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This article reveals many of the features of such a striking representative of two-wheeled vehicles as the Ural M 62 motorcycle, which is still not difficult to buy a used version these days.

About the manufacturer Uralov - about IMZ

In general, the Ural is the only Russian heavy bike. It produces the last Irbitsky motorcycle plant, which is located in the Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation. From here (from the geographical name of the area) the name of this iron horse comes from. The overwhelming majority of products manufactured by the plant are characterized by the presence of a stroller.

The products of this motorcycle giant are available with and without sidecar wheel drive. At the same time, you can buy a Ural motorcycle with a disconnectable, without differential drive. The bike is considered a further development of such a copy of the German motorcycle "BMW R71" as the "M-72" motorcycle.

Today, the Irbit plant offers compatriots models:

- T;

- Tourist;

- Patrol 2WD;

- Retro;

- Retro Solo;

- and also Solo sT.

The Ural M 62 motorcycle, which is easy to buy in the domestic secondary market of motorcycle equipment, is recognized by many experts as a cult model from the above manufacturer. All iron horses of the Irbitmotoprom are equipped with a four-stroke opposed two-cylinder engine. Most of them have a displacement of 745 cm³. With such an indicator, it is not surprising that the power in the Soviet years reached 40 hp. The presence of a 4-speed gearbox allowed the bikes to achieve considerable speed indicators. In addition, the checkpoint had a reverse gear, as well as a cardan drive of the rear wheel.

Modernity and M-62

Nowadays, the Ural motorcycle can be bought in a new design. True, only 3% of the produced motorcycle models are sold in the CIS countries.

The main markets for IMZ bikes are consumers in the USA, EU, Canada and Australia. Oddly enough, this is where we export the remaining 97% of the Urals.

The appearance of the above bike, as well as many of its technical characteristics, date back to the motorcycle industry of pre-war Germany.

Nevertheless, the Ural M 62 motorcycle can be bought for positioning with the masculine character of a simple Russian person.

There were some unpleasant moments in the history of IMZ. The collapse in demand for his motorcycle products took place at the beginning of the dashing 1990s. Then the company was forced to abandon the full production cycle. This caused many changes in the design and equipment of the motorcycles. At the same time, the reliability and the most popular consumer qualities of the bike were improved.

About motorcycle model Ural M 62

This Soviet heavy motorcycle was produced with a sidecar from 1961-1965. Nevertheless, its high popularity still takes place today (thanks to the presence of lovers of restoration and retro motor vehicles).

In 1961, the mass production of bikes of the M-62 series was launched without abandoning the parallel production of the previous model (M-61 series). The new iron horse received a new camshaft, as well as an automatic ignition timing mechanism. Thanks to the latter, the power of the iron horse increased to 28 horses. The modernization has also affected the gearbox. The designers refused from the cam clutch.

The notched version is now used. The gearbox was unified with representatives of the Kiev Motor Plant.

Motorcycles Ural M 62 can be bought in versions with increased suspension travel. In addition, in this model, the shape of the covers in the front fork has been changed.

Technical features of these Urals

This iron horse has a base of 1435 mm. Its ground clearance is 125 mm. at full load, as well as normal tire pressure.

The Ural M-62 motorcycle is capable of reaching a significant speed (95 km / h).

The mass of the unit is striking, reaching 320 kg. At the same time, the bike can be loaded with a maximum weight of 255 kg.

Despite all the gluttony of Soviet motorcycle technology, it is this model that stands out for its low consumption of gasoline. The operating consumption of its engine is only 6 liters per 100 kilometers.

The Ural engine is a carburetor unit with air-cooled cylinders. Its working volume is 649 cubes. The bike's maximum torque is 44 Nm.

The factory-made Ural M 62 motorcycle was equipped with a "K-38" type carburetor. In addition, the series received a modernized air cleaner with a combined inertial contact-oil filter and a two-stage cleaning system.

Ural M-62 - Soviet heavy motorcycle with a sidecar. Produced by the Irbit Motorcycle Plant (IMZ "Ural") from 1961 to 1965.

Since 1961, the production of the M-62 model began in parallel with the assembly of the previous M-61 model. The new motorcycle featured a new camshaft and an automatic ignition timing mechanism, thanks to which engine power increased by 2 hp. from. and amounted to 28 hp. The gearbox was also upgraded - gear clutches were installed instead of the cam ones. The gearbox was unified with the motorcycles of the Kiev Motorcycle Plant (KMZ). In addition, the new model has increased suspension travel and redesigned front fork covers.

