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Ural Marathon Ride
Ural Japan recently conducted a Ural Marathon Ride, leaving from our Ural dealer, RHD Classic Supplies in Townsville, and finished at our Ural dealer, Paul Denham's Motorbike Co in Bendigo. A group of Russians riding Ural outfits.
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We had an overnight visit from them here at Ural of Oz, Kentucky. Pictured right, in front of The Huts.
They even found time to muster some sheep before heading south, taking in some wineries in the Hunter Valley, Sydney, Canberra, the Snowy Ride at Thredbo and the Great Ocean Road before their finish.
The full story and more photos can be seen on our Ural Australia website, www.imz-ural.com.au
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Ural Kentucky Derby
Sidecars are a rare site on our roads nowadays, but on the October long weekend they were a common sight around Kentucky.
This colourful collection of current model Urals came together for some organised events and to share the camaraderie and fun of riding their sidecars together. Sidecars require different driving skills and are a unique and fun mode of transport once common before the small cars we now have became available.
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More than twenty outfits joined a navigation ride starting from the Kentucky Cafe on Saturday morning and traversed the back roads to Weabonga and back. The inclement weather did not deter the entrants as they exploited the stability of their machines on the sometimes steep and slippery byways.
A special off road driving test was also held to find the best sidecar driver amongst them and local rider Michael Taylor took out that prize with a precise execution of the tasks. These included forward and reversing slaloms and a slalom "flying" the sidecar.
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Russell Byron and his wife Merryl from the Sunshine Coast took out the hard fought navigation rally, and Pat Carlson demonstrated his outfit riding stunt to entertain the other participants. Pat sits on his front mudguard and drives the sidecar in reverse, a stunt impossible on any other motorcycle for many reasons.
The events were a great success and plans have already been discussed for future gatherings to rally and tour the Ural sidecars together. |  |
