New Documentary: Official Selection Big Sky Film Festival

Meet Leavinghomefunktion

September 22, 2023 Update: full film can be streamed or DVDs purchased on the team’s website Leaving Home Funktion

Special exhibition  “OVERLAND TO NEW YORK” in Augustusburg Castle, near Chemnitz, Germany  from October 21, 2023 to January 19, 2025

Five young artists had an idea to explore human connection through a 2.5 years, 43,000kms travel from Germany via Russia, Mongolia, Alaska to New York.

“When plans collapse things start to get interesting…
Through our Breakdown Theater we come in contact with the strangest mix of people around the globe. Pulled, pushed and towed – with their help we always get a bit further..!”

— LeavingHomeFunktion

Premiers February 23, 2021

Postscriptum: A Story To Inspire

It was a very special week in Redmond in late 2016 when these guys showed up on their 650s loaded to the brims with their halfway-round-the-globe baggage, laughter and undefeatable spirit. When Sergey saw the bikes, he just shook his head. And then got to work.

This story is about youth, the audacity, the crossing of the borders, the breaking of the barriers, the pushing of the limits, the ability to learn, to listen and to communicate on a very basic human level. It is one hell of an inspiration for finding your joy in our complicated, fast, technology obsessed 21st century. And it is our joy and an honor to share this story with you.

Watch the entire film on the official website of Big Sky Documentary Film Festival.

Paint Yourself Orange: New Custom Color

This blog post introduces a new custom paint scheme. We call it Outback Orange - liquid paint orange with metal flake and satin clear coat finish. Inspired by the rusty nuclear icebreakers and our own 2012 Yamal LE, two things you can be sure of: this Gear Up will make you stand out on the road or off and … almost none of this is just about the color. It is about how much has changed inside while the looks are still seemingly unchanged.

Evolution: Year to Year Technical Changes

New For 2020/21

• 19” aluminum rims from Italcerchio S.R.L.

• Forged brake caliper brackets

• One-piece forged alternator adapter shaft

• Bi-metal piston pin bushing

• Updated swing arm and fork leg design incorporates dust seals to prolong bearing life

• Improved rear sidecar body mounts "snowmen" incorporate an internal spring for increased load capacity

New For 2019

• New Generation EFI system utilizing Keihin throttle bodies

• Re-designed cylinder head covers

• Cooling fins increased in surface area for improved cooling efficiency

• Improved piston and cylinder design

• Throttle position sensor for improved throttle response.

• Improved oil pick-up design and increased oil pan capacity

• Universal spare wheel

This Ural is shown with an optional off-road use only 2-in-1 exhaust by GPR. Now available in black.

Optional Sidecar Windshield

Popular Custom Addition: Protective Undercoating

Anti-corrosion coating protects external sidecar underbelly and inside of the fenders. Inner sidecar coating is also available for custom order directly from the factory. Contact your dealer for ordering details or contact us.

Happy New 2021!!!

Dear Friends,

We are saying farewell to 2020 - what a year it's been! We've learnt a lot, overcame a lot, and looking back we are thankful for every experience and for every one of you that came along with us on this journey. We are looking forward to the next year, we wish all of you and your close ones a healthy and peaceful 2021. Stick together for the next wild adventure this New Year brings.

This moment was captured behind the scenes of the GEO video shoot. We think it pretty well reflects the passing 2020 - muddy, cold, wet, challenging, leaving us drenched.... but not defeated! There's both " Well, that was "fun"..." and "Bring it, 2021, we are still riding!"

Let us always move forward.

Here's to new hope, new trails and new rides!

Happy New Year from all of us at Ural!

LH 2WD Explained

Just recently, we released a new model, the Ural Gear Up 2WD left hand model with on demand engageable sidecar driveshaft to the Australian market. This is the world’s first and only production of a 2wd system for LH sidecars.

The Ural factory took the very first production bike to Dyatlov Pass where it was rigorously tested in most hostile and varied off road conditions. The 2WD system passed the test with flying colors, a proven solid success.

Decades long discrimination of the left handed markets is finally brought to an end!

Following the release, there has been much interest in how the system was developed and what the design is all about. By popular demand we are publishing the schematics to quench your gearhead thirst.

All ingenious is simple...but don't try it at home.

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Australia was chosen to be the first country this model is released and available in. We are now ready to release this new LH Gear Up into other markets that drive on the left. Ireland just recently came on board. Our sights are now seriously set on the UK market. Dealer inquiries are welcome here.

New Limited Edition Coming Soooon!

‘Tis that time of the year we stirrrrup some creative juices! Here’s the first teaser, tune in!

Twenty Years Later: Conversation with Ilya Khait

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our extended family in the US and happy upcoming holiday season to everyone around the world!

What could be better than a good conversation on a Thanksgiving weekend?

This fall marks the 20th anniversary of taking on the challenge to revive the iconic motorcycle and the factory based in the foothills of Ural Mountains where our bikes continue to be built since 1941.

Ilya Khait, President and CEO of IMZ-URAL reveals the untold story of how he became involved with Ural, the several near-death moments the company faced over the years and offers some insight about what drives the brand and its people forward.

Special thanks to David George, for several near-death moments he faced producing these videos. We'll just say producing video interviews with your boss as the interviewee is challenging work!

Here's the first installment of the four-part interview. Parts II, III and IV will be released on our YouTube channel this holiday weekend, November 27-29, 06:00 am PST.

You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here: Ural Motorcycles YouTube Channel 

We are thankful for you. Stay healthy!


The Team at Ural

DYATLOV PASS: NEW FILM COMING SOON

Four close friends. Extreme off-road. A team of experts from Irbit factory. One epic adventure.

New Film: “Dyatlov Pass” comes out in Moscow on November 15, 2020. Version translated into English is expected later this year.

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Requires snorkel set up. Don’t try it at home.

2WD For LH sidecar: tested in all sorts of extreme. Passed with flying colors.

URAL INTRODUCES 2WD FOR LEFT HAND MODELS WITH THE LAUNCH IN AUSTRALIA

Ural has won the hearts of adventurers around the world for its ruggedness and versatility. Built to endure the most adverse road conditions, these iconic sidecar motorcycles go further - they go where the roads end. The flagship Gear Up model equipped with engageable sidecar drive, however, was only available in countries which drive on the right side of the road. Until now.

Introducing 2WD Gear Up For Left Hand Models

If you find a loose or slippery surface while crossing a river, climbing a bank, descending a steep downhill or just crossing a wet boggy patch…

…with the simple engagement of the 2WD lever you are on your way.

Ural Gear Up is great for off-road adventures, turning country roads and bush tracks into your personal playground.

The new 2WD Ural offers added certainty and peace of mind as you motor off down some back-road.