Characteristics:

common data

Overall dimensions, mm

width 1650

height 1100

Motorcycle base (distance between wheel axles), mm 1435.

Ground clearance at full load and normal tire pressure, mm 125

Track, mm 1130

Maximum speed, km / h 95

Weight, kg 320

Average operational fuel consumption per 100 km of track when driving in various road conditions with variable load, l 6

Engine

Type: four-stroke, carburetor, two-cylinder opposed, air-cooled

Displacement, cm3 649

Cylinder diameter, mm 78

piston stroke, mm 68

Compression ratio 6.2

Maximum power, h.p. (kW) 28 (20.6) at 4200-4800 rpm

Maximum torque, Nm (kgf m) 44 (4.5) at 3500 rpm

Carburetor: K-38

Air cleaner: combined filter with two-stage cleaning: inertial and contact-oil

Valve timing (angle of rotation

crank), city .:

the beginning of the inlet to v. m.t. - 57

end of inlet after n. m.t. -77

beginning of release BC m. - 97

end of release after c. m. - 37

Transmission

Power transmission

Cardan drive: cardan shaft with flexible coupling and needle bearing hinge

Main gear: a pair of bevel gears with spiral teeth, gear ratio - 4.62

Clutch: dry double disc, driven discs with linings on both sides

Number of disks:

leading - 3

slaves - 2

Number of springs - 6

Transmission

Type - Four-stage two-way

Gear ratios:

in first gear - 3.6

in second gear - 2.286

in third gear - 1.7

in fourth gear - 1.3

Total gear ratio:

in first gear - 16.65

in second gear - 10.56

in third gear - 7.85

in fourth gear - 6.01

Electrical equipment

Ignition system - battery

Voltage, V 6

Rechargeable battery: 3MT-12

Generator: G-414 (G65 in early versions)

Relay-regulator: RR-31 (RR-302)

Interrupter-distributor: PM05

Ignition coil: B201

Chassis

Frame: tubular double closed type

Front wheel suspension: telescopic fork with double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers

Rear wheel suspension: pendulum, spring with hydraulic shock absorbers

Front wheel travel, mm 140

Rear wheel travel, mm 80

Brakes: shoe brakes with friction linings on the front and rear wheels

Tires

Size, inches - 3.75-19

Pressure, kg / cm squared:

front wheel - 1.8

rear wheel - 2.2

stroller wheels - 2.0

spare wheel - 2.2

Refueling volumes

Fuel tank, l 22

Engine crankcase, l 2

Transmission housing, l 0.8

Main gear housing, l 0.15

Air cleaner, l 0.2

At the end of the 30s of the 20th century, a meeting was held at the People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR, the main topic of which was the analysis of new models of military equipment, and the prospects for adopting the best of them into service with the Red Army. One of the types of equipment that the Red Army badly needed was. After analyzing the samples, the best was the motorcycle of the German company BMW - R71.

By that time, he had been in service with the Wehrmacht for several years. It was decided to take this car as the basis for a new motorcycle. The development of the domestic version of the R71, designated M72, took several years. Therefore, the serial production of the domestic motorcycle began shortly before the war - in the spring of 1941. Production was mastered at the Moscow Motorcycle Plant (MMZ).

But due to the rapid advance of the Germans on Moscow, by the end of October 1941, the plant was evacuated to the city of Irbit. The territory of the former brewery was provided as a site for the plant. The new enterprise became known as a motorcycle factory). Serial production of the M72 IMZ began at the end of 1941.

The M72 was originally equipped with a low-valve engine, which at the time of the creation of the machine had little room for improvement. This circumstance spurred the designers of IMZ to create a new overhead valve engine. This device went into production in 1957. A transitional motorcycle equipped with such an engine received the designation M61. Motorcycles M72M and M61 were produced in parallel until 1960.

Since 1961, simultaneously with the assembly of the now old model M61, the release of the new model Ural M62 began. The motorcycle came complete with a sidecar. This stroller was single and was equipped with a luggage compartment located behind the back of the seat. The sidecar was attached to the motorcycle frame using collet joints and stretch marks at four points. The wheel of the stroller had a link suspension with a shock absorber. Suspension travel - up to 120 mm. The spare wheel was attached to the luggage compartment lid of the stroller. The general appearance of the Ural M62 motorcycle in the photo below can be seen.

