I'm a little late to this party, but I just wanted to say I loved this video. I had just watched another video by a young rider and he was far less knowledgeable and obviously had never ridden with a sidecar before. (I'm currently hunting down a Ural to purchase and it's been interesting to watch some of the videos on them). Thanks for the tips.
Hello, Morick - hope I got that right - my husband bought a 2008 patrol in 2015 and we go off road with it a lot out here in Arizona. He likes to get it sideways on sweeping corners on the dirt roads. We watched this video to see about the upgrades. He said ours is old enough to have a friction damper so we don't need the hydraulic version. There's a 3.5 gal. NATO can on the sidecar step and another gallon in the boot. Haven't been stranded yet but we've had to stop often enough so the gas is always good. Overall he agrees with all your suggestions. You have the "correct" approach to Ural ownership. As he's pointed out, if you stay within it's limitations the surprises will be rewarding.
While you are correct that additional gas is a MUST have for the Ural your solution is somewhat iffy. Rather opt for two jerry cans that a) do not take away any space (pillion or storage) and b) it looks cool as it fits the bike image. As an added bonus it also serves as ballast since you mount them on the tub.
Iffy? why so. I have a jerry can already on the tub. The AUX tank is a approved gas tank AND while i'm driving I can pull from it rather than stopping and getting out my jerry can. The ural is not laking of space so I didnt lose any storage
@@GasTachs No not iify like in it would explode :) . I'm sure you won't just lob any can up there, it just looks weird. I love stopping to get the can out because it gives me time to stretch and space for me is a premium. I normally ride with a monkey on 2-4 week off road trips.
I have the same rig and year. IMO the steering dampener knob that comes with the bike, if adjusted properly, will do just fine. The sixteen position dampener that’s on the newer rigs is better. A carbed Ural, running tip top should get between 28-30 mpg. The Fuel injected models get much better. Gas mileage varies depending on riding weight, how driver runs her, windshields, highway or side roads, etc. Running an older Ural at constant 70 mph isn’t a good thing. These older rigs are fine around 60 mph. The even older 650’s will run all day at 50-55. I’m very close to turning the Odometer at 100,000 Kms. Where it will roll back to zero. It’s been fun! Still is….
Thanks for stopping by. I have a full service i need to do on my ural this winter. I figure out my front wheel is out of balance which is why i need that steering damper. I am rebuilding and then tuning the carbs to hopefully help with MPG. 100,000Km that is impressive! Safe Riding!
I have a 2023 and took the leg guards off for summer riding. Do you find there's a difference between air flow with them on and off? Also instead of the reserve gas tank I'm going to rely on the jerry can that came with it. It's also a useful can to deliver gas to friends who need it. Good video. Do you still ride yours?
So thats a good question, he has never wanted to jump out BUT I have a custom fabric door made to deter him and then I just clip his leash onto the front handle of the side car! Happy ural'ing
very good advices thx . ps : honkin horn in in Switzerlland can give you ticket ( around 20 to 50 USD ) . yah in Switzerland we dont use Horn unless you are very very very very Mad at other driver/ rider ( only mad or very mad is not enough reason to honk ) .
Got em all except for the temp gauge. I bought some Hella horns for a car, but never put them on. It turns out that the are a direct bolt on for the Ural. I installed only the 300Hz horn, but it sounds good.
I have a 1995 Sportsman that I put a R60 BMW engine with R90 cylinders I had to replace the Sportsman final drive with a Patrol drive after 30,000 miles. I have a Harley-Davidson FXR police faring on it with 7 gallon split tanks. I get 35 mpg at 70 mph.
Did you know in WW-2 (war) Harley-Davidson made a motorcycle with opposing cylinders for the Desert of north Africa. The standard Harley-Davidson engine was overheating and stop running. The green on your motorcycle is a super color for that bike. Keep up the good videos
re gas (petrol!) tanks back in the 60¨s an English long distance biker turned the front part of his sidecar into a huge petrol tank by cutting and welding he crossed the Sahara with his 650 combo!, I believe the factory bought it back and put it on display :) just a thought.....:)
Lights and horns help but some drivers are so blinded by self distancing themselves they can't see Tractor-Trailers and mile long Train's much less Motorcycles. BTW, I restored and drive a KMZ Dnepr MT-11 military sidecar motorcycle. It's the military version of the Ural. The Soviet's split heavyweight motorcycle production between the less expensive civilian Ural and more expensive to produce military Dnepr motorcycles.
