Soviet Steeds

DirtyDr Thanks for posting here, just made reservations at The Hotchkiss Inn.

Richard thanks for the pics, sorry I missed this year, had other stuff going on. FART is inked in on my calender!

Too much crap is the spice of life.

Good travels on your trip. It has rained here everyday but two since July 1, calling for rain everyday this week, maybe it will let up some. You'll be about ten mile from me on your trek past Harrisonburg heading west, I'll meet you there and let you buy me lunch. :D West of Harrisonburg you'll hit ...

The FD should be vented, my 2012 has the vent in the dipstick/filler cap, new models have a separate vent. If it's not vented or the vent is clogged, I guess it could build pressure and deform the gasket. If it's too hot to touch for a second or two after running awhile you may have a sticky brake h...

Did a x-country last summer. 26 mpg fully loaded is about right. Average miles per day 200-300 depending on terrain, wind and mechanical failures.

I hope this isn't to controversial for The Watering Hole

You should have a rubber boot on the sidecar drive shaft, loosen the clamps and slide the boot toward the sidecar. You'll see how the shaft from the FD slides into the SD driveshaft. Before putting it back together, grease those splines as well and note how the two u-joints are aligned before remova...

I used to own a restored 1952 M38 Jeep that I would run in the 4th and Veteran's Day parades. Very hard on the clutch and be careful of over heating, the pace is only as fast as the slowest walker. Good luck.

Mine was FD u-joint and it was full of grease but still failed.

Cute! Can't believe it didn't get more comments here. Maybe to small for the oldtimers to see.

If you're removing the yoke that exits the rear of the transmission and spins the donut you will first have to remove the speedometer drive gear, not hard.
http://www.myural.com/Gearbox%20Disasse ... sembly.htm

Of course you'll do it with the transmission on the bike, same procedure.

2012 Forest Fog Gear-up 32,075 kms (19,886 miles) on odometer Ural1sm.jpg Ural4sm.jpg Ural5sm.jpg Ural6sm.jpg Extras include: Sidecar windshield Sidecar door by Rich Maund Leg guards mounted Hand guards (Not mounted for Summer) 30mm Ammo can w/locks mounted under trunk New spare tire New Duro 308 no...