M62 engine

The Ural M62 motorcycle was equipped with a four-stroke, carbureted, two-cylinder engine with an opposed cylinder arrangement. The engine had an overhead valve system of gas distribution and traditional air cooling. The cylinder diameter was 78 mm, the piston stroke was 68 mm, and the engine displacement was 649 cc.

Thanks to improvements in design and an increase in the compression ratio to 6.2, the power of the M62 engine has increased. Compared to its predecessor, it has increased by 2 liters. from. and was 20.6 kW (28 hp). The maximum power was reached at 4,800-5,200 rpm of the crankshaft. The torque also increased, which was quite good for those times 41.8 N / m at 3,500 rpm.

They were made of high-alloy cast iron casting, the right and left cylinders were completely interchangeable. The engine was equipped with aluminum cylinder heads and two overhead valves per cylinder. Combustion chambers are hemispherical. The valves were suspended on two coil springs.

This solution, together with sintered valve guides in the cylinder heads, ensured valve operation without sticking and rapid wear, and also significantly increased their reliability. Due to the increased power, the M62 engine received reinforced pistons. Each piston had four piston rings - two compression rings and two oil scraper rings. The upper compression ring had porous chrome plating, which made it possible to ensure reliable lubrication of the cylinder bore and, accordingly, to increase the mileage before overhaul.

A more advanced engine had a higher liter capacity, which also made it possible to increase the dynamic properties of the motorcycle. It should be noted that a decrease in the working volume of the engine and the transition to an overhead valve gas distribution scheme significantly reduced the metal consumption of the structure, which in turn reduced the weight of the motorcycle. According to various sources, the maximum speed reached 95-100 km / h (with a sidecar), with a control fuel consumption of 5.8-6 l / 100 km (at a speed of 75% of the maximum).

Power supply and lubrication system of the M62 engine

So, we continue to consider the characteristics of the Urals M62 further. Its power system consisted of two K-38 carburetors, mesh fuel filters in the gas tap sump and in the neck of the gas tank. was 22 liters. The air filter is combined, inertial and contact-oil with two-stage cleaning. air filter - 0.2 l.

The lubrication system is standard, combined - under pressure from an oil pump and spray. The capacity of the engine crankcase is 2 liters.

Electrical equipment M62

The Ural M62 motorcycle was equipped with a 6 volt electrical system. The current sources were a 3MT-12 battery and a 60 W G-414 DC generator (on the earliest versions of the G65), which worked in tandem with the RR-302 relay-regulator. The ignition system consisted of a B-201 ignition coil and a PM-05 ignition interrupter.

The breaker was equipped with a centrifugal ignition timing machine. New components in the ignition system allowed the engine to be automatically set to optimum operating conditions, which improved the dynamic characteristics of the motorcycle while reducing fuel consumption.

M62 transmission

Due to the increased torque characteristics, the clutch discs received a reinforcing coating made of the then new friction material KF-3. The new raw material had high wear resistance combined with a high coefficient of friction.

The motorcycle received a completely new four-speed gearbox model 6204 with a small-spline gearshift mechanism. The filling capacity of the gearbox housing is 0.8 liters. The new box was largely eliminated from the defects in the M72 gearbox. The rear gear, traditional for IMZ motorcycles, has also undergone changes, which consisted of a propeller shaft and a rear wheel reduction gear.

The joint of the propeller shaft became splined, and the crosspiece received needle bearings instead of bronze bushings. The main gear (GP) of the motorcycle consisted of a pair of bevel gears with a spiral tooth. The gear ratio is GP 4.62, the volume of oil in the crankcase is 0.15 liters.

Suspension М62

In addition, the designers of IMZ managed to significantly improve the comfort of the motorcycle, especially when driving off-road. A huge role in this was played by the increased travel of the front telescopic and rear lever forks, equipped with more advanced shock absorbers on the front and rear forks. Suspension travel has increased to 80 mm for the front and 60 mm for the rear. The tubular double frame of the motorcycle is structurally almost unchanged and was manufactured by welding.

Braking system М62

The increased dynamics of the Ural M62 required the installation of reinforced wheels with aluminum brake drums with an increased braking area. The drums have a labyrinth seal that prevents dirt and sand from getting inside. This innovation has significantly increased the reliability and service life of the brakes. Wheels with dimensions 3.75-19 were interchangeable and mounted on adjustable tapered bearings.

Governing bodies M62

To improve the driver's fit, the steering wheel geometry was changed and the driver's seat was equipped with a rubber damping element. In addition, the novelty is the two-cable throttle grip, new front brake and clutch levers. The rest of the motorcycle control mechanisms have become more convenient and reliable in operation.

