Video of the Ural Australia Adventure ride for 2023. Ride was based in Port Macquarie and run over 3 days. Thirty five outfits and sixty people attended.
Cool to see so many sidecars. I have a 1988 Lowrider with a RHD sidecar, had it for 34 years, it is great fun and I've always wanted to set up an off road sidecar. The Ural looks like fun. Don't see that many sidecars on the roads in Melbourne.
I'm sure your Harley would go great off road. A friend in the states took a vintage Harley across the TAT which is mostly odff-road. There's a writeup on ADVrider here www.advrider.com/f/threads/just-another-tat-ride-report-on-a-harley-dirtbag.910213/page-6
Many thanks. This group of riders are always a pleasure to be around. In the 4 years I have been involved, I have never had a problem, just smiling faces and happy people. Naturally nobody believes to a bloody thing I say BUT I promise, Gordon Ramsay was going to be there to make lunch for us on Saturday! Must have got lost!
Thanks for being part of the group. I really enjoyed this year, was a lot of work leading up to it, but well worth it. Looking forward to being both you and Jeff next year.
Удивительно видеть как на другом краю земли, мужчины катаются на Уралах! Мой Урал 1994 года но такой большой компании мотоциклов Урал и Днепр в наших краях не собрать.
Да, у нас здесь хорошая группа гонщиков. Мы совершаем эту приключенческую поездку каждый год, и с каждым годом их становится все больше и больше. Кажется, что по мере взросления любители приключений пересаживаются на коляску, а потом удивляются, почему они не сделали этого много лет назад!!! Жаль, что им пришлось переместить производство, НО, по крайней мере, мы все еще можем купить Урал.
That's ridiculous!!!! In Australia I prefer the winter months because it's not so darn hot. I have good riding gear and heated grips. It does get cool here, especially in the region where Ural Australia is based. They're in a town called Uralla...quite coincidental. Two years ago I rode back late from a recce and the temperature dipped to -4 BUT -34 is a whole other thing!
Absolutely love this ride! Wish I had a group like that in New England! The next time someone asks me what it’s like to ride a Gear Up on the highway, I’m going to show them this clip at 13:10 😂 Quick Question for those of you (us) that ride with our sidecars on the right!; Do you keep freaking out about the approaches these machines are making (the lack of clearance!!!), only to remember that these sidecars are on the LEFT?!? Geezuz, that’s disorienting for my old, little toy brain! 😂 Ride safe, my Brothers & Sisters, & be kind.
Hi Jim, it was a great ride this year, as are all our adventure rides. Such a great bunch of people. I wish Ural had a couple of demo bikes they could hire out so people could join us from overseas and experience how fun it is…maybe one day!!
If I ever make it you your country I’ll look you fellas up. Hey, by the way your sidecars are on the wrong side…😉 My rig (2010 Gear Up) now has 109,000 Kms. miles of smiles…. Whoo! Hoo!
That's a lot of riding!! I'm off on a ride in a couple of weeks, but will trailer down to the start point. I tend to fall asleep on the long boring highway bits. If you do make it down here please look us up.
Не пойму, как пользоваться кик-стартером когда коляска расположена слева? В новых мотоциклах Урал есть электро стартер, но получается, в случае его поломки, завести мотор кик-стартером не получится.
Hi Greg, this is has nothing to do with your fantastic video but I’m after a bit of advice, having ridden solos most of my life, I’m looking to purchase a a new Ural sidecar, question is what model should I be looking for , I know it’s a wide open question , I live on the mid North coast NSW & have some great tracks , I’m getting a bit old I feel for my enduro , so anyone that can give me a bit of advice would be appreciated thanks Marty
Hi Marty, sorry for late reply, I've just got home from MotoGP. I've had 3 Urals. Started with the CT, then the Ranger and now the 2WD. All bikes have been great, I love the 2WD. Just bear in mind that these bikes first came out in 1939 and whilst they've change a lot, there are still pretty agricultural. They will take a beating BUT there is a limit. Check and change the oils regularly, go over them and check for loose nuts and bolts after any long or rough ride and they'll last a long time. I love them and spend more time on the Ural than any other bike. I ride off-road 90% of the time, ride slowly, see a lot more, don't start screaming when I come up to loose sand and am enjoying my riding very much. You can load whatever you want when you go away, including a 12V fridge to hold the cold beers. A good day off-road is a 170-240km ride, any longer and I'm starting to ask a little much of the old body!!!! Probably the best thing I did was a course with Jon Taylor at Ural of OZ. An excellent course and worth every penny. Do the course, it will save you A LOT of puckering moments. Side cars are NOTHING like riding 2 wheelers, when things go wrong it happens fast and the correction is normally exactly the opposite of what you'd expect!!! Ural Australia run ride days where you can test ride the bikes, call Mat of Clare at Ural Australia and they'll book you in. You'll probably notice from the video the average Ural owner is a little on the old side and not very attractive...don't let them I said that! They are an amazing group of people and most importantly they are out there enjoying themselves and not sitting at home grizzling about the world. I get as much of a thrill riding my Ural off road as I do on my adventure bike. Do a test ride with Ural, do the course and get out there and enjoy yourself. Hope this helps.
