Limited Edition Gear Up Sahara Comes to America
By Alex Ion
Inspired by the famous Pustinja motorcycle and the sandy dunes of the desert, the Gear Up Sahara is a unique three-wheeled vehicle with a military past. Produced by the Russians from Ural Motorcycles, it features an on-demand sidecar drive that certainly adds to its ability of blazing through mud, sand and snow. Packing everything under an elegant light-brown finishing, Gear Up Sahara is a reborn classic that loves harsh conditions. Only 18 units will cross the ocean to the US and the price for owning an adrenaline pumping machine is $13,949 (MSRP, excluding taxes). Anyone for a fishing trip? [via imz-ural]
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 7:10AM
looks like a fun bike to have, can give kids rides around the culdisac
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 11:04AM
Beautiful old relic. 60 year old technology is unchanged, Saw one of these on the street in Peterborough ON in Canada, damn thing looked like it fell out of the 1940's into this decade from the original factory box. The owner was using it as a show bike, not a serious rider, due to many mechanical drawbacks, but assured me that with a few electrical and engine modifications, 12volt system, and a bigger oil pump, it would do cross Canada tours easily. A very impressive heavy highway cruiser with ground clearance for rough terrain and a memorable sound. A modern day relic from the past!
Friday, April 10, 2009 6:37PM
You don't need to modify Ural for cross Canada or any other tours.
Ural did fantastic job improving the quality and reliability in the last a couple of years.
Unfortunately for the company, Ural reputation is way behind the real level of quality and reliability.
Check this link, the guy made 25,000 km trip around the US on Ural Gear-Up bike last summer. It’s very good reading and the best proof of Ural capability.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3…
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 11:00PM
[...] those who appreciated the military-inspired Gear Up Sahara that we showed a few months ago, the Russian designers from Ural Motorcycles have a new proposal. [...]