5 gallons is around 19l. If you do have consumption 19l per 100km (or even worse 90 as you mentioned) something is horribly, horribly wrong.. Even in 70mph (what is really not a recommender speed for ural). Average consumption is 7-9 litres
I can believe that fuel consumption on fuel injected but this is dual carb. I'm sure the carbs could be tuned and it should improve a little . as for the the 70mph, it rides perfect at the speed, the tires are rated for it, there is no issue going that speed. Now anything faster... that might be an issue. Thanks for tuning in!
DaFalcon I’ll have to re tune the carbs then and see what I can get. This is a 750 and I am a big guys. I’m also talking about highway long distance riding. Around town I get much better mileage but I do a ton a trips on it too.
I have a 2008 Gear-Up & I never take is over 60mph. This is a 1942 design & their top speed then was 95kph. My engine is high revving in 4th gear at 60mph & I just choose not to push it any further. I have a friend with a 2006 Gear-up who used to race along & he blew his engine. As for that big wine cask you have on the back of your bike, I went with period correct gas cans (2 totalling 5gal) mounted in stands on the front & rear left side of the sidecar. On the right front of the sidecar is a pillion box & I put another one on the left rear of the bike on the side of the fender. Inside that pillion box I remote mounted the battery with quick disconnect clips. Batteries here in Arizona only last 2-3 years in the heat (I usually got 10-years from my batteries in Colorado). Now the bike battery live in the pillion box that I keep in the house when not riding the bike. I never needed a steering dampener on my bike. Maybe yours on the pivot of the handlebars is too loose. I also added a throttle lock (not active cruise control) on the throttle so I can take my right hand off the throttle whenever I need to and maintain speed. I do like your engine temp gauges & am going to see about adding them. My Gear-Up averages 24.5 miles per gallon. My last fill-up was 7.8 gal at 193.1miles. I'm just over 320 pounds so my bike is not carrying a light load. I'm guessing your worse mileage is due to running the engine much faster than the company recommends.
Hi, I have a 2019 Ural Gear Up I have got as high as 46mpg on the highway. The first thin I did was LED's all the way around. Did a road trip that was almost 900 miles round trip, no problems. I'm in CA, where are you out of?
46mps is crazy, wish I would get that! Maybe my carbs need a tuning....When I ride around town I can get about 150km per tank. On the highway only 90km that’s why I needed the extra tanks. I’m out of Chicago.
@Scott Evans How is your Ural riding now? I keep hearing bad stories about them, but all the info seems from 5-10 year ago. I'm super interested in what the newer models are like. Objectively.
@@GasTachs That's awesome to hear. Was trying to decide between one of the urals or a can-am ryker. Kinda need the stability of a three wheeler and I'm leaning toward the Ural, as it's more aesthetically pleasing to me. Just the (hyped up) horror stories get to me.
@@chessmeister596 The 2014 and up had big improvements over the older bikes. My Ural is still doing great. I took a trip where I was on the Ural from 4 am until 7 pm. The bike ran great, got 34- 46 mpg. I was able to use a throttle lock for most of the trip, helped out a lot with comfort and fuel mileage. The Ural is like any other machine, if you keep up on the maintenance it will be reliable and last, There are people who have put 50k and more miles on their Urals. They are not designed to get out on the interstate and go fast, they are best at 55-65 mph. I plan on using mine to ride the older highways and back roads.
road on the bike without the goggles (40+ mph) he kept closing his eyes do did that a couple of times and then put them on and went the same speed and he got the picture
You kept saying Doggles in the video but that face shield for your dog does not look like a Doggles product. Where did you purchase the face mask for your dogs to ride in the sidecar with? I have searched on Ebay for similar ones, but have not located any, yet. Thanks for any information regarding this issue. ;-)
60miles... i'm been told Im wrong.. but thats what I'm getting on Highway open throttle. I'm sure I can get more with a dual carb tune and going 55mph but getting to my trails I'm not taking 6 days. I right "fast" to the trails and then once one the trails I get about 150miles per tank. tank is 5 gallons
really he hate them unless he is in the side car. I put them on him and started driving right away the first time so he couldn't paw them off. But once he is in the side car he just leaves them, as soon as he jump off, his paws go right for it.
