands and wrenches touched whilst your Ural was in their possession. It's a fair inquiry; couch it as information that you want for your own record keeping. Then, after you have the requested info, drop the bomb and mention the radically r...

I'll out myself as the fellow riding the Chernobyl when Reverse gear took its leave. :oops: Whilst we were billeted at the Gettysburg Blue Gray Rally, Chad graciously offered to let me ride the rig around the campground loop. Having to back it out of the tent site, I moved the hand shifter forward a...

A brief, and true, story. During my time on active duty, direct deposit of biweekly pay was [still] optional. All personnel retained the ability to have a paper check mailed to them. Eventually, squadron commanders were advised to give the hard sell for direct deposit to all airmen under their comma...

The matter of young men using deployment pay to purchase a fast motorcycle, or car, is not a recent phenomenon. I watched my friends/fellow airmen do it, back in the day. The rare but recurring loss of young mil personnel through their own misadventures is nothing new, either. With that in mind, it'...

The DOD has certainly choked up on the reins here. When I was in uniform, circa Gulf War 1.0, the airmen who rode just had to comply with the host country or host state's law(s) for riders. Whilst I was in the U.K., that meant a full face helmet meeting ECE standards (their version of our DOT, but s...

Hi, James. Here are my random thoughts regarding your inquiry. To your current loadout, consider adding: -A factory service manual, and the 2019 Owner's Manual. Although easier to carry as PDFs on your phone, hard copies of these resources are easier to read, and they won't depend on battery life. -...

Pig Spit . An aerosol restorative that removed (at the very least, camouflaged) the annoyingly obvious fuel streaking on the rig's Satin Burgundy paint finish. Nothing else worked, at all, so I'm pleased to offer my unqualified recommendation here for owners with similar factory paint applications....

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Tomcatfixer wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:31 am

Wish I could get the bicycle speedometer to stay illuminated. Maybe an "overhead lamp"?

With a bit of inventiveness, a possible solution:

https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinf ... bolt/1685/

The OEM Ural hand pump was discontinued after the 2017 model year. Must've been a "fancy" Gear-Up , Patrol , & Retro/M70 thing, 'cause the cT 's didn't come with 'em. :D We maintain a sense of noblesse oblige for everyone... ...even for those simple souls who ride, ahem, price-point machinery. :win...

The OEM Ural hand pump was discontinued after the 2017 model year. Two large tire irons were included in the tool roll provided with my 2018 GU, so perhaps they were discontinued after 2018? The female Continental DIN port in the sidecar is wired constant hot, and provides Out or In as necessary. Wi...

AndyH wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 11, 2019 3:35 pm

Shame we don't know what they did and why.

Excellent point, Andy.

In threads such as this one, I'm at least as interested in the details of the cure as I am in knowing the correct diagnosis.