[Noah930]

I semi-wish I had purchased a moto buddy's 600-mile Ural when he had it up for sale last year. It doesn't look like it would be good for much other than putting around town, but the kids (and all their friends--shh, don't tell their parents) would probably love going for a spin around the block.

While it may be a German design, my friend noted the Russians would sometimes take liberties in actual assembly of the bike. Once he had some sort of electrical issue. To replace the faulty electrical bit under the seat he was supposed to pop off the seat and un-do 4 bolts. At least that's what the shop manual said. Instead of 4 bolts, he found 4 welded tabs. Maybe they were short on bolts that month. But that necessitated taking off the sidecar (a much bigger job, as the wheel on the hack is rigidly connected to the drivetrain) to obtain access to that part.

But, I have no place to store a rig that size, so maybe it's for the better for my marriage relations.