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Smutyanka is misbehaving again…

So, Smutyanka is living up to her namesake again.  (Smutyanka is “female troublemaker” in Russian)
We did a lot of work on her last week and replaced the air filter, put on the new carburetor flanges and heat blocks, and replaced the torn fuel line.  Our plan was to take her to Crossroads Cycles this week [...]

If it’s not one thing, it’s another…

I swear, as soon as you fix one thing on a Ural, something else breaks.
Last week it was our right-side carburetor deciding that it didn’t want to stay attached to the engine head (the flange/compliance fitting on that side is old and the rubber is stiff, making it difficult to crimp the pipe clamp down [...]