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Old Jan 26, 2013 | 03:48 PM
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Some of you may of heard of this attempt by Harley to produce a shaft driven motorcycle based on the BMW R71 during WWII. 1,011 were produced for US Army testing, but they decided to just stick with the WLA's...

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Old Jan 26, 2013 | 04:09 PM
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Indian tried the 841.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_841
 
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Yep, by the time they were ready for mass production, the North African Theater was won. There were a few models with side cars produced. The side car had a driven wheel connected via shaft to the rear wheel, thus was two wheel drive.
 
Old Jan 26, 2013 | 07:08 PM
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It wasn't an "attempt", they engineered and manufactured them. They were produced for the north African theater of war and they were successful.
 
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The Ural is still in production.

 
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The Ural is still in production.
A brother has one of those, loves doing just that too! I love them, ****ing expensive for a what they are though.
 
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A brother has one of those, loves doing just that too! I love them, ****ing expensive for a what they are though.
I had planned on having one by now but some medical issues have had me off work for the last three months so gonna have to wait till I can get the war chest built back up.
 

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I went to a Ural rally a couple years back. Everyone there said they really loved them, but they were really poorly made. Several of them were being worked on in the parking lot. A few of them mentioned the best thing to do was scrap the Ural motor and install a 70's BMW motor like a /6 or /5.

I would love to get a sidecar for my panhead...
 
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I went to a Ural rally a couple years back. Everyone there said they really loved them, but they were really poorly made. Several of them were being worked on in the parking lot. A few of them mentioned the best thing to do was scrap the Ural motor and install a 70's BMW motor like a /6 or /5.

I would love to get a sidecar for my panhead...
Yea, and I'd love to see it. The pans and Indians with sidecars are beautiful.
 
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I went to a Ural rally a couple years back. Everyone there said they really loved them, but they were really poorly made. Several of them were being worked on in the parking lot. A few of them mentioned the best thing to do was scrap the Ural motor and install a 70's BMW motor like a /6 or /5.

I would love to get a sidecar for my panhead...
I've been thinking about selling my Sporty and getting a Ural w/sidecar, but the more research I do the more I find that Ural's have a horrible reputation for reliability and while I can bolt on parts and change my oil that's about the extent of my abilities. I'm looking into getting a sidecar for my Sporty instead.
 



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