Do loud vehicles equate to their owner's having a lower IQ?

[1srelluc]

What about today? Don't they sell them anymore or they got to become too expensive?

Damn, it looks like the Chi-Coms will be making them and no more 2-wheel drive models.

Availability of New Ural Sidecars in the U.S.​

Yes — Ural is introducing new sidecar motorcycles in the U.S., but the first of these will be the Ural Neo 500, expected to debut in dealerships in mid‑2026 Cycle World+1.

The Ural Neo 500​

• Launch date: Targeting Q2 2026 in North America Powersports Business+1.
• Price target: Under $15,000 MSRP Cycle World+1.
• Engine: 446–452 cc liquid‑cooled parallel twin from Zongshen/Yingang, producing around 35–45 hp Cycle World+2.
• Design: Modern ADV styling, purpose‑built sidecar chassis with leading‑link front suspension, no two‑wheel drive Cycle World+1.
• Weight: ~736 lbs Cycle World.
• Fuel tank: 5.3 gallons ADV Pulse.
• Manufacturing: Built in China by Yingang (YG Motor) under Ural’s specifications Cycle World+1.

Why It’s New​

The Neo 500 is the first Ural to:

• Use a Chinese‑made engine and sidecar platform ADV Pulse.
• Be produced outside Ural’s traditional Kazakhstan assembly plant due to tariffs and supply chain issues Cycle World+1.
• Target a lower‑cost, more accessible market segment compared to Ural’s current 749 cc base model starting at $19,999 ADV Pulse.

Current U.S. Availability​

• Legacy Ural sidecars (e.g., Gear Up, cT) are still sold in the U.S. through over 190 dealer locations carinterior.alibaba.com.
• However, new production of traditional Ural models for export has paused since late 2024 due to tariffs and losses carinterior.alibaba.com.
• As of now, only the Neo 500 will be new Ural sidecars available in the U.S. when it launches in 2026 Cycle World+1.

Bottom line: If you’re looking for a brand‑new Ural sidecar in the U.S., you’ll have to wait until mid‑2026 for the Ural Neo 500. Until then, you can still buy Ural sidecars, but they’ll be from the existing legacy lineup, not the new Neo range.

 

[evenflow1969]

That still does not account for old-ass "biker bobs".

That becomes a social group. Years of poker runs and the like. People develop life long friendships doing these types of things. I would still ride occasionally if I didn't spend the riding months fishing. I might buy a bike for down south when and if I start snow birding. Dragging a deer a half mile out of the woods gets harder every year. I keep saying I am going south next year and golfing instead. Some day I will actually mean it. It would be nice to have the wind in my hair occasionally. I am single not really dating at this point. I would rather hunt and fish. That may change some day. There is no easier way to meet a lady than going for a motorcycle ride. I have some young and wealthy friends. One of them has multiple motorcycles. I occasionally go for rides with him. The last time I went it was less than twenty minutes till I had a much younger lady asking me for a ride. Lol

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Loud music is annoying

 

[AlexanderPK]

(military style BMW clone)

I remember a friend of mine's father had a real war time trophy BMW with a sidecar, a beast of a vehicle. Thirty years after the war and somehow running.
I believe this one was a clone, almost always an unattainable man's dream of the sixties. K-72

 

[AlexanderPK]

Damn, it looks like the Chi-Coms will be making them and no more 2-wheel drive models.

You sure don't like them, don't you?
Is there anything they don't make these days? Looks like there isn't.

 

[luiza]

Loud music is annoying

Exactly my thought as I skimmed the thread .

Is there a correlation between low IQ and a liking for noisy vehicle exhausts and certain types of so called music played at high volume ?
Also includes people who use public transport and relay details of their boring and sad lives at full volume via mobile chat .

 

[DGS49]

[Most] Harley Davidson motorcycles have a distinctive sound that MC aficionados have come to love. It is the product of an obsolete engine design that has hampered their performance, reliability, and durability for generations. The sound does not have to be loud to be appreciated, and the factory exhaust systems are not only satisfactory, but replacing them with straight pipes actually hinders performance.

The loud pipes are just another manifestation of the male tendency to claim that "my [penis] is bigger than yours." But the only people who are impressed are morons like you.

 

[The Irish Ram]

Do loud vehicles equate to their owner's having a lower IQ?​

Nope, but it does mean we are more fun...

 

[1srelluc]

Do loud vehicles equate to their owner's having a lower IQ?​

Nope, but it does mean we are more fun...

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What, while on your way to run down protestors?

A Challenger appears!