2020 Ural Adventure Ride
/Our annual Ural Adventure Ride began a little differently this year! We had quite a few Ural motorbikes with sidecars descend on Uralla to visit Ural Australia headquarters for the launch of our new model, the legendary 2WD Gear Up, to coincide with the commencement of our annual Ural Adventure Ride weekend.
With many keen to see the much-anticipated release of the new model, it was the perfect start to a great week of Ural riding and comradery!
Saturday morning saw a large number of Ural riders assemble at Ural HQ with their passengers and gear, loaded up and ready for a weekend riding the backroads down to Wingham via Nowendoc for our overnight stay.
Our new ride organiser, Greg Jansen of Rocky Creek Designs, planned some excellent roads for riding and the rain that had fallen overnight and early morning didn’t dampen the spirits of the riders. With many potholes to dodge, there certainly wasn’t a problem with dust!
We travelled along winding roads through beautiful valleys and picturesque countryside before arriving at our overnight stop in Wingham.
Sunday morning saw the group wind our way back up the mountain via Ellenborough Falls at Elands for our morning tea stop where the local kiosk had freshly baked scones and great coffee for everyone to enjoy, although with the carrying capacity of the sidecar outfit, some were well prepared to make their own!
Soon the showers and fog set in so our stop at Blue Knob Lookout to enjoy the view was very limited as riders and passengers gathered around for a quick chat, and could only guess at how spectacular the view would be on a clear day.
On we travelled as the rain became heavier, the roads became a little more slippery, but this only added to the enjoyment of riders as many claimed this was one of the best rides and most fun they’ve ever done on their Ural!
Stockyard Creek Reserve near Gingers Creek was where we stopped for lunch as the rain tumbled down some more.
It was sealed roads for the rest of the ride back up to Uralla and very soon the sun was shining as the afternoon grew on, warming everyone with the perfect end to a great weekend of sidecar riding, seeing old friends regroup and new friendships formed.
Due to COVID restrictions at the time, no interstate riders were able to join us this year. However, a group of very keen Queensland riders came down to do the ride two weeks later, once the state border had re-opened. The roads were drier this time so a little dusty but all thoroughly enjoyed the ride!
Read Greg’s Adventure Ride Blog here: Rocky Creek Designs - 2020 Ural Adventure Ride