Our days

The release of the Ural M62 motorcycle continued until 1965. Then he was replaced by a new model - M63. To date, Ural M62 motorcycles have become a fairly rare car, although you can still find samples in almost original condition. Such motorcycles are readily purchased by fans of old motor vehicles both for restoration in a completely original form, and for creating retro choppers on their basis.

Components

Engine


Manufacturer:	IMZ
Brand:	M-62
A type:	petrol
Volume:	649 cm 3
Maximum power:	28 l. from., at 4800 rpm
Maximum torque:	44 Nm, at 3500 rpm
Configuration:	Boxer-2
Cylinders:	2
Valves:	4
Cylinder diameter:	78 mm
Piston stroke:	68 mm
Compression ratio :	6,2
Supply system:	two horizontal carburetors K-28
Cooling:	aerial
Cycle (number of measures):	4
Recommended fuel:	A-66

Clutch

dry double disc

Checkpoint

mechanical 4-speed

Manufacturer:	IMZ
A type:	mechanical
Number of steps:	4
Gear ratios:
1st gear:	3,6
2nd gear:	2,28
3rd gear:	1,7
4th gear:	1,3
Switching:	pedal

Drive unit

cardan shaft

Fuel supply

by itself

Front tire Rear tire Specifications Tank capacity Overall dimensions Length mm Width, mm Height, mm Motorcycle base, mm Ground clearance, mm

Ural M-62 - Soviet heavy motorcycle with a sidecar. Produced by the Irbit Motorcycle Plant (IMZ "Ural") from 1965.

History of creation and construction

Technical characteristics of the Ural M-62 motorcycle

Overall dimensions, mm
- length 2420
- width 1650
- height 1100

Ground clearance at full load and normal tire pressure, mm 125

Track, mm 1130

Weight, kg 320

Average operational fuel consumption per 100 km of track when driving in various road conditions with variable load, l 6

Engine

Type: four-stroke, carburetor, two-cylinder opposed, air-cooled

Working volume, cm 3 649
Cylinder diameter, mm 78

piston stroke, mm 68

Compression ratio 6.2

Carburetor: K-38

Air cleaner: combined filter with two-stage cleaning: inertial and contact-oil

Transmission

Clutch: dry double disc, driven discs with linings on both sides

Cardan drive: cardan shaft with flexible coupling and needle bearing hinge

Main gear: a pair of bevel gears with spiral teeth, gear ratio - 4.62

Transmission: four-speed, with gear ratios for 1,2,3,4 gears 3.6; 2.28; 1.7; 1.3, respectively

Electrical equipment

Ignition system - battery

Voltage, V 6

Rechargeable battery: 3MT-12

Relay-regulator: RR-31 (RR-302)

Interrupter-distributor: PM05

Ignition coil: B201

Chassis

Frame: tubular double closed type

Front wheel suspension: telescopic fork with double-acting hydraulic shock absorbers

Rear wheel suspension: pendulum, spring with hydraulic shock absorbers

Tire size, inch 3.75-19

Brakes: shoe brakes with friction linings on the front and rear wheels

Refueling volumes

Fuel tank, l 22

Engine crankcase, l 2

Transmission housing, l 0.8

Main gear housing, l 0.15

Air cleaner, l 0.2

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An excerpt characterizing the Ural M-62

- But it would be good, gentlemen!
The officers laughed.
- If only to scare these nuns. Italians, they say, are young. Indeed, I would give five years of my life!
“They’re bored, after all,” said the bolder officer, laughing.
Meanwhile, the officer of the suite, standing in front, was pointing something out to the general; the general looked through the telescope.
- Well, it is, it is, - the general said angrily, lowering the receiver from his eyes and shrugging his shoulders, - it is so, they will start hitting the crossing. And why are they lingering there?
On the other side, the enemy and his battery were visible with a simple eye, from which a milky white smoke appeared. A distant shot rang out in the wake of the smoke, and it was clear how our troops hurried along the crossing.
Nesvitsky, panting, got up and, smiling, went up to the general.
- Would you like to have a snack for your Excellency? - he said.
- It's not a good thing, - said the general, without answering him, - ours hesitated.
- Shouldn't I go, Your Excellency? - said Nesvitsky.
“Yes, go, please,” the general said, repeating what had already been ordered in detail, “and tell the hussars to cross the last and light the bridge as I ordered, so that the combustible materials on the bridge are still examined.
“Very well,” answered Nesvitsky.
He called a Cossack with a horse, ordered to remove the purse and flask and easily threw his heavy body onto the saddle.
“Really, I'll go to the nuns,” he said to the officers, who looked at him with a smile, and drove along the winding path downhill.
- Noot ka, where he will report, captain, stop ka! - said the general, referring to the gunner. - Get rid of boredom.
- Servant to the guns! - commanded the officer.
And a minute later the gunners merrily ran out of the fires and loaded them.
- First! - the command was heard.
The 1st number jumped briskly. Metallically, deafening, the gun rang, and a grenade whistled over the heads of all our people under the mountain and, not reaching the enemy far, showed the place of its fall with a smoke and burst.
The faces of the soldiers and officers cheered at the sound; everyone got up and started observing the movements that were visible, as in the palm of your hand, below our troops and in front - the movements of the approaching enemy. The sun at that very moment completely came out of the clouds, and this beautiful sound of a lonely shot and the glare of the bright sun merged into one cheerful and cheerful impression.

