Irbit State Motorcycle Museum

Phone:
+7 343 554-26-01

Address:
Sovetskaya St., 100A, Irbit, Russia

IMZ-Ural is a Russian maker of heavy sidecar motorcycles. In 1940, the Soviet Union acquired the design and production techniques for BMW R71 motorcycles and sidecars.The first M-72 model was finished in 1941. Originally, factories were to be located in Moscow, Leningrad , and Kharkov, but due to the approach of Nazi German troops, the Moscow facilities were moved to Irbit, and the Leningrad and Kharkov facilities to Gorkiy . Plans for the M-72 were later sold to the Nanchang Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation, a Chinese industrial firm, to build the Chang Jiang.
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Irbit State Motorcycle Museum (Ural Museum)

The motorcycle brand Ural produced in Irbit, town located in the Sverdlovsk region. Not far from the factory you can see the Irbit state motorcycle Museum.

It was opened on 25 June 2004. The basis of the Museum was a collection of Irbit motorcycle factory (IMZ). More than 60 years the unique technical base was formed here.

The total Museum area is 265 sq.m. The seven sections represented only a third part of its collection.

The Museum Fund consists of more than 120 transport units. This is not only motorcycles of heavy class, but also cars, all-terrain vehicles produced by IMZ.

Museum collection reflects the main trends of Russian and world motorcycle construction.

It represented by models of leading motorcycle companies from England, Germany, Italy, USA, and Japan.

Here you can find: Royal Enfield, Vincent H. R. D., Triumph, Honda, Harley Davidson, Yamaha, Gilera, Ducati, BMW, HSU, Zundapp, Norton, AJS, BSA, Ariel and of course Ural.

The file keeps in the Museum reveal the history of the Russian motorcycle industry from 1940 to 2000.
A special place in the Museum is occupied by personal memorial funds which contain information about the life and creative activity of leading designers, engineers and inventors of IMZ.
Part of the materials devoted to Champions of the USSR, winners of various international competitions.

In the expositions you can get acquainted with the history of Irbit factory during WWII. Find the serial and pilot models of IMZ production (1951-1995).
With the life of bikers in Russia will introduce visitors to the exhibition on this topic.
Another exposition informs about the Irbit school of Motorsport and Guinness world records of motorcycles Ural.

The last sidecar motorcycle maker in Russia

(9 Dec 2017) LEADIN
There are very few sidecar motorcycle makers left in the world - but the last in Russia is still going strong in the small Urals city of Irbit.
Founded 75 years ago it has become successful again due to increased popularity of retro sidecars in the USA.
STORYLINE
They're an image that features on many vintage posters and in classic films.
The motorcycle sidecar was once a popular mode of transport but now few makers are left in the world.
The last one in Russia is based in the small Ural city of Irbit.
The factory was founded 75 years ago, when Stalin ordered the evacuation of a Moscow motorcycle plant ahead of WWII.
During the Soviet era, the Irbit factory produced more than 50 thousand heavy motorcycles in Ural annually. In the 1990s, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and decline of the Russian economy, the factory faced serious problems. Demand for motorcycles declined sharply and the only way to survive was to find new markets.
Purchasing power of (Russian) population fell sharply (in the 1990s), and the number of motorcycles we have been producing exceeded sales, explains Deputy Development Director of Irbit Motorcycle Factory, Eduard Miller.
A boom in demand for sidecar motorcycles in the USA has meant the business has came back to life again.
From 1993 producers began exporting motorcycles to the US with largely positive feedback. But in order to be successful it needed to make changes: drum brakes were replaced with disc brakes, carburettors disappeared and the sidecar got a drive shaft.
The factory now produces five models of Ural motorcycles in 60 colours. Most of the parts are imported from Europe and Asia.
Today's Ural differs drastically from its Soviet predecessor: although the bike still looks old-school with its nearly 360 kilogrammes of Soviet-style metal, it has acquired the reliability and the performance of a modern motorcycle. The bikes can cruise at 120 kilometres per hour.
The main advantages of Ural remain unchanged - it has the sidecar, reverse gear and go-anywhere ability.
Vintage models became fashionable after celebrities like Brad Pitt were photographed driving them.
Every year the Irbit factory produces approximately 1.5 thousand vehicles and 95 percent of them are sold in Europe and the U.S. with a starting price of 14,000 US Dollars.
The extraordinary success of the Ural motorcycles attracted other industry players: those who restore used Soviet motorcycles.
Alexander Myasnikov, one of the largest renovators in the region, has a refurbishing garage in Yekaterinburg, 200 kilometres south of Irbit.
He sells the repaired Urals for 2,500-3,500 US Dollars, seven times less than the new ones.
Nostalgia is what people feel. People try to collect the M72 (Soviet motorcycle) of the war (WWII) times or postwar period, some special motorcycles, for example GAI (the Soviet traffic patrol), touristic and others. There is certain demand (for the used, but renovated Ural motorcycles), he says.
Myasnikov's motorcycles are particularly in demand among local residents on a smaller budget.
Maksim Karfidov from the neighbouring town of Artyomovskiy inherited his father's sidecar made in 1974.
Despite difficulties in finding spare parts for his old motorcycle, he thinks that it is still very useful for village life.
Also, villagers will continue buying used ones because people cannot afford new ones say Karfidov.

