Further signs of the apocalypse: Here’s an electric Ural

What a shocker.

Electric
Further signs of the apocalypse: Here’s an electric Ural | Canada Moto Guide

 

Them is Russian and USA and Eyetalyn and German and Others too.

 

Do they put liquid electricity in that fuel tank??? Just askin'

Looks like, solid Russian bullet proof armoured engineering at its finest....an orange T34 on two wheels, judging by the shock absorbers.

Interesting rear wheel-locking security device.....what looks like some strut seems to be poking through the spokes of the rear wheel....

Perhaps the Russkis put this

In the fuel tank....just so the fuel injectors don't suffer from acid burn. AND it's sugar free!

 

That would be fun to play with there.

 

We poke a lot of fun at the Russians, but just surviving in much or the northern part of Russia, as in northern Alaska, is in itself a testament of the ability of man to adapt and survive. To extract resources from the land, oil, gold, fish, what ever is, is one of mankind's bigger achievements.

 

I read they stripped a factory that produced them in Germany and just kept up with 1945 technology. Maybe a different ignition system and a new carburetor. I read motorcycle magazines once in a while. Man, the price of new motorcycles is just insane!

 

That motorcycle gets up to 103 miles per charge. They say the motorcycle weights 822 lbs. That is really heavy.

 

A prototype MC. I'm a Ural fan - even made one a plot point in one of my books.

But - these seem t o be making inroads today - fat tire 'golf' scooters.


62 mile range claimed.

Electric motorcycles and scooters suffer considerable disadvantage in range, since batteries cannot store as much energy as a tank of gas.[68] Anything over 130 miles (210 km) on a single charge is considered an exceptionally long range.[69] As a result, while electric machines excel as daily commuters traveling a fixed distance round trip, on the open road riders experience inhibiting range anxiety.[70] Also electric power trades off range against speed. For instance the current longest range electric scooter, the ZEV 10 LRC, travels 220 km (140 mi) at 89 km/h (55 mph), but according to the manufacturer the range drops to about 129 km (80 mi) at 112 km/h (70 mph).[71] A BBC news blog reported that an Austrian bike, the Johammer J1, is capable of travelling 200 km (124 miles) on a single charge.[72]

I'm waiting for this: Fuel cell power
There are several experimental prototypes using fuel cell technology. ENV developed by Intelligent Energy is a hydrogen fuel cell prototype. The motorcycle has a range of 100 miles (160 km) and can reach a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h).[61] Suzuki has also developed a concept hydrogen fuel cell scooter based on the Suzuki Burgman.[62] Yamaha has created a hydrogen fuel cell prototype called FC-AQEL, which is considered equivalent to a 125cc vehicle.[63] Honda has also developed a hydrogen fuel cell scooter which uses the Honda FC Stack.

Not H2 powered, but with alcohol, poropane or CNG - something that can use existing infrastructure...

"Nissan has developed a new kind of fuel cell drivetrain for cars that taps an onboard tank of ethanol instead of pressurized hydrogen, delivering a cheaper and safer ride that it says is more user friendly.

The new technology, dubbed an e-bio fuel cell, aims to combat a common hurdle to deploying traditional hydrogen fuel cell vehicles: the lack of a hydrogen fueling infrastructure. Nissan’s system uses bio-ethanol, derived from renewable crops such as corn or sugarcane, and that refueling infrastructure already largely exists.

E-bio fuel cells should also be less costly than traditional hydrogen systems because they don’t require the expensive carbon-fiber storage tanks for pressurized hydrogen or costly precious metals such as platinum as catalysts for electricity generation.

Nissan aims to bring the technology to market in fleet vehicles by around 2020.
(source - https://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/nissan-could-change-game-new-fuel-cell-technology#ixzz5WZkotq9j)

 

That is HEAVY! My dressed Harley FLHS only weighed 820 WITH tour pack....and an iced down 6 pack.

 

That 100 or so miles range is a bit concerning to me. That assumes ideal conditions, and we don't know what they might be. Also, 800 lbs is indeed beyond heavy, pushing that puppy uphill to a charging station is plenty daunting.

 

I personally would rather have a trailer that is a battery bank, and the front wheel of the motor cycle have the electric motor.
While the regular engine is used for real work it also charges the battery bank , then as the need arrises the electric is used and the engine idles or is shut off. working as a hybrid .
Never abandon one source over another .
IF an EMP or CME occurs and the electronics are dead weight the motorcycle may still be functional . There are diesel powered motorcycles ,that have no reliance on electronic ignition .
Though some significant weight might be involved ,one's distance is significant as well as the load one is capable of .
If you are bugging out , a trailer will move better behind you than a side car and is as easily abandoned if necessary . Or the trailer becomes one's buck buggy .