These videos are also very effective promotional tools for potential buyers. Don't under estimate their importance, Keep up the good work. I'll be joining the owners club, soon enough.
I'm 23 and Italian, I haven't even got the driving license for this kind of motorcycle yet (I plan to have it by the end of the year) but I already know that I will save money for 7/8 years just to buy the 2020 ural ranger 2wd, it was love at first sight lol... I'm watching every single video you post just to be prepared, they are very interesting and well structured, thank you very much for the work you put in them
Hello Diego! It is very exciting to hear of your plan and we wish you success in achieving your goals. You will be at the forefront of a new generation of URAL riders. Thank you for the positive feedback, I truly appreciate you watching our videos.
Thank you! I will ask the Ilya Khait (the boss) about that, the factory has changed some. I'll see what can be done to get some new/current video out of the factory.
@@davidwaynegeorge2292 We are getting old. But as long as you can smile and love the job your doing it is worth the effort. Thanks for keeping us up to speed with our Urals. 👍👍👍
Thank you for this new video and please don't stop producing! I'm happy to get my second Ural in two weeks and I'm very thankful, that you keep this fabulous bikes alive. All the best and greetings from Germany.
Getting ready to perform the same operation. Thanks for the very good informative video. You never mentioned the size of the socket you were using as part of your persuading technique. Easy to figure out I was just surprised.
Hey, i live in denmark and is the owner of a 1975 Ural m67 and i'm injoying the videos a lot, it's funny to see the newer models, the are not sold in denmark, but some realy good vidoes
Thank you again for such an awesomely thorough step-by-step on an important maintenance/repair step! I don’t have a dealer near by, so these vids are invaluable. I noticed a weird wobble recently and suspected the ‘donut’ and this video was all I needed! Though I did find that my 2014 Patrol had ‘pinned lock washers’ rather than Allen heads on the swing arm… but hey what would Ivan do!? Thanks for the adventure and keeping these videos posted for me to reference years later! Cheers!
Hi David - nice to see you again. I know you have been busy... I understand you wrote the huge (76 pages?) manual for the Keihin swap. Wow. Really good video. You made it look easier than I thought it would be. What is the cutover year for the new donut materials? I carry a spare in my 2018, but hope I never need to change it while riding. Thanks for doing these videos in your “spare” time! They are awesome!
Hello Alan, good to hear from you. I answered in more detail to jeopardy4100 if you want to go read that. Short answer is it was a rolling change in 2017, so your 2018 should be good for awhile depending on use and/or abuse and deterioration over time from the elements, chemicals from cleaning or age. Normal riding you could potentially see 30-40,000 miles. If you are off roading or droping the clutch all the time is could last as few as 5-6,000 miles. It is a wear part so it will need replacement under normal maintenance, just inspect it periodically for tears or cracks. Mine even had a big tear in it from abuse and I continued to ride it for the rest of the summer last year. So if you see wear or cracks or tearing it's no reason to panic, just don't go on a long trip without replacing it first.
Informative, thank you. For that rear shock bolt, is there not enough room between the exhaust for you to install the bolt from the inside and nut on the exhaust side during reassembly? the would make it less of a pain next time, and make it easier to replace just the shock in the future if need be.
grinmaul, thanks for the question. Yes you could swap it around but it would be close to rubbing the exhaust because the nylok nut is a little deeper than the head of the bolt. I was pondering if the heat from the exhaust would melt the nylon thread locking part of the nut and render it useless so I kept it the way it was. But yes there is room and it could be done with a nut and regular lock washer too. The other side is captured by the final drive so in order to get the shock completely off, the finale drive needs to come out or the exhaust needs to be loosened and dropped away for clearance.
Sometime in 2017, it was a rolling change so I don’t have an exact date in my files. Looking for something more robust URAL started looking for a replacement to the old rubber coupling and started testing a poly coupling around the 2010 era, the parts URAL tested were fine but we soon found mass produced parts were inconsistent. URAL ended up going back to rubber, we knew how long it would last and what to expect as this is a wear part. Ural was building new relationships with different global partners at the time and one of them was able to consistently produce a quality rubber coupling that we still use to this day.
