The Gear Up has a tool storage tray under the seat in the tub. However, not much beyond the factory tool roll fits in there, and if the tub is loaded up, it's not easy to access. While digging through Ural content on YouTube, I found a vide…
From the very first test ride, I knew the factory bars were going to have to get binned. Cruiser style bars with a weirdly angled pull back that made my wrists ache, and thin grips that I hated. Besides the Ducati, all of my bikes have had
Say hello (or rather привет!) to the newest addition to my garage! For many many years I have wanted a Ural Gear Up, but it just wasn't in the cards. I had the opportunity to finally pick one up after long suffering the deep desire for hand…
One of the ugliest spots on my bike are the oil cooler lines. They aren't the only rusty spot, but the most visible, sticking out like a sore thumb. Last year, maybe the year before, I got a set of new old ones from eBay and intended to swa…
Somehow, I got it into my head that the jets on the 900ss were back to factory spec. Might have been because I was working on the Hurricane at the same time? A few weeks ago, I decided to tear down the carbs again because it was still smell…
With the Duc safely curled up for it's winter nap, it's time to plan what's to come for 2026. First things first, I plan on putting more miles on the bike as I barely rode more than a few miles this year. Life has been busy, and work has be…
Last year, I noticed my bike was running very rich at idle. The common cause is the needle jet getting worn into an oval from the needle drag. With parts on hand to resolve this, and swap out the mixture screws for thumbscrew style, and a f…
Sometimes... you just need to baptize the garage floor. Normally, I use a regular old open oil pan, but mine cracked and I can't remember how it happened. Did I back over it with my car? Did I drop something on it? Who knows. Any who, I was…
My first real moto-trip was in 2015, when a friend and I rolled out to Gettysburg to meet up with some internet riding buddies from the UTMC. On that trip, I was not riding my own ride, and made the dumb mistake of trying to keep up with ri…
I think I like "Project Odd Duc", we'll see. So...the factory mirrors, in all their rubber accordion glory, are getting pretty impotent in their old age. This is a common problem, often remedied with hose clamps, loctite, and other mods. Ot…
The Hurricane is still in it's winter cocoon of garage junk. I could have sworn I ordered the clutch cover gasket but I can't find it, so the replacement should be here end of the month. I still need to replace the radiator switch, and hose…
When I purchased the factory exhaust system last year, I had hoped to have a quieter ride. Unfortunately, someone had punched out the baffles, so while it was a bit quieter than the Delkevic, it was still loud and posed some jetting challen…