Hi Marty, I spoke to Mat this afternoon and he mentioned that they just sold out and "the orange bike is gone". Congrats, you've brought a great bike. Hope you can make the adventure ride next year.
@@gregjansen9080 hi Greg if I can get details on rides that would be great I don’t do FB so it’s just you tube that I do but i can take phone or message cheers Marty
Hi Sergei, you are absolutely correct. We have a great bunch of people in the Ural community in Australia. They are good people, forever smiling and in good spirits. When I pass people on the side of the road, they look at the bike, smile and wave, I can tell they want to be where I am. We are a lucky group of people.
Looks like you all had a blast !
Fantastic time, great riding with fabulous comrades.
Looking forward to next years ride.
Bring on the Walcha Rally.
Looks like a great time. Love all the Outback Orange ones, one of my favorite colors.
Brilliant.! Loved this. 🙂👍
I was passed by 4 of them on my way to Maitland from Brisbane the other week. I was riding my Postie Bike.
Hopefully next year we'll see you on a Ural.
@@gregjansen9080 🤣
Mate postie bike love you for just bringing that up but they look like a whole heap of fun
@@gregjansen9080 Naa, got a Himalayan too, no longer have full licence, let it expire many years ago.
Cool to see so many sidecars. I have a 1988 Lowrider with a RHD sidecar, had it for 34 years, it is great fun and I've always wanted to set up an off road sidecar. The Ural looks like fun. Don't see that many sidecars on the roads in Melbourne.
I'm sure your Harley would go great off road. A friend in the states took a vintage Harley across the TAT which is mostly odff-road. There's a writeup on ADVrider here www.advrider.com/f/threads/just-another-tat-ride-report-on-a-harley-dirtbag.910213/page-6
Nice work Greg and Glen. Well done.
Many thanks. This group of riders are always a pleasure to be around. In the 4 years I have been involved, I have never had a problem, just smiling faces and happy people. Naturally nobody believes to a bloody thing I say BUT I promise, Gordon Ramsay was going to be there to make lunch for us on Saturday! Must have got lost!
@@gregjansen9080 I shudder to think what he might cook. Perhaps SANDwich's
@@haitch1980 You mean f...g sandwiches!!!
Nice stuff mate, I gotta try one of these one day, they look like a lot of fun haha!
They are. Give Ural Australia a ring and find out when their next ride day is. Pop over to Uralla and give it a crack.
Hi Greg got me new bike today off Clare & Mat very happy with everything 👍👍
G'day Marty, that's great, you'll really enjoy it. Hope to see you on the adventure ride next year.
Brilliant video Greg 👍
Thank you. Was great fun being there.
Fantastic Greg, hopefully I will be there next year as long as Heff behaves himself lol
Thanks for being part of the group. I really enjoyed this year, was a lot of work leading up to it, but well worth it. Looking forward to being both you and Jeff next year.
Удивительно видеть как на другом краю земли, мужчины катаются на Уралах! Мой Урал 1994 года но такой большой компании мотоциклов Урал и Днепр в наших краях не собрать.
Да, у нас здесь хорошая группа гонщиков. Мы совершаем эту приключенческую поездку каждый год, и с каждым годом их становится все больше и больше. Кажется, что по мере взросления любители приключений пересаживаются на коляску, а потом удивляются, почему они не сделали этого много лет назад!!! Жаль, что им пришлось переместить производство, НО, по крайней мере, мы все еще можем купить Урал.
looks like you all had a great time
Was a great ride...always is. Really good group of people, relaxed and NEVER in a hurry.
I rode my ural patrol in -30 below up here in alaska. That was a bit too chilly, j prefer the warmer seasons.
That's ridiculous!!!! In Australia I prefer the winter months because it's not so darn hot. I have good riding gear and heated grips. It does get cool here, especially in the region where Ural Australia is based. They're in a town called Uralla...quite coincidental. Two years ago I rode back late from a recce and the temperature dipped to -4 BUT -34 is a whole other thing!
Absolutely love this ride!
Wish I had a group like that in New England!