Two enemy cannonballs had already flown over the bridge, and there was a crush on the bridge. In the middle of the bridge, getting off his horse, his fat body pressed against the railing, stood Prince Nesvitsky.
He, laughing, looked back at his Cossack, who, with two horses in the bit, stood a few steps behind him.
As soon as Prince Nesvitsky wanted to move forward, again the soldiers and carts pressed on him and again pressed him to the railing, and he had no choice but to smile.
- What you, brother, my! - said the Cossack to the Furshtat soldier with a wagon, who was pressing on the infantry crowded with wheels and horses. No, to wait: you see, the general must pass.
But the furshtat, not paying attention to the name of the general, shouted at the soldiers who blocked his way: - Hey! fellow countrywomen! keep left, wait! - But fellow countrywomen, hugging shoulder to shoulder, clinging with bayonets and without interruption, moved across the bridge in one continuous mass. Looking down over the railing, Prince Nesvitsky saw the fast, noisy, low waves of Ens, which, merging, rippling and bending around the piles of the bridge, overtook one another. Looking at the bridge, he saw the equally monotonous living waves of soldiers, kutases, shako with covers, knapsacks, bayonets, long guns and from under shako faces with wide cheekbones, sunken cheeks and carefree tired expressions and moving legs along sticky mud drawn on the bridge boards ... Sometimes between the monotonous waves of soldiers, like a splash of white foam in the waves of Ens, an officer in a cloak squeezed between the soldiers, with his physiognomy different from the soldiers; sometimes, like a splinter winding along a river, a foot hussar, a batman or a resident was carried away across the bridge by waves of infantry; sometimes, like a log floating on a river, surrounded on all sides, a company or officer's carriage, laid to the top and covered with leather, sailed across the bridge.
“See, they burst like a dam,” the Cossack said, hopelessly stopping. - How many of you are still there?
- Melion without one! - a cheerful soldier walking close by in a torn greatcoat said with a wink and was hiding; another old soldier walked behind him.
- How he (he is the enemy) will begin to fry taperich across the bridge, - said the gloomy old soldier, addressing his comrade, - you will forget to scratch.
And the soldier passed by. Another soldier followed him in a cart.
- Where, the devil, did you stuff the rolls? - said the orderly, running after the cart and groping in the tail.
And this one passed with a cart. This was followed by cheerful and, apparently, drunk soldiers.
“How can he, my dear man, blaze with a butt in the very teeth…” said one soldier in a high-tucked greatcoat, waving his hand widely.
- That is it, that sweet ham. - answered the other with a laugh.
And they passed, so that Nesvitsky did not recognize who had been hit in the teeth and what the ham belonged to.
- Ek are in a hurry that he let the cold one, and you think they will kill everyone. Said the non-commissioned officer angrily and reproachfully.
- As it flies past me, uncle, the core is that, - said, barely holding back from laughing, with a huge mouth, a young soldier, - I just died. Really, by God, I was so frightened, trouble! Said the soldier, as if bragging that he was frightened. And this one passed. He was followed by a wagon unlike any that had passed so far. It was a German foreskin on steam, loaded with what seemed to be a whole house; behind the foreskin, which the German was carrying, was tied to a beautiful, motley, with a huge udder, cow. On the feather beds sat a woman with a baby, an old woman and a young, red-faced, healthy German girl. Apparently, these evicted residents were allowed through by special permission. The eyes of all the soldiers turned to the women, and as the carriage passed, moving step by step, and all the remarks of the soldiers referred to only two women. On all faces there was almost the same smile of obscene thoughts about this woman.

