It doesn't seem possible that it was only July 2011 when I posted the post below about riding the Heintooga Round Bottom Road in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. I had just completed a four day trip with my son in our 2007 Ural Gear Up and it was, in my mind's eye, a great trip that would be the benchmark for many more to come with my son. It was however the last trip for us as what followed was selling the Ural a few months later and a very long and bitter divorce from a woman I married in 1987 but no longer knew. There were no winners. After 2.5 years however I made the decision to get another Ural, and placed my bet on a 2014 Patrol and the new road Ural is traveling with the fuel injection. A few rides around the neighborhood, with requisite practice flying the chair, and then off to work. I had all the joy one experiences in driving a sidecar rig and none of the worries that come from wondering "can I do this without killing myself?" I felt like I'd finally recovered a part of my soul and it's good to be back!
As for the Patrol....it's been great so far but has a long way to go before being broken in....it took about 6 months for me to get the bugs out of my 2007 Gear Up and I expect this will be similar. Sidecar brake adjustment is needed as it overheated in city traffic and locked up on me, and the odometer quit working at 89km. 🙂 Speedo and trip meter work so I suspect a loose connection somewhere but hey, it's a Ural which means it's easy to fix.
2014 Patrol
2007 Gear Up....long since being enjoyed by others
2005 Harley Sportster set up for touring
1999 Harley Ultra Classic...long since being enjoyed by others
Welcome back to the three wheel world!
I just started with three wheels in Jan and still getting the Patrol just the way I want it. Just ordered 2 inch riser adjustable front and back. Got all the storage boxes and fuel mounted so ready to hit the road slowly as I have always been a two wheel rider but figure I can ride anything. Got around 150 km on it now so still breaking it in and adjusted for my 67 year old body.
Thanks Bob. It's good to be back! 🙂
lytle1gw - 4/6/2014 8:35 PM
I just started with three wheels in Jan and still getting the Patrol just the way I want it. Just ordered 2 inch riser adjustable front and back. Got all the storage boxes and fuel mounted so ready to hit the road slowly as I have always been a two wheel rider but figure I can ride anything. Got around 150 km on it now so still breaking it in and adjusted for my 76 year old body.
Gary - Ural's are a blast, particularly the Patrols and Gear Ups. As the kilometers go up...so does the performance. My 2007 Gear Up seemed like a different rig altogether at 2500 km....then again at 6000. Great rigs and just down right simple and fun.
Kilometers - 4/6/2014 9:57 PM
lytle1gw - 4/6/2014 8:35 PM
I just started with three wheels in Jan and still getting the Patrol just the way I want it. Just ordered 2 inch riser adjustable front and back. Got all the storage boxes and fuel mounted so ready to hit the road slowly as I have always been a two wheel rider but figure I can ride anything. Got around 150 km on it now so still breaking it in and adjusted for my 67 year old body.
Gary - Ural's are a blast, particularly the Patrols and Gear Ups. As the kilometers go up...so does the performance. My 2007 Gear Up seemed like a different rig altogether at 2500 km....then again at 6000. Great rigs and just down right simple and fun.
Yep I am sure gonna have fun with this rig, it will get me places to camp that the HD just wouldn''t go.
