2012 Ural T – $22,000

Ural T for sale

SELLER SAYS: James May once said a having a collection of motorcycles is like having children and pets: If you do not have time to pay them the attention needed, they start playing up. I am trying to downsize. This 2012 Ural T has only 6,550km on the clock. It has lots of custom bits, increased track, removable board racks, beech boat deck on sidecar. Featured in Bike EXIF 16th March 2016 https://www.bikeexif.com/ural-sidecar and other online publications. Comes with new battery and six months Queensland rego. Contact Peter by email on  peter240860@gmail.com (Hervey Bay, Queensland)

EDITOR TERLICK SAYS: Ah, the memories. Quite a few years ago, my wife and I got to spend a day riding the south coast of Western Australia aboard a Ural sidecar outfit. (Click here to read our report.) It was a hoot. Getting used to riding a sidecar was a challenge (and, briefly, very scary) but once we got the hang of things we found ourselves pondering the notion of travelling long distances on three wheels. The Ural is a reincarnation of old-school motorcycling but, unlike most modern reincarnations, it’s a remarkably authentic low-tech reincarnation. Yes, there are a few mod cons to satisfy the safety police, but for the most part the Urals are old-school in the true sense of the term. If you follow Peter’s link to the article in BikeEXIF (which we recommend), you’ll discover he bought and customised this machine to carry him, his dog and his surfboard to the beach — in style. His Ural looks magnificent, and we can hardly imagine a better way to make such a pleasurable journey. Lovely.