By the nature of my activity, I have to constantly monitor advertisements for the sale of any equipment and spare parts. I did not plan to buy this motorcycle, tk. from domestic equipment I prefer lower valves (M72 and K750). For two years, the ad hung on the drome and the thought of buying it periodically visited me, especially since he had impeccable documents. The Ural was in a very bad condition, I felt sorry for it. In general, I could not stand it, I went and bought it. I didn't even examine it, they just loaded it into the car and took it to the workshop. Moreover, everything is already clear - everything is very bad ...

Meet - Ural M-62, 62nd year of release, green and worn out by life. He was born at a time when a personal car was the lot of very few, and it was also very difficult for ordinary citizens to buy heavy motorcycles (they were distributed among collective farms, were registered in the military, ordinary people waited for years to buy). Back then, motorcycles were not toys and fetish, a means of getting adrenaline and driving pleasure. They were workhorses, transported hay and potatoes from the fields, they were hunted, plowed and exploited "in the tail and in the mane", but there were practically no cars. There was no question of any comfort, fuel economy at all.
It wasn't just a motorcycle or a set of parts that came to me. This is a whole era, the spirit of the times. He was someone's joy and help, destinies are connected with him. Unfortunately, it was not possible to find out about the history of this specimen, the documents were of a new type and were bought from the outbid, who said that he had bought it from some grandfather.

I look at him and think, why? Why did I buy myself another headache, especially since I need to spend a lot of time on it, and money too. Wanted to build a retro motorcycle out of it, alone. All ideally painted and absolutely rideable, and of course for sale, because for me it is cost effective. Moreover, I already have a similar one. Here is his photo

How wrong I was…)) The 70th anniversary of the Great Victory and the desire to ride with a sidecar, ride the kids, take part in the parade, prompted me to put the motorcycle on the run in the form that it is. He is in his native paint, even the Ural inscriptions on the tank are readable. An autopsy of the engine showed that he needed a shelf, until better times. But on that shelf, a new engine from the fresher Urals lay waiting in the wings. I completely disassembled the chassis, cleaned it, replaced the worn out parts, found the missing ones, modified something, made a new wiring, putting it in the old and rusty cable duct. It was decided not to paint or polish anything at all, let it be as it is. Surprisingly, good and strong metal shines under the shabby paint, there are not even dents. Corrosion has eaten only a small area on the cradle, where moisture accumulated and stood.
The result is an old and battered motorcycle. But this is only the first impression. The entire suspension, chassis, gearbox, brakes, ideally, a new engine and gearbox (I will definitely fix the old one when I find all the parts). Wound up, works like a watch. The sound is awesome, idle keeps so low that you can count the crankshaft speed. Rides and brakes well. The steering friction damper helps keep the steering wheel on rough roads. Even the front brake easily skips the wheel when pressed hard. Among the goodies are titanium mufflers, which add a special timbre to the exhaust sound.

And I was mistaken in that, I thought to travel only during the May holidays and then start the restoration process with subsequent sale. But I just didn't get off of him after the holidays. And in general, I traveled on it all summer and autumn. And I am not going to restore, and even more so I am not going to sell! He gave so many positive emotions and so many impressions from the summer and riding that few Japanese motorcycle is capable of it (my Japanese were covered with dust, standing in the garage).
We drove through forests, fields, thickets, ravines. In the rain, in the heat, in the snow. To the store, for lunch, anywhere. Everyday. And there is no need to shake over the painting, you can stand with your feet on any part of the motorcycle (here is a lime color, for example, it is convenient to collect or break through thickets of young and not so trees))). For family holidays, generally ideal. You can put a lot of useful things in the stroller. I could drive several tens of kilometers in an evening. He never failed (well, it's more my merit). Yes, there is no comfort, butt hurts from rubber saddles, hands get tired. But you can experience at least every day the indescribable sensations of transplanting to a Japanese motorcycle (like the first time), which rides, and the suspension ... no SUSPENSION works)))
So, standing in an iron garage on the outskirts of the city, this Ural was already preparing to retreat into the world of ferrous metal or to disperse for spare parts. But he certainly did not suspect about his return to Life, full of life, filled with human emotions and joys. And this is not a dull standing in a museum or in the garage of an elderly lover of rarities, carefully dusting him off and shaking over every scratch.
You can rest assured that I will let this Ural shit, but if it breaks, I will fix it)). But it will definitely not rot now, but will delight me, my family and friends for many years. Appreciate old bikes, but don't forget they must ride.

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