Jim,
I saw a great motorcycle here in North Idaho that I thought would be of interest to the readers of SurvivalBlog. I spotted a fellow gassing up a motorcycle with a sidecar and I decided to take a quick look. It looked like an excellent restored WW2 era motorcycle, something that conjured up thoughts of Steve McQueen in the movie ‘The Great Escape‘. I found out though that this bike was in fact brand new, a Russian copy of the German BMW motorcycle–www.imz-ural.com for lots of info. The paint scheme was Camouflage and the [Ural Patrol model’s] very handy sidecar’s wheel is attached to the drive shaft to facilitate 2WD. The owner stated that the bike is very dependable, loves the dirt roads in the area and averages around 31 m.p.g. This struck me as a very useful mode of transportation if and when the price of fuel climbs even higher. With the sidecar it would make a great grocery-getter or you use your imagination. Seems the technology, now 70 yrs old, was reverse engineered so it is nearly identical to its German counterpart. This might be something worth looking into. Best Regards – Jason in North Idaho
Letter Re: “Ural” Russian Motorcycles with Sidecars
