Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Ural Quartermaster

Ural builds rugged sidecar motorcycles able to endure the worst roads and weather conditions. And when both companies collaborate for a custom bike project, the result is what you are looking at. The Donor bike was a SoloT Ural inspired by Soviet naval ships, a true beast of burden and one for “end of days” use. The objective was to increase the bike long range and off-road abilities, requiring some intensive modifications.

Frame got fitted with an oversized backbone, a reinforced swingarm, braced headstock and high clearance subframe and a very long travel suspension. The Quatermaster is surefooted with knobbed Continental tires to handle any terrain without a road. Fuel tank capacity was increased. Custom skid plate, crash hoops, and high-mount hand-formed fenders get the bike ready to discover any unknown path.