Hey LoneStar! Good to hear from you. My involvement was little more than critiquing rough edits of the video before the launch. Madina (US HQ) and Clare (Australia HQ) were the primaries that worked with the creative partners in Australia. The rider in the video is none other than Jon Taylor, the man who started importing URAL into Australia. He has since retired but is still very present in the URAL world down under. Yet none of this would have been possible if not for the Irbit factory engineers and test riders. The accumulated kilometers of the torturous Dyatlov Pass confirmed this was ready to be released to the URAL community. If you haven’t seen the MOTUL video check it out here… th-cam.com/video/plsu3acvhms/w-d-xo.html
@@davidwaynegeorge2292 Hi David.. Thanks !! ... Thanks for the MOTUL link... it's a fun video... Too bad I don't speak russian.. LOL but the images are good... I REALLY want one of those URAL pull overs that the team is wearing... The BIG URAL logo on the Front. (Blue) ... Time to add them to the catalogue.... Congrats on Left side drive engineering... I am sure it was a challenge for them. It's a HUGE step forward for URAL to offer it in those countries where Sidecars are on the Left.. .Japan, UK, NZ ... come to mind.
Hi love the videos. I live in the Netherlands. And I loved Urals but I never owned one. Because I’m not a mechanic. You and your videos convinced me that I don’t have to be a mechanic to drive a Ural. Maybe this is a strange question, but why is the dealer network in the Netherlands and Belgium so bad. There is no way to try a Ural or to rent one to try them out. There is even not 1 rig to go and see at a dealer? Is Ural going to stay support European countries, now the HQ is in the USA.
Normal riding you could potentially see 30-40,000 miles. If you are off-roading or dropping the clutch all the time is could last as few as 5-6,000 miles. It is a wear part so it will need replacement under normal maintenance, just inspect it periodically for tears or cracks.
flexible u-joint? You mean the do-nut? I have 109K on my Retro's, been carrying a spare since new...oh well. Have a spare donut in all 3 of my Urals trunk, any way. New Ural owners, take that as a hint... Never know when a friend will need it...
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These videos are also very effective promotional tools for potential buyers. Don't under estimate their importance, Keep up the good work. I'll be joining the owners club, soon enough.
Thank you Len!
Not a Ural Owner...YET. Love these tech videos from the manufacture. Please keep up the good work!
I'm 23 and Italian,
I haven't even got the driving license for this kind of motorcycle yet (I plan to have it by the end of the year) but I already know that I will save money for 7/8 years just to buy the 2020 ural ranger 2wd, it was love at first sight lol...
I'm watching every single video you post just to be prepared, they are very interesting and well structured, thank you very much for the work you put in them
Hello Diego! It is very exciting to hear of your plan and we wish you success in achieving your goals. You will be at the forefront of a new generation of URAL riders. Thank you for the positive feedback, I truly appreciate you watching our videos.
U DA MAN David! How about a new factory tour video? It would be fun to compare it to the old one.
Thank you! I will ask the Ilya Khait (the boss) about that, the factory has changed some. I'll see what can be done to get some new/current video out of the factory.
Cool! Nice to know and what to look for. Thanks Keep up the good work and get some rest you look a little tired. 👍
LOL! Thanks, I will keep this up as long as you folks are interested. I don't know if it's chronically tired or I'm just getting old.
@@davidwaynegeorge2292 We are getting old. But as long as you can smile and love the job your doing it is worth the effort. Thanks for keeping us up to speed with our Urals. 👍👍👍
Thank you for this new video and please don't stop producing! I'm happy to get my second Ural in two weeks and I'm very thankful, that you keep this fabulous bikes alive. All the best and greetings from Germany.
Happy new year David
Really good video as usual 👍
Thank you Michel! Happy New Year to you!
Your videos are always interesting, not to mention well produced. Keep it up and thank you!
Thank you Davide! I appreciate the feedback.
Getting ready to perform the same operation. Thanks for the very good informative video. You never mentioned the size of the socket you were using as part of your persuading technique. Easy to figure out I was just surprised.
Hey, i live in denmark and is the owner of a 1975 Ural m67 and i'm injoying the videos a lot, it's funny to see the newer models, the are not sold in denmark, but some realy good vidoes
Thank you again for such an awesomely thorough step-by-step on an important maintenance/repair step! I don’t have a dealer near by, so these vids are invaluable. I noticed a weird wobble recently and suspected the ‘donut’ and this video was all I needed! Though I did find that my 2014 Patrol had ‘pinned lock washers’ rather than Allen heads on the swing arm… but hey what would Ivan do!?
Thanks for the adventure and keeping these videos posted for me to reference years later! Cheers!
Love you guys
Thanks for the compliment Radio!
Big love ural 💖
Hi David - nice to see you again. I know you have been busy... I understand you wrote the huge (76 pages?) manual for the Keihin swap. Wow.
Really good video. You made it look easier than I thought it would be.
What is the cutover year for the new donut materials? I carry a spare in my 2018, but hope I never need to change it while riding.
