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DeDios
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by DeDios » Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:19 am
Hi all

my name's Diego, i'm 29, i'm italian.. and i'm here because i would like to help a friend to restorate an M72 from Russia. I'm looking for some infos, i will start a thread in the appropriate section. Thank you all!

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Albuquralque
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by Albuquralque » Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:18 am
Welcome DeDios!
"Put a little gravel in your travel"
Previous Urals Owned: 2004 Wolf, 2006 Tourist, 2006 Patrol (TOW), 2006 Patrol (TOM), 2014 Patrol
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DeDios
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by DeDios » Sat Dec 06, 2014 6:17 am
thank you

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Tin Man
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by Tin Man » Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:10 pm
Welcome, welcome DeDios! Keep us posted and make sure to include photos as the job progresses.

Mike
2007 GearUp (Arctic #1)
130/45 jets, KTM rock solid mirrors, Delaware Dave's outstanding trunk lock, Mr. Cob's most excellent skid plate, Cycra Probend smashproof hand guards, Duro strong like bull 307's, RotoPax damn near bulletproof fuel cans, MKIII all but water proof air box and Dimples super duper magnetic drain plugs all around...oh yeah, and a manual fuel petcock.
.........if you see something that needs doing, just do it........
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Claus
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by Claus » Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:00 pm
Hi comrades, my name is Claus and I live in Hamburg/Germany. I bought my ural rig new in St. Peterburg /russia in 1993 and ride it since.
Meanwhile I have learned alot about russian bikes and it's still great fun to ride it. Would never sell, because it has become a family member.
And over all the years it has become a very reliable ride where I can smell or feel when something goes wrong before a serious damage occurs.
I joined this forum after reading for quite a while and I like the way you guys help each other.
Greetings, Claus
owned bikes: 93 Ural rig domestic model, 95 Suzuki DR 650 RSE, BMW R100GS, Suzuki GSX1100G rig, BMW R100R rig with Ural sidecar, Ural rig with BMW drivetrain under construction,
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Albuquralque
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by Albuquralque » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:18 pm
Guten Tag Claus!!!! Welcome to the insanity!
"Put a little gravel in your travel"
Previous Urals Owned: 2004 Wolf, 2006 Tourist, 2006 Patrol (TOW), 2006 Patrol (TOM), 2014 Patrol
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barnone
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by barnone » Sun Jan 04, 2015 7:23 pm
Claus wrote:Hi comrades, my name is Claus and I live in Hamburg/Germany. I bought my ural rig new in St. Peterburg /russia in 1993 and ride it since.
Meanwhile I have learned alot about russian bikes and it's still great fun to ride it. Would never sell, because it has become a family member.
And over all the years it has become a very reliable ride where I can smell or feel when something goes wrong before a serious damage occurs.
I joined this forum after reading for quite a while and I like the way you guys help each other.
Greetings, Claus
Hello Claus,
Welcome to SS.
How about some photos of your rig?
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puttaround
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by puttaround » Sun Jan 04, 2015 8:46 pm
Wilkommen!
JR
2001 Bavarian Classic--gone but not forgotten
1975 Yamaha RS100 "The Eternal Project"
2014 Maddog "chuckus" scooter
"The past is a foreign country: They do things differently there." --L. P. Hartley
Ти́ше е́дешь -- да́льше бу́дешь. --Ride slower, you'll get further. (Russian Proverb)
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Claus
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by Claus » Mon Jan 05, 2015 4:01 am
Thanks for the warm welcome!
That´s me and my rig some years ago
and this is my apprentice´s bike we built up for him the other year after he was infected with the evil Ural virus

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owned bikes: 93 Ural rig domestic model, 95 Suzuki DR 650 RSE, BMW R100GS, Suzuki GSX1100G rig, BMW R100R rig with Ural sidecar, Ural rig with BMW drivetrain under construction,
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Tin Man
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by Tin Man » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:35 am
Nice rides.......welcome.

Mike
2007 GearUp (Arctic #1)
130/45 jets, KTM rock solid mirrors, Delaware Dave's outstanding trunk lock, Mr. Cob's most excellent skid plate, Cycra Probend smashproof hand guards, Duro strong like bull 307's, RotoPax damn near bulletproof fuel cans, MKIII all but water proof air box and Dimples super duper magnetic drain plugs all around...oh yeah, and a manual fuel petcock.
.........if you see something that needs doing, just do it........
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Vladimir[Oppozit.ru]
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by Vladimir[Oppozit.ru] » Sat Jan 24, 2015 5:06 pm
Greetings denizens of the forum!
I didn't want to be here. I swear! I was looking for a job and read my forum Oppozit.ru. But somewhere on Oppozit was a link I clicked. After reading some topics, I realized that there are the same as we are just on the other side of the earth. With same as our interests and concerns. We have only two differences: most of us are younger than 40 and most of us have URAL as the first motorcycle in life.
I will be glad to offer my knowledge in the field of repair and maintenance motorcycle. As well as reveal a few secrets related to the topic of magic and Ural starting wizardy.
In advance sorry for my English, use an online translator and knowledge from school.
Garage interpritation of russian saying: "Eyes are afraid - Ural rides.", "Everything leaks, everything repears."
"Sinyaya Chayka" (Blue Gull) Ural 8.103.10 (1993?)
"Masha" Yamaha XT225 (1997)
"Zub" Suzuki DR 200 (2002)
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Albuquralque
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by Albuquralque » Sat Jan 24, 2015 6:46 pm
welcome to the insanity Vlad!...........Your English is better than mine!!!!!!
Looking forward to your posts.
"Put a little gravel in your travel"
Previous Urals Owned: 2004 Wolf, 2006 Tourist, 2006 Patrol (TOW), 2006 Patrol (TOM), 2014 Patrol
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Tin Man
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by Tin Man » Sat Jan 24, 2015 10:22 pm
Welcome Vlad......

Mike
2007 GearUp (Arctic #1)
130/45 jets, KTM rock solid mirrors, Delaware Dave's outstanding trunk lock, Mr. Cob's most excellent skid plate, Cycra Probend smashproof hand guards, Duro strong like bull 307's, RotoPax damn near bulletproof fuel cans, MKIII all but water proof air box and Dimples super duper magnetic drain plugs all around...oh yeah, and a manual fuel petcock.
.........if you see something that needs doing, just do it........
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thumper05flstsc
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by thumper05flstsc » Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:49 pm
Welcome! I agree with you that we are all basically the same and we have more in common than many due to our love of the Ural. I look forward to learning from your experience.
"Treat me good, I'll treat you better. Treat me bad, I'll treat you worse" (SB)
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Vladimir[Oppozit.ru]
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by Vladimir[Oppozit.ru] » Sun Jan 25, 2015 2:33 pm
Thanks, folks!
Garage interpritation of russian saying: "Eyes are afraid - Ural rides.", "Everything leaks, everything repears."
"Sinyaya Chayka" (Blue Gull) Ural 8.103.10 (1993?)
"Masha" Yamaha XT225 (1997)
"Zub" Suzuki DR 200 (2002)