Soviet Steeds

Once you get between 10,000 and 15,000 kilometers on your bike things seem to change big time with Urals. With my 2007 Tourist if I have both windshields on and have a passenger I get between 20 and 30 MPG depending on three main factors. First is the position of my right wrist, then comes hills and...

Looking at your air box and transmission would date it earlier than 1998.5 here in the United States. Though I'm not sure when the European bike went to an electrical starter. Your style of air box went out when electrical starters were put on Urals.

I wish more helmet manufactures would follow Arai's lead. Arai is the only helmet manufacture that makes helmets in different head shapes. My head is a long oval shape. Every helmet that I had before I broke down and bought an Arai Signet Q left it's interior imprinted in my forehead. Not everybody ...

Chad, I noticed your wife has her eyes, ears, lungs and hands protected. But she is wearing flip-flops and shorts. That is like a crouch rocket rider wearing a full face helmet and gloves, with shorts and sandals. I hope that was just for the photo shoot.

Hi, Vic. I discovered the following photos of custom Gazi shocks a few months ago, and saved them for a Just-In-Case. And here you are. :) https://i.postimg.cc/Xq1YV4pt/Gazi-custom-front-shock.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/NfL0d9nt/Gazi-custom-rear-shock.jpg I can't comment on their provenance, or suita...

The pacemaker that I have is MRI compatible. If I need an MRI first I have to have a function turned on in my pacemaker. Then after the MRI this function has to be turned off again.

I have been living with a pacemaker for 5 years now. As a tool and die maker I had to leave my profession due to things I was exposed to in the trade. But that aside here are two PDF files that I got when mine as "installed". I have had no trouble with it at all. I use our microwave oven with no ill...

This was on my 2000 Tourist. It was hand painted by a neighbor who was legally blind. I still have the tube with the art work.

I prefer glazed donuts from small mom and pop bakeries.

These are from Sam Baker back in 2003 or so. Someplace there are also some that are more risqué floating around. I have never found those.

My ride is a 2012 GU, I don’t see a vent hose but this is the vent?? Should there be a hose and could that be a factor. I cleaned the vent with carb cleaner and it was pretty grimey. The tank vent is on the right side at the rear of the tank. It is a "L" shaped steel nipple that points to the rear ...

I would suggest checking on the vent for the gas tank. It sounds like your gas tank is not venting properly and is getting a vacuum lock. Do you have a hose attached to your tank vent? Is it pinched off? Is the vent in the tank plugged?

The Wisconsin riders will not be making it this year. Wayne's bike is down and out-kaput! After all the work done to his transmission it is dead in the water, again. The weather outlook and trail situation looks a little sketchy so we are hoping for a change that will give you a great gathering. Al...

Being a retired tool and diemaker and having used my share of Loctite over the years, I wager that blue Loctite will not hold up. The way to over come Loctite's hold is to heat the fastener up. The nut on the alternator is exposed to a good deal of heat. Then add in the oil bath that it gets which d...

I have so many photos posted here and else where using photobucket. When they started to charge for 3rd party hosting for photos I just bit the bullet and pay the price. Otherwise all of those posted photos would be lost, or I would have to go through all of my past posts and change them all. Plus i...