Thanks for doing these videos in your “spare” time! They are awesome!
Hello Alan, good to hear from you. I answered in more detail to jeopardy4100 if you want to go read that. Short answer is it was a rolling change in 2017, so your 2018 should be good for awhile depending on use and/or abuse and deterioration over time from the elements, chemicals from cleaning or age. Normal riding you could potentially see 30-40,000 miles. If you are off roading or droping the clutch all the time is could last as few as 5-6,000 miles. It is a wear part so it will need replacement under normal maintenance, just inspect it periodically for tears or cracks. Mine even had a big tear in it from abuse and I continued to ride it for the rest of the summer last year. So if you see wear or cracks or tearing it's no reason to panic, just don't go on a long trip without replacing it first.
Thanks David! Always good to carry spares just in case. I carry a spare clutch cable and other items under the seat too.
Informative, thank you.
For that rear shock bolt, is there not enough room between the exhaust for you to install the bolt from the inside and nut on the exhaust side during reassembly? the would make it less of a pain next time, and make it easier to replace just the shock in the future if need be.
grinmaul, thanks for the question. Yes you could swap it around but it would be close to rubbing the exhaust because the nylok nut is a little deeper than the head of the bolt. I was pondering if the heat from the exhaust would melt the nylon thread locking part of the nut and render it useless so I kept it the way it was. But yes there is room and it could be done with a nut and regular lock washer too. The other side is captured by the final drive so in order to get the shock completely off, the finale drive needs to come out or the exhaust needs to be loosened and dropped away for clearance.
@@davidwaynegeorge2292 ahh, ya if the final drive is still in the way then never mind:) thanks for replying.
Thank you David.
When was the new compound implemented in the donut?
Sometime in 2017, it was a rolling change so I don’t have an exact date in my files. Looking for something more robust URAL started looking for a replacement to the old rubber coupling and started testing a poly coupling around the 2010 era, the parts URAL tested were fine but we soon found mass produced parts were inconsistent. URAL ended up going back to rubber, we knew how long it would last and what to expect as this is a wear part. Ural was building new relationships with different global partners at the time and one of them was able to consistently produce a quality rubber coupling that we still use to this day.
David.. How involved were you with the Left Side 2wd introduction in AUS .??
Hey LoneStar! Good to hear from you. My involvement was little more than critiquing rough edits of the video before the launch. Madina (US HQ) and Clare (Australia HQ) were the primaries that worked with the creative partners in Australia. The rider in the video is none other than Jon Taylor, the man who started importing URAL into Australia. He has since retired but is still very present in the URAL world down under.
Yet none of this would have been possible if not for the Irbit factory engineers and test riders. The accumulated kilometers of the torturous Dyatlov Pass confirmed this was ready to be released to the URAL community.
If you haven’t seen the MOTUL video check it out here… th-cam.com/video/plsu3acvhms/w-d-xo.html
@@davidwaynegeorge2292 Hi David.. Thanks !! ... Thanks for the MOTUL link... it's a fun video... Too bad I don't speak russian.. LOL but the images are good... I REALLY want one of those URAL pull overs that the team is wearing... The BIG URAL logo on the Front. (Blue) ... Time to add them to the catalogue.... Congrats on Left side drive engineering... I am sure it was a challenge for them. It's a HUGE step forward for URAL to offer it in those countries where Sidecars are on the Left.. .Japan, UK, NZ ... come to mind.
Nice tips 👍
Hi love the videos. I live in the Netherlands. And I loved Urals but I never owned one. Because I’m not a mechanic. You and your videos convinced me that I don’t have to be a mechanic to drive a Ural. Maybe this is a strange question, but why is the dealer network in the Netherlands and Belgium so bad. There is no way to try a Ural or to rent one to try them out. There is even not 1 rig to go and see at a dealer? Is Ural going to stay support European countries, now the HQ is in the USA.
Given the complexity of this procedure and the distance to my nearest Ural dealer, what's the expected lifetime of these new couplers?
Normal riding you could potentially see 30-40,000 miles. If you are off-roading or dropping the clutch all the time is could last as few as 5-6,000 miles. It is a wear part so it will need replacement under normal maintenance, just inspect it periodically for tears or cracks.
flexible u-joint? You mean the do-nut? I have 109K on my Retro's, been carrying a spare since new...oh well. Have a spare donut in all 3 of my Urals trunk, any way. New Ural owners, take that as a hint... Never know when a friend will need it...
ilya? Spinning wrenches? I would pay to see that... ;-)
Ничего не понятно, все на нерусском йазыке. Всё равно русским эти мотоциклы недоступны из-за цены