👍 a Steering damper helps with keeping the handles under control. With the 3rd wheel in play the handle bars have some weird forces pulling and pushing which is dangerous and leads to "tank splat" (basically speed wobble for the handle bars)
hahaha not really... depends on where you buy it. base models dont have all this gear BUT if you buy it from Ural of New England a "stock" model of theirs is $35,000+
I currently use a Dart. doesn't keep wind off you completely but it keeps wind off your chest in cold weather. www.dartflyscreens.com mine is off a Triumph Scrambler 900
What mpg?? 5 gallons for 60 miles, 90kms ??? Lol you smoked grass.or gas haha Need mode air intake higher.so water won't come in while submarine. Not exhaust pipe mode?? While engine rev, running high rpm, pressure in pipe won't let water in?? Saw ppl done.
@@GasTachs My grandfather, who learned to ride on a Douglas in 1914, taught me how to handle an outfit by getting me on it in an empty car park, getting it moving and then putting my left hand in my pocket before going round in figure 8s, which teaches you to steer with the bars instead of trying to lean. Soon picked it up and have done many miles on outfits, the best way to travel.
*HAHAHA, my God man! sometimes websites change the link, sorry for the inconvenience! Next time, try, "Hey, the link to the airhorn isnt working anymore, anyway you can update that. Thanks for the FREE video helping is out!* www.uralne.com/air-horn-system/
70 miles per hour!!! Have you replaced your crankshaft yet? Oh no? (inner Yoda voice) “you will... You. Will.”. Re the high mounted exhaust, you will lose your pillon peg on the left side.
*weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*
"Doggles". I love it. He's just sitting there patiently, ready to go!
All of them make sense. I especially like the LED lights and the horn upgrade. I can fart louder than most motorcycle horns.
hahah agree. A good airhorn is must
I'm a little late to this party, but I just wanted to say I loved this video. I had just watched another video by a young rider and he was far less knowledgeable and obviously had never ridden with a sidecar before. (I'm currently hunting down a Ural to purchase and it's been interesting to watch some of the videos on them). Thanks for the tips.
Glad you enjoyed it! Good luck on your hunt!
Great video. I want a Ural. My dog would love it.
I'm just now thinking of getting a Ural with sidecar. Your channel has been very helpful thanks.
Glad to help
Top 6 gadgets. Hmm I love the light concept the most.
Hahaha thanks
Hello, Morick - hope I got that right - my husband bought a 2008 patrol in 2015 and we go off road with it a lot out here in Arizona. He likes to get it sideways on sweeping corners on the dirt roads. We watched this video to see about the upgrades. He said ours is old enough to have a friction damper so we don't need the hydraulic version. There's a 3.5 gal. NATO can on the sidecar step and another gallon in the boot. Haven't been stranded yet but we've had to stop often enough so the gas is always good. Overall he agrees with all your suggestions. You have the "correct" approach to Ural ownership. As he's pointed out, if you stay within it's limitations the surprises will be rewarding.
Thanks for your comment! Urals are great bikes! Safe riding!
While you are correct that additional gas is a MUST have for the Ural your solution is somewhat iffy. Rather opt for two jerry cans that a) do not take away any space (pillion or storage) and b) it looks cool as it fits the bike image. As an added bonus it also serves as ballast since you mount them on the tub.
Iffy? why so. I have a jerry can already on the tub. The AUX tank is a approved gas tank AND while i'm driving I can pull from it rather than stopping and getting out my jerry can. The ural is not laking of space so I didnt lose any storage
@@GasTachs No not iify like in it would explode :) . I'm sure you won't just lob any can up there, it just looks weird. I love stopping to get the can out because it gives me time to stretch and space for me is a premium. I normally ride with a monkey on 2-4 week off road trips.
Awesome channel buddy!
Thanks for coming
I have the same rig and year. IMO the steering dampener knob that comes with the bike, if adjusted properly, will do just fine. The sixteen position dampener that’s on the newer rigs is better. A carbed Ural, running tip top should get between 28-30 mpg. The Fuel injected models get much better. Gas mileage varies depending on riding weight, how driver runs her, windshields, highway or side roads, etc. Running an older Ural at constant 70 mph isn’t a good thing. These older rigs are fine around 60 mph. The even older 650’s will run all day at 50-55. I’m very close to turning the Odometer at 100,000 Kms. Where it will roll back to zero. It’s been fun! Still is….
