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That’s what happened to sidecars… for 17k you get a brand new car.

• throw0101a 5y ago
  > for 17k you get a brand new car. US$ 17K isn't actually that expensive for a new motorcycle on the high-end.
  • voxadam 5y ago
    A Ural with or without a sidecar can hardly be considered high-end.
    • imglorp 5y ago
      Hah. I asked my mechanic would he help if I bought one and he said he'd refuse to work on it.
      • chunkyks 5y ago
        The way I understand it, they're a lot better nowadays. Even switched to EFI a few years back. I anticipate getting one of these if they ever bring it to fruition: https://www.imz-ural.com/electric https://www.imz-ural.com/electric I saw that "concept" at the Long Beach bike show a few years. It's literally the guts of a Zero bolted into an Ural frame. At least one of the things that I personally find exciting is the idea of having a huge stack of batteries in the sidecar. Would be great for both capacity, and handling when you don't have a passenger. You could even add a teslaesque "ludicrous" mode and not worry about running out of battery.
      • mcguire 5y ago
        Weird. Air and oil cooled BMWs are actually pretty nice to work on (except the the R1100GS toolkit doesn't include feeler gauges for the intake and exhaust valves).