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Irbit, Russia

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В Ирбитском музее мотоциклов находятся экспонаты имеющие статус Памятник науки и техники и являющиеся Национальным достоянием России!

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Ural Sidecar Motorcycle Factory Russia

Ural sidecar motorcycle, Gear Up model for off-road military application. Irbit Motorcycle Plant in Irbit, Russia.

Pilgrimage Tour to Irbit - Russia

Cruising through Irbit

Out first outing on the bike on the mean streets of Irbit, Russia

Irbit forever

Irbit 2017 de Valdaï à Uglich

Journée du 18 juillet 2017 en Ural entre Valdaï et Uglich

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What does it take to ride with 3 wheels?

Ural Motorcycles, and Motul present: a Motorcycle Diaries adventure from France to Austria! With the recent announcement of the official lubricant partnership between Ural and Motul, a very special MC Care custom motorcycle has been developed at the IMZ motorcycle plant in Irbit, Russia

Built on Ural Gear UP chassis, with special matte and gloss paint, the red line on leather and rims are easy on the eye!
This special trunk design can hold 10 products from the Motul MC Care range.

First revealed during Wheels & Waves 2018 Biarritz, France. You can see the product in all its glory at Intermot 3-7th October Koln!

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???? Самые необычные люди мира в Музее Роберта Рипли Хотите - верьте, хотите - нет. Музей Странностей.
(Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum. Odditorium). г.Гранд-Прери, штат Техас, США.
Самый высокий, самый толстый, самый самый ... человек находится в Музее Рипли.

Самый высокий человек за всю историю Роберт Уодлоу. Первый человек-ящерица Эрик Спраг. Самый толстый человек планеты Уолтер Хадсон (543 кг). Женщина с самой длинной шеей.

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???? Музей Роберта Рипли Хотите — верьте, хотите — нет! (Ripley's Believe it or not! Museum) был открыт в штате Техас в 1936 году и с тех пор постоянно пополнялся экспонатами. В настоящее время Музей Рипли представляет собой целый комплекс музеев и аттракционов.
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6:59 Женщина с самой длинной шеей

Роберт Рипли (1890-1949) - американский художник-карикатурист, путешественник, ведущий радио и телешоу. Рипли посвятил всю жизнь коллекционированию странностей и рассказывал в своих шоу о странных фактах, собранных в поездках по разным странам. Роберт Рипли побывал в 201-ом иностранном государстве.
В 1933 году в Чикаго Рипли открыл свой первый музей Странности (Odditorium). В последствии подобные Музеи Рипли были открыты в многих других городах.

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IMZ Ural

The Irbit Motorcycle Factory. View to a dying Soviet-era industry.

National Motorcycle Museum Virtual Visit

Not long ago we went Uraling to the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa. We were given permission to video and share it with you guys. I did my best with the new Canon 80D and I think as the video progresses the panning and zooming gets smoother. I didn't play with the settings too much, could probably go back and do a much better job now, but it is an impressive place none the less.

I tried to get you a wide range of music to enjoy the awesome collection by, but if you don't like it feel free to hit mute and play your own music. You won't miss anything there is no narration for that reason.

The collection itself, just wow. Incredible collection of both owned and loaned bikes on hand. The descriptions are fairly completed, not like some other places we've been where we're trying to figure out what something is. The people are friendly too and there is reserved motorcycle parking right up in front. When we arrived there was hardly anyone there so it made for great video.

Learn more about the National Motorcycle Museum

and GO VISIT, tell them GoneUraling sent you!

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Another Uraling Video dedicated to riding sidecar motorcycles built in Russia by IMZ-Ural. Visit them at

The dog:
Benny is a Siberian Husky we rescued through Releashed Rescue in 2014. Visit them on Facebook at

The bikes:
Ursula - 2008 Ural Tourist - purchased used in 2015 through a Ural dealer

My Wife's - 2010 Ural Patrol - purchased used in 2015 from private seller in California and shipped by haulbikes.com to us in Georgia.

Our other ventures:
Be sure to visit to learn about us and visit our YouTube Channel
We actually use our sidecar rigs to conduct bat surveys and go visit locations where we may be needed. Beats riding in a truck all the time!

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UralMoto.lv: The Story of a Ural's journey across 11 States in 11 days (part 1.)

The Story of a Ural's journey across 11 States in 11 days (part 1.) More info about Ural motorcycles on

Rysslands Woodstock IRBIT 2009

The Ural Museum

Great stuff..

East European Rally 2008

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Музей восковых фигур Луи Тюссо, г.Гранд-Прери, штат Техас, США (Louis Tussaud's Palace of Wax Museum, Grand Prairie, Texas, USA).

???? Музей восковых фигур Луи Тюссо в г.Гранд-Прери -- один из пяти музеев Луи Тюссо в мире.
Луи Джозеф Кенни Тюссо является правнуком Марии Тюссо, создателем Музеев восковых фигур мадам Тюссо. Он работал в музее мадам Тюссо в качестве скульптора восковой фигуры.
Луи Тюссо открыл свой первый Музей восковых фигур в Лондоне в 1890 году.
???? Музей восковых фигур Луи Тюссо как и Музей Рипли принадлежит компании Рипли Энтертейнмент (Ripley Entertainment).

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