Re: Russian Motorcycle Conversion?

[rmerwin@aracnet.com]

Steffan Carroll writes:
> 
> 
> http://www.traderznet.com/productsunlimited/
> 
> These people sell Ural and Dnepr Russian motorcycles at unbelievably low
> prices.
> 
> They just seem like a perfect starting point for a really unique EV.  I want
> one, but I'm sure that for every hour riding one, they'd probably require
> another hour of maintenance.

Bear in mind that the Ural is a clone of a 40's vintage BMW built from
designs the Russians "liberated" from the Germans at the end of WWII.
The Ural is considered by many to be an assembled kit, or a project bike.
Most owners that I know of, or have heard about, more or less take the
new bike completely apart and rebuild it.  This really is a case of
"You get what you pay for."

Ralph