It’s been a fabulous couple of weeks traveling on the Ural. Brings back memories…all but the breakdowns! Today’s bike travels down the freeway effortlessly and there weren’t those constant "surprises" I had with the 1994 model. I forgot how much fun it is to ride one of these machines and what a wonderful breaker of barriers it is. Smiles and waves from everyone! I want to thank Chuck (pictured at right), the Ural dealer in Modesto, for lending it to me, and the Ace Cafe Mods-n-Rockers gang for making me smile the whole way up the California coast!