Thanks for stopping by. I have a full service i need to do on my ural this winter. I figure out my front wheel is out of balance which is why i need that steering damper. I am rebuilding and then tuning the carbs to hopefully help with MPG. 100,000Km that is impressive! Safe Riding!
I have a 2023 and took the leg guards off for summer riding. Do you find there's a difference between air flow with them on and off? Also instead of the reserve gas tank I'm going to rely on the jerry can that came with it. It's also a useful can to deliver gas to friends who need it. Good video. Do you still ride yours?
Your dogs so well behaved. Mine couldn't sit still like that for more than 30 seconds or he's when waiting for food
Haha, yeah he knows when he is in the bike he just sits and chills.
Thank you for the info , how do you secure your dog in the side car ? I just purchased a used Ural and planning on taking my dog to go with also
So thats a good question, he has never wanted to jump out BUT I have a custom fabric door made to deter him and then I just clip his leash onto the front handle of the side car! Happy ural'ing
Ural makes a H4 headlight assembly that fits in the spotlight housing, so you could actually use the spotlight as a second headlight.
Thanks. I do turn it on when I'm riding in the country side
The horn upgrade is a great idea.
I love it, nice and loud, and all cars can hear it!
Horn make please.
very good advices thx .
ps : honkin horn in in Switzerlland can give you ticket ( around 20 to 50 USD ) . yah in Switzerland we dont use Horn unless you are very very very very Mad at other driver/ rider ( only mad or very mad is not enough reason to honk ) .
Got em all except for the temp gauge. I bought some Hella horns for a car, but never put them on. It turns out that the are a direct bolt on for the Ural. I installed only the 300Hz horn, but it sounds good.
I have a 1995 Sportsman that I put a R60 BMW engine with R90 cylinders I had to replace the Sportsman final drive with a Patrol drive after 30,000 miles. I have a Harley-Davidson FXR police faring on it with 7 gallon split tanks. I get 35 mpg at 70 mph.
I think I just need to tune my carbs to get better MPG. Nice engine swap!
I have to say, all are excellent mods!👍👍
Thanks! some say it too much. I say it's perfect!
Beautiful bike great channel have you ever come across a Ural with 3 wheel drive one on tube ,the only one I have seen very unusual.
Thanks for stopping by!
Great video! Thanks for the review!
No problem!
Did you know in WW-2 (war) Harley-Davidson made a motorcycle with opposing cylinders for the Desert of north Africa. The standard Harley-Davidson engine was overheating and stop running. The green on your motorcycle is a super color for that bike. Keep up the good videos
I did not know that, I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for sharing!
Hi, the bike is a Harley-Davidson XA They only made about a 1000 bikes
I just checked them out! They Look cool, demanding a pretty penny these days!
re gas (petrol!) tanks back in the 60¨s an English long distance biker turned the front part of his sidecar into a huge petrol tank by cutting and welding he crossed the Sahara with his 650 combo!, I believe the factory bought it back and put it on display :) just a thought.....:)
Nice thanks for the info!
Lights and horns help but some drivers are so blinded by self distancing themselves they can't see Tractor-Trailers and mile long Train's much less Motorcycles. BTW, I restored and drive a KMZ Dnepr MT-11 military sidecar motorcycle. It's the military version of the Ural. The Soviet's split heavyweight motorcycle production between the less expensive civilian Ural and more expensive to produce military Dnepr motorcycles.
Agree. some drivers just suck! Good to know about the Dneper, never knew that, thanks!
Great video! Please do a follow up specifically spelling out all the steering damper details!
You got it!
Bash just wants to RIIDEEE haha
5 gallons is around 19l. If you do have consumption 19l per 100km (or even worse 90 as you mentioned) something is horribly, horribly wrong.. Even in 70mph (what is really not a recommender speed for ural). Average consumption is 7-9 litres
I can believe that fuel consumption on fuel injected but this is dual carb. I'm sure the carbs could be tuned and it should improve a little . as for the the 70mph, it rides perfect at the speed, the tires are rated for it, there is no issue going that speed. Now anything faster... that might be an issue. Thanks for tuning in!
