Wonder if that might be because it IS a BMW copy?....ALL the "winners" of WWII used captured blueprints to build "copy" motorcycles..... The Ural is/was originally a 1938 (I believe) BMW copy, just as the "Harley" 125S (which evolved into the 165 Hummer), and the BSA "Bantam" were copies of the same DKW produced bike.... The tank design that later became the famous "Harley Sportster tank" was the tank originally on the DKW 125cc two-stroker........ LMAO!... :lol: :lol: :lol: Steve