URAL Motorcycles 2011 models, Руководство пользователя

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Note: The Patrol with engageable sidecar wheel handles differently with the sidecar drive-
shaft engaged and cannot turn on paved roads. For this reason, the sidecar drive must only
be en gaged when operating the vehicle off-road or where snow, ice and mud con di tions are
en coun tered on road.
The best way to make friends with your Ural is to take it to a large, paved, non-congested parking lot.
Practice starting and stopping from various speeds, shifting up and down, ac cel er at ing and de cel er at ing
in each gear, turning right and left at slow-to-medium speeds.
Finally, practice lifting the sidecar. To do this drive in a clockwise circle about 20 feet in di am e ter.
Grad u al ly increase your speed until the sidecar wheel lifts from the surface 6 - 12 inch es. Then roll off
the throttle and ease steering pressure on the grips so it gradually comes back down. Re peat doing this
until you feel comfortable with the wheel in the air. Remember, the moment you roll off the throttle
it will come down. When you have mastered “fl ying the chair” to the point where you can keep it in
the air for a full circle you will have a good feel for the speed and turn radius that will lift the sidecar.
Then carefully experiment with larger and smaller circles.
If, after gaining profi ciency with the Ural , you plan to drive on the street with an empty sidecar, go
back to the parking lot and practice the above maneuvers with an empty sidecar. You’ll fi nd that the
sidecar will lift much more readily when it is empty, especially if you enter a decreasing radius turn
(such as a freeway off ramp) at too high a speed. This is why we recommend generally carrying about
100 lbs. or more in the sidecar.
SAFE OPERATING RULES
Before operating your Ural it is your responsibility to read and follow operating and main te nance in-
struc tions in this manual and follow these basic rules for your personal safety.
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Note: The Patrol with engageable sidecar wheel handles differently with the sidecar drive-
shaft engaged and cannot turn on paved roads. For this reason, the sidecar drive must only
be en gaged when operating the vehicle off-road or where snow, ice and mud con di tions are
en coun tered on road.
The best way to make friends with your Ural is to take it to a large, paved, non-congested parking lot.
Practice starting and stopping from various speeds, shifting up and down, ac cel er at ing and de cel er at ing
in each gear, turning right and left at slow-to-medium speeds.
Finally, practice lifting the sidecar. To do this drive in a clockwise circle about 20 feet in di am e ter.
Grad u al ly increase your speed until the sidecar wheel lifts from the surface 6 - 12 inch es. Then roll off
the throttle and ease steering pressure on the grips so it gradually comes back down. Re peat doing this
until you feel comfortable with the wheel in the air. Remember, the moment you roll off the throttle
it will come down. When you have mastered “fl ying the chair” to the point where you can keep it in
the air for a full circle you will have a good feel for the speed and turn radius that will lift the sidecar.
Then carefully experiment with larger and smaller circles.
If, after gaining profi ciency with the Ural , you plan to drive on the street with an empty sidecar, go
back to the parking lot and practice the above maneuvers with an empty sidecar. You’ll fi nd that the
sidecar will lift much more readily when it is empty, especially if you enter a decreasing radius turn
(such as a freeway off ramp) at too high a speed. This is why we recommend generally carrying about
100 lbs. or more in the sidecar.
SAFE OPERATING RULES
Before operating your Ural it is your responsibility to read and follow operating and main te nance in-
struc tions in this manual and follow these basic rules for your personal safety.