@@GasTachs I do have 650 certainly carburated and average consumption is 8,6l / 100km
DaFalcon I’ll have to re tune the carbs then and see what I can get. This is a 750 and I am a big guys. I’m also talking about highway long distance riding. Around town I get much better mileage but I do a ton a trips on it too.
I have a 2008 Gear-Up & I never take is over 60mph. This is a 1942 design & their top speed then was 95kph. My engine is high revving in 4th gear at 60mph & I just choose not to push it any further. I have a friend with a 2006 Gear-up who used to race along & he blew his engine.
As for that big wine cask you have on the back of your bike, I went with period correct gas cans (2 totalling 5gal) mounted in stands on the front & rear left side of the sidecar. On the right front of the sidecar is a pillion box & I put another one on the left rear of the bike on the side of the fender. Inside that pillion box I remote mounted the battery with quick disconnect clips. Batteries here in Arizona only last 2-3 years in the heat (I usually got 10-years from my batteries in Colorado). Now the bike battery live in the pillion box that I keep in the house when not riding the bike.
I never needed a steering dampener on my bike. Maybe yours on the pivot of the handlebars is too loose.
I also added a throttle lock (not active cruise control) on the throttle so I can take my right hand off the throttle whenever I need to and maintain speed.
I do like your engine temp gauges & am going to see about adding them.
My Gear-Up averages 24.5 miles per gallon. My last fill-up was 7.8 gal at 193.1miles. I'm just over 320 pounds so my bike is not carrying a light load. I'm guessing your worse mileage is due to running the engine much faster than the company recommends.
Hi, I have a 2019 Ural Gear Up I have got as high as 46mpg on the highway. The first thin I did was LED's all the way around. Did a road trip that was almost 900 miles round trip, no problems. I'm in CA, where are you out of?
46mps is crazy, wish I would get that! Maybe my carbs need a tuning....When I ride around town I can get about 150km per tank. On the highway only 90km that’s why I needed the extra tanks. I’m out of Chicago.
@Scott Evans How is your Ural riding now? I keep hearing bad stories about them, but all the info seems from 5-10 year ago.
I'm super interested in what the newer models are like. Objectively.
ChessMeister nothing but smooth sailing. And adventure
@@GasTachs That's awesome to hear. Was trying to decide between one of the urals or a can-am ryker. Kinda need the stability of a three wheeler and I'm leaning toward the Ural, as it's more aesthetically pleasing to me.
Just the (hyped up) horror stories get to me.
@@chessmeister596 The 2014 and up had big improvements over the older bikes. My Ural is still doing great. I took a trip where I was on the Ural from 4 am until 7 pm. The bike ran great, got 34- 46 mpg. I was able to use a throttle lock for most of the trip, helped out a lot with comfort and fuel mileage. The Ural is like any other machine, if you keep up on the maintenance it will be reliable and last, There are people who have put 50k and more miles on their Urals. They are not designed to get out on the interstate and go fast, they are best at 55-65 mph. I plan on using mine to ride the older highways and back roads.
how did you train the dog to tolerate the googles?
road on the bike without the goggles (40+ mph) he kept closing his eyes do did that a couple of times and then put them on and went the same speed and he got the picture
Whats that accent? Where are you from originally?
And also, now my wife and I need a ural with a sidecar. Great video!
Thanks for stopping by! South African and Ural’s are great, GET ONE!
You kept saying Doggles in the video but that face shield for your dog does not look like a Doggles product. Where did you purchase the face mask for your dogs to ride in the sidecar with? I have searched on Ebay for similar ones, but have not located any, yet. Thanks for any information regarding this issue. ;-)
Yeah sorry about that. They are called Rex Specs
The Ural is my FIRST bike. I've got over 1000 miles on it already. Am I in danger?
hahaha, nope you're all set. Enjoy it!
Thaks for a great video. Just in case I misheard you, what's the range of the Ural on a single tank of gas and how big is the gas tank?
