Ural sidecars coming to Malaysia – from RM80,000

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Ural motorcycles is a Russian company that makes sidecars. Based on the BMW R71, the design was licensed to Russia in 1939, after Russia decided to modernise its army. Today, Ural makes 750 cc two-cylinder sidecar rigs that are decidedly retro in design, and is now being imported into Malaysia by Reed Motorcycle Company, with the first batch arriving in March 2016.

Based in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, Reed Motorcycle decided to expand their motorcycle import business by bringing in Ural sidecars. The rational for doing so was to sell a unique product, and expand the involvement of the rider’s family and friends, especially those who don’t ride, and are intimidated by standard dual-purpose motorcycles.

Mohamed Nik Faisullah Reed, managing director of Reed Motorcycle, said, “we first had the idea of importing Urals in 2014. After speaking to the Russians, and performing due diligence, we began the process of certifying the sidecar design with JPJ and obtaining the brand AP from the Ministry of Trade.”

According to Nik, the process has almost been completed, and Reed Motorcycle is currently awaiting the approval letter from the ministry before shipment is despatched from the Ural works in Irbit, Sverdlovsk Orbast. The JPJ type approval for Ural sidecars is as a motorcycle, and Nik said anyone with a full ‘B’ license can ride one of these rigs on the road legally.

The entire range of Ural sidecars is being shipped in, in both one-wheel and two-wheel drive forms. The price will range from RM80,000 to RM140,000 depending on model and specifications. Ural does not make solo motorcycles after finding demand did not justify production.

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Coming with diverse and extensive experience in heavy engineering, Mohan enjoys making anything with wheels go fast, especially motorcycles. His weapon of choice is the Desmoquattro engine, and he has a penchant for anything with a dash of Italian design. Strangely enough, he insists he's a slow rider.

 

Comments

  • A personal rollercoaster. Only riskier.

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  • dato vida on Jan 17, 2016 at 6:04 pm

    buy a modenas krisstar put huge squarish side cart with wheel .. wala you got OKU bike..

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  • im gonna sell my organ for this.

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  • donno on Jan 17, 2016 at 6:10 pm

    What is the purpose of the JPJ “C” licence nowadays??

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  • this kind of motorcycles really badass during world war, German put machine gun in front of the side car. those bike become collectable and can reach up to 100000 usd.

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  • sewel on Jan 17, 2016 at 6:18 pm

    Ujan kne berhenti tepi jugak..hrga mahal megalahkan hrga kereta kompak segmen A

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    • tak mampu buat cara tak mampu brader
      sembang je lebat

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      • dato vida official on Jan 18, 2016 at 12:22 am

        ya betul tu, da miskin buat je cara miskin . org kaya dan OKU je boleh pakai motor mcm ni. pa pa pun, qu puteh baru la puteh. #muaaah

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  • Chinese man on Jan 17, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    definitely unique but its doesn’t seem like RM80,000 to RM140,000 worth bike.

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  • Ootai on Jan 17, 2016 at 6:26 pm

    Malaysian made side car used by wet market traders have existed in bolehland for ages. Sometimes back, I have seen king abdullah of jordan used the sidecar one made in china in natgeo. The design is not bad. Perhap, they should bring the one made in china to this risky bolehland too.

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  • Consumer on Jan 17, 2016 at 6:42 pm

    So much premium for the price itself compared to any local mod’s tri-wheels. But as usual, always good to bring more choices for locals. There must be some one that interesting with it.

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  • Rm80 to rm140k! Wow. It must be very expensive to produced….All those high tech 3 stages traction control, electronic ride modes, ABS, hill control & what not sure included in the standard spec…or is it not? :-)

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  • Mau cari makan on Jan 17, 2016 at 11:51 pm

    later, I sacred ppl who ride this Ural Sidecar bike being misunderstood as pasar malam seller…

    hahahaha

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  • Same L0rrrr on Jan 18, 2016 at 3:07 am

    Good luck on our rainy climate.

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  • winwin on Jan 18, 2016 at 7:23 am

    This bike is so wide, how to use bike lane then ??? Must pay toll for a bike ?

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  • kapchai on Jan 18, 2016 at 8:46 am

    Its left hand drive la. Malaysia boleh pakai ke?
    Should come with free German WW2 helmet

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  • Ice Cream, Ice Cream… Ding Ding Ding…

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  • donno on Jan 18, 2016 at 10:09 am

    A right hand drive sidecar rig should have the motorcycle on the right, and the sidecar on the left.

    As someone said before, this ural is with a left hand drive configuration. Does it have a right habd drive configuration?

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    • donno on Jan 18, 2016 at 10:19 am

      There is a significant difference between operating a trike (something like the bombardier can-am where you sit in the middle), and a motorcycle with a sidecar (where you sit to the left or the right of the vehicle like the ural). Skipping JPJ class “C” licence requirements to operate the ural is reckless and dangerous.

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  • It’s going to be a disaster here.
    If ride like a regular bike zipping left and right, it will scratch all the cars around.
    If ride like a car on a lane, it will hog the road.

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  • BigBalls on Jan 18, 2016 at 10:28 am

    this one sure makan habuk, minum air hujan, kena lori hentam punya bike ni

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  • Those daredevil mat rempits should see some sidecar racing. Insane amount of trust and balls needed in those.

    Anyway, this reminds me of Polis Angkasa Gaban. He has a sidecar but seldom properly rides it. Instead he stands on it while doing his fighting poses. It is his main transport when going to Ruang Angkasa Setan.

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  • Andy T on Jan 18, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    Take a look at
    http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/why-you-should-not-buy-a-ural-motorcycle.794963/

    It would be better if those bikes were locally CKD assembled in Malaysia (like Duke coming from India).

    Ural motorcycles have a very bad reputation for production quality in most other countries, unless you can dismantle your brand new bike completely and check all the tolerances (and correct all the errors), they are generally not advised.

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  • Yang tak tahu menahu pasal motosikal baik diam dari duk memekak macam mak nenek dekat sini.

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  • Muhammad Hafidz Alias on Jul 06, 2017 at 2:50 pm

    kalau sidecar duk belah kiri lebih baik untuk pasaran malaysia, kanan agak janggal,

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  • Jesse Chew on Mar 01, 2018 at 8:15 am

    Where is Ural now in Malaysia?

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  • I wish to hook up a good side car for my Benelli TNT135CC WHERE CAN I GET ONE IN MELAYA?

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