The URAL sells for about 800$ US in Russia, even Russians know a good
deal. They sell for about 5400$ in the US with upgraded wheels (chrome)
side car with a spare tire.
The Royal Enfield factory was bought out by the Government of India when
BSA/Triumph/Norton/Enfield
closed their factory there. They offer a Enfield Clone that is reasonable
quality with low performance.
I think the low performance is based on the need to run cheap fuels that
are readily available in those countries.
You're right about the top speed on the URAL but I'd bet you could run it
on bacon drippings.

Stan

On Sat, 6 Oct 2001 09:17:16 -0500 (CDT) CTONLINE@webtv.net (Terry Kay)
writes:
> Stan,
>
> Only thing is about the Ural is, top speed with a stiff tailwind is
> about 50 mph.
>
> Not quite up to Beemer standards.
> Very prehistoric.
>
>  Stan Wilder writes;
>
> Could you be talking about a poor mans BMW cycle, a URAL, Ural is
> Russian made knock off of the 5/6/7 series with telescoping forks,
> comes
> with or without side car.
> Stan
>
>             ______________
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>      ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
>
> Terry--
> 74 Campmobile- (Clementine)
> 85 GL- (Delilah)
> 86 BMW 325 ES- (Eva)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     "In life, it is much better to
> want
> something you cannot have---
>
> Than to have something you can't get rid of"
>
> (T.K.)
>
>
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