URAL TOURIST (2WD not since 37 500km )

Wheels: large diameter,4 wheels ( motorcycle:2 ; sidecar:1 ; spare wheel:1 ) are interchangeable.
Sidecar located high enough.
Suspension flexible and high amplitude.
Front lever-type fork.
3 drum breaks and a parking brake.
Gearbox 4 gears and 1 reverse gear
Activatable side wheel (not since 37 500 km)

Behavior compared to a motorcycle solo and an outfit Ural.

	Moto solo	Outfit Ural	Disturbing elements
1 - On the flat straight
1A- Constant speed	All is well (beware radars)	If toe-in is properly and load in side normal; all is well. Either it pulls to right or left.	Large and diverse reactions to handelbar.
1B- Accélération	All is well. Please do not: Relieving the front wheel. Slipping rear wheel.	Pull to right It pull more to right with the sidecar loaded	Significant reactions to the handlebar.
1C- Braking	With a front disc attention to plunge.	Pull to the left . Especialy if the front brake is only use and de sidecar loaded.	Warning: This case is accountable to lot of accidents.
2- Turn on the flat
2A- Right turn	A light push on the handelbar right leans bike to right.	Pull the handelbar to right. The outfit tilts left. Warning: Don't let the sidecar flying.	Pushing the handelbar and tilt are reversed.
2B- Turn left	A light push on the handelbar left leans bike to left	Pull the handelbar to left. The outfit tilts right.	Pushing the handelbar and tilt are reversed.
3- Cambered or tilted to the right road.
	No problem, the bike is vertical. The only risk is the sideslip by loss adhesion.	The outfit pulls right, compensate with handelbar.	The novice corrects too munch or not enough and begins zigzags. the outfit waddles.
4- The worst case in a downhill right, left sloping road.
	With experience no problem. Attention to sideslip.	Outfit pulls hard left and tilts left. Brake or accelerate increase the difficulty. Go to this situation with caution and always anticipate.	Novice turns to left.
5- Turn left uphill.
	No difficulties	The front wheel loses traction linkage and teds to go straight or right In this situation acceleration increases the difficulty.	Loss of direction.
6-Maneuvres.
6A- Parking	It is not so easy to find a flat, horizontal, solid ground to put motorcycle on the stand.	No problems and the maneuvrability give the possibility to park in very different situation.	Size is the only drawback.
6B- Stopping on slippery roads: gravel, ice, mud.	Not so easy with only 2 wheels.	No problems.	The novice appreciates.
6C- U-turn in a narrow road with mud or sand.	Down motorcycle. Push and pull and push and yet still pull while turning handelbar right or left. In the same time don't let fall motorcycle.	It's easy with the short turning radius and the reverse gear.	Novice must learn.
Conclusions ( side or not side ? that is the question)
Direction	Stable, easy to use.	Links to several combined parameters.	Novice must relearn and acquire new reflexes.
Reaction curve.	Known.	Bike appaer tilt on the bade side.	Novice panics.
Conclusion	After 40 years of riding, we must master.	After 40 years of riding a motorcycle or driving a car everything is to relearn	Not easy nut what fun when we get some experience.
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