The next time someone asks me what it’s like to ride a Gear Up on the highway, I’m going to show them this clip at 13:10 😂
Quick Question for those of you (us) that ride with our sidecars on the right!;
Do you keep freaking out about the approaches these machines are making (the lack of clearance!!!), only to remember that these sidecars are on the LEFT?!?
Geezuz, that’s disorienting for my old, little toy brain! 😂
Ride safe, my Brothers & Sisters, & be kind.
Hi Jim, it was a great ride this year, as are all our adventure rides. Such a great bunch of people. I wish Ural had a couple of demo bikes they could hire out so people could join us from overseas and experience how fun it is…maybe one day!!
If I ever make it you your country I’ll look you fellas up. Hey, by the way your sidecars are on the wrong side…😉
My rig (2010 Gear Up) now has 109,000 Kms. miles of smiles….
Whoo! Hoo!
That's a lot of riding!! I'm off on a ride in a couple of weeks, but will trailer down to the start point. I tend to fall asleep on the long boring highway bits. If you do make it down here please look us up.
Не пойму, как пользоваться кик-стартером когда коляска расположена слева? В новых мотоциклах Урал есть электро стартер, но получается, в случае его поломки, завести мотор кик-стартером не получится.
На всех современных мотоциклах кроме наверное кроссовых и совсем малокубатурных, нет никакого кикстартера лет 40 наверное, как то же они обходятся))
Hi Greg, this is has nothing to do with your fantastic video but I’m after a bit of advice, having ridden solos most of my life, I’m looking to purchase a a new Ural sidecar, question is what model should I be looking for , I know it’s a wide open question , I live on the mid North coast NSW & have some great tracks , I’m getting a bit old I feel for my enduro , so anyone that can give me a bit of advice would be appreciated thanks Marty
Hi Marty, sorry for late reply, I've just got home from MotoGP. I've had 3 Urals. Started with the CT, then the Ranger and now the 2WD. All bikes have been great, I love the 2WD. Just bear in mind that these bikes first came out in 1939 and whilst they've change a lot, there are still pretty agricultural. They will take a beating BUT there is a limit. Check and change the oils regularly, go over them and check for loose nuts and bolts after any long or rough ride and they'll last a long time. I love them and spend more time on the Ural than any other bike. I ride off-road 90% of the time, ride slowly, see a lot more, don't start screaming when I come up to loose sand and am enjoying my riding very much. You can load whatever you want when you go away, including a 12V fridge to hold the cold beers. A good day off-road is a 170-240km ride, any longer and I'm starting to ask a little much of the old body!!!! Probably the best thing I did was a course with Jon Taylor at Ural of OZ. An excellent course and worth every penny. Do the course, it will save you A LOT of puckering moments. Side cars are NOTHING like riding 2 wheelers, when things go wrong it happens fast and the correction is normally exactly the opposite of what you'd expect!!! Ural Australia run ride days where you can test ride the bikes, call Mat of Clare at Ural Australia and they'll book you in. You'll probably notice from the video the average Ural owner is a little on the old side and not very attractive...don't let them I said that! They are an amazing group of people and most importantly they are out there enjoying themselves and not sitting at home grizzling about the world. I get as much of a thrill riding my Ural off road as I do on my adventure bike. Do a test ride with Ural, do the course and get out there and enjoy yourself. Hope this helps.
@@gregjansen9080 thanks for the reply mate 👍👍👍👍
Hi Greg I ended up getting a bike off mat & Clare hopefully I will get it on about the 6th outback orange cheers Marty,
Hi Marty, I spoke to Mat this afternoon and he mentioned that they just sold out and "the orange bike is gone". Congrats, you've brought a great bike. Hope you can make the adventure ride next year.
@@gregjansen9080 hi Greg if I can get details on rides that would be great I don’t do FB so it’s just you tube that I do but i can take phone or message cheers Marty
@greg did you receive the video of you on the beach. Via Glenn
Hi Patrick, Glenn sent me the sand ride videos and some pictures. The rest of them I got off my GoPros and phone.
Could someone upload a google map of the ride.
Nothing available on Google maps.
Greetings, I can send you a GPX file with the track. If you want another format let me know the extension and I'll see what I can do.
Урал - не мотоцикл, Урал - философия, когда получаешь удовольствие от самого пути, а не от скорости его преодоления.
Hi Sergei, you are absolutely correct. We have a great bunch of people in the Ural community in Australia. They are good people, forever smiling and in good spirits. When I pass people on the side of the road, they look at the bike, smile and wave, I can tell they want to be where I am. We are a lucky group of people.
@@gregjansen9080 надеюсь, что когда-нибудь смогу покататься вместе с вами.
@@user-cq5yj8ty3j Hi Sergei, that would be great, you would be welcomed by the Ural community here.