60miles... i'm been told Im wrong.. but thats what I'm getting on Highway open throttle. I'm sure I can get more with a dual carb tune and going 55mph but getting to my trails I'm not taking 6 days. I right "fast" to the trails and then once one the trails I get about 150miles per tank. tank is 5 gallons
How did you get your dog used to wearing goggles?
really he hate them unless he is in the side car. I put them on him and started driving right away the first time so he couldn't paw them off. But once he is in the side car he just leaves them, as soon as he jump off, his paws go right for it.
have you tried the fuel injection version 2020 or 2021? If so, what's your though on gas millage? Thanks
I have not. I want to buy scared I would love it and then have to shell out 30K more a new one!
Very cool!
Thanks for watching
Bro....every now and then I hear a South African accent.....just wondering....cool videos, I am going down a Ural rabbit hole....
Yes sir.. you are correct!! Thanks for tuning in!
Cool videos.. Got a link to your load horn?
yup all the products I talked about a link in the description of the video! Thanks for stopping by!
Great video! What's that steering thing do?
👍 a Steering damper helps with keeping the handles under control. With the 3rd wheel in play the handle bars have some weird forces pulling and pushing which is dangerous and leads to "tank splat" (basically speed wobble for the handle bars)
@@GasTachs Scary. Definitely a must buy.
One of the main reason I want a Ural is so I can take my golden retriever for rides 😅😂😂😂. Oh yeah and my gf
hahahaha
Looks like you need to update this video, as most everything you mentioned is standard equipment now.
hahaha not really... depends on where you buy it. base models dont have all this gear BUT if you buy it from Ural of New England a "stock" model of theirs is $35,000+
Would an Irish wolfhound fit in the sidecar?
I just about s**t myself when seeing those. I suppose they can fit if they sit up right... but they may be too top heavy to be save...
Recommended windshield?
I currently use a Dart. doesn't keep wind off you completely but it keeps wind off your chest in cold weather. www.dartflyscreens.com mine is off a Triumph Scrambler 900
5 gallons @ 60 miles @ 70 mpg?
What mpg?? 5 gallons for 60 miles, 90kms ??? Lol you smoked grass.or gas haha
Need mode air intake higher.so water won't come in while submarine. Not exhaust pipe mode?? While engine rev, running high rpm, pressure in pipe won't let water in?? Saw ppl done.
The #1 URAL up grade is a 🐕 dog.
You can cruise at 70MPH?!?!?!
So thats why the steering dampner is #1.
HAHA YUP!
Hmmm … not sure how you’re driving that thing. I get easy 128-ish klicks to a tank.
So the side car is standard??? Never ridden in one. does it change the driving/riding style a lot?
Yup, on Urals side car is really a standard, you can get them without a sidecar but I wouldn't. as for drive it.... IT CHANGES EVERYTHING!
@@GasTachs My grandfather, who learned to ride on a Douglas in 1914, taught me how to handle an outfit by getting me on it in an empty car park, getting it moving and then putting my left hand in my pocket before going round in figure 8s, which teaches you to steer with the bars instead of trying to lean. Soon picked it up and have done many miles on outfits, the best way to travel.
Not horn need but flag pole as atv .if they didn't see ural as tank .no use??? Gun flash wake up calls.lol. haha
something really wrong with your fuel mileage. I ride a 2012 Yama and get 25 +++ miles per gallon Kayaken John
I think its a combo of 70mph on the highway, loaded for trips and I need to tune the dual carbs
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Your Airhorn link is no longer valid. What’s up with that?
*HAHAHA, my God man! sometimes websites change the link, sorry for the inconvenience! Next time, try, "Hey, the link to the airhorn isnt working anymore, anyway you can update that. Thanks for the FREE video helping is out!* www.uralne.com/air-horn-system/
70 miles per hour!!! Have you replaced your crankshaft yet? Oh no? (inner Yoda voice) “you will... You. Will.”. Re the high mounted exhaust, you will lose your pillon peg on the left side.
Gas tank won't need a peg 😉
Motorcycle horns are for honking at girls. If you use your precious reaction time blowing your horn remember that in all 50 states the deaf can drive!
I wanna get doggles for my dog
They are awesome aren’t they. 👌🏻
10 MPG? Seriously? Make for some tough touring.
Yeah, since then I’ve turned the carbs seems like they were running rich and I did install the big tank on the back.
I watched the start, but there was too much BS to continue. It sounds like you have serious faults with your bike that you need to address.
hahah Okay buddy
I can't believe these bikes sell at all , they are so woefully overpriced?
Now that are. I got my for 13k