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mitch96

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5. As a long time motorcycle rider I can tell you the Ural motorcycle and side car are a piece of shit.. A reverse-engineer

Reply to sop (Original post)

Thu Aug 21, 2025, 04:36 PM

Aug 21

version of the pre-WWII BMW R71, which was a piece of shit. Besides that driving/riding side car motorcycles is very dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. So I think putin wanted to kill this guy..
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'Putin Surprises Alaskan Ural Owner With Free Bike, And No There's Nothing Weird About That At All..' [View all] sop Aug 21 OP

Someone better check that bike. Who knows what is embedded Raven123 Aug 21 #1

Personally, I would not accept a Rolls from that filthy child trafficker. SheltieLover Aug 21 #2

One commenter wrote he would sell the bike and donate the money to Ukraine. sop Aug 21 #3

Excellent idea! SheltieLover Aug 21 #4

As a long time motorcycle rider I can tell you the Ural motorcycle and side car are a piece of shit.. A reverse-engineer mitch96 Aug 21 #5