Right you are Mike, I'm just afraid of them from a couple of dodgy outfits I've ridden previous. Been ages.
It was the handling (or lack of?) that got me. But neither were Urals.
One was a 750 Triumph ... don't recall who made the rig. Other was an old BMW from the 70's, maybe a Steib rig? (not sure ... but it was black!
For me, both were a nightmare to ride/drive on a twisty road (we have many here in California!) I lifted the chair when I didn't mean to ...
plus neither one of them had what I'd call real brakes. Speeds over 60 MPH seemed risky.
Hey, But I'm a total amateur at side cars ... know nothing about them regards how to pilot one. Had zero training, just had friends who thought I could do it.
I did ... after a fashion!

scared the crap out of me.
I was never so happy to get back on my TDM Yamaha ... a horrible handling bike!
But I see experienced guys do fine, riding quickly and handling the corners with NO problems. So I'm sure it's just me ... or maybe the rigs I rode were not properly set up? I've heard proper set up is critical?
Anyway, no worries, have a great trip! PS: you'll do great on muddy roads where a bike would suffer.

