they completed the trip from Moskow to Tasmania about 6 months ago happily as seen in the photo with a break at our club for some repairings.

I will inform Neil to contact you.

wish you all the best.

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As I am thinking of doing a similar trip next year do you have an e-mail address for the Moskpw to Tasmania lads so that I can make contact with them??

I have a 2007 2WD Sportman, that I bought with a view to travelling, firstly to Siberia and then, who knows. There is my wife and our two dogs, hence why I chose a sidecar.

I have to agree with a lot of what has been said.

My bike has only had one failure/problem that was not user induced: a hall sensor failure. Cheap to fix, but left me stranded. All other problems were down to me abusing the bike...

What I like:
It is a fun, robust bike. The new 750s are way better, reliability-wise than the 650s. It handles fine and has served me through out the Estonian winter riding in -20c at times. In all, I am glad I have it.

What I don't like:
Fuel consumption. I have never acheived better than 45 MPG (imp), but more typical is 35 MPG. From an environmental and practical range point of view, this disappoints me.
Service intervals: Valves, carb balance and all oils and filters every 2500KM (although I do it every 2000KM). This can means that you're doing a service every 10 days, if you are doing big miles!!
In off-roading, it handles firm ground fine, taking it all on the chin. In soft terrain, however, the heavy weight and narrow tyres, make getting stuck easier than I'd like. Decent Dual Sport tyres help.

Day-to-day realities.
Expect to cruise at about 45-50mph. Higher than that and the handling is less relaxed, and harder work, but when travelling, as Grant says, when you go slow, you see more.
Agreed on 2WD. Handy to have, but used infrequently. I use my 2WD a bit more than Palica, but after heavy snows it really makes life easier. Luggage capacity is woeful. Don't think that because it has a boot, your storage needs are sorted. The boot is about 1.5 times the size of a decent pannier. You will need to think about how you'll carry all your stuff. That could be the problem on any rig, though

ADvantages of a Ural are that, if you get a newer one (2007 or newer), your rig is already built. If you decide to build your own, you can incorporate your wants into the design, such as leaving space for the pannierson the bike.

Travelling by sidecar is a really enjoyalbe affair. Doing so by Ural is no less so, IMO, but is not necessarily the best option out there. However, they can do a lot as Hubert Kriegel's exploits can confirm, just don't set yourself unrealistic/demanding timelines.

Enjoy!

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I have grown in a city in Turkiye where Urals used as a hired cargo carrier
It is a hilly city and I have seen a big number of Urals with side cars climbing up hills with carrying lots of thing you can imagine and I am always impressed with its capability of carrying or climbing.

I heard from many people who says it is easy to fix, make maintenance and reliable. Of course they don't make RTW only using for earning money.

And I agree with mileage.

I personally driven an Ural which we had in our family but had problem with when changing the gears and I am not impressed riding it after riding my GS

Hope this helps

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