The 750 cc engine is the heart of every Ural built today. It is a 749 cc air-cooled overhead-valve boxer twin with fuel injection, 41 hp and a four-speed gearbox with reverse, and it drives the rear wheel through a shaft, with the sidecar wheel engaged on demand in the Gear Up.
Ural 750 at a glance
| Maker | IMZ-Ural, assembled in Petropavl, Kazakhstan since 2022 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington, since 2006 |
| Engine | 749 cc air-cooled four-stroke overhead-valve boxer twin |
| Fuel system | electronic fuel injection, Keihin throttle bodies |
| Power | 41 hp at 5,500 rpm |
| Torque | 42 lb·ft at 4,300 rpm |
| Gearbox | four-speed plus reverse, dry dual-disc clutch |
| Final drive | shaft to the rear wheel |
| Sidecar drive | on-demand two-wheel drive through a CV driveshaft |
| Brakes | Brembo two-piston calipers with NG floating rotors |
| Suspension | Sachs |
| Emissions | Euro 5 |
Based on the general IMZ-Ural article; there is no separate Wikipedia page for the 750 cc engine family.
History of the Ural 750
From 650 to 750
The 650 cc engine served the Ural for three decades. In the 2000s the factory moved to a 750 cc overhead-valve unit, which with fuel injection and 41 hp made the outfit usable at modern traffic speeds. The chassis stayed recognisably the same: a tubular frame, a sidecar on the right and a shaft drive.
Restart under new owners
The factory nearly closed in 1998–2000, when it produced fewer than 2,000 machines a year and could not pay its bills. The new owners cut the workforce by two thirds, concentrated production in smaller buildings and aimed at export markets, and production restarted in spring 2001. Distribution was consolidated in Redmond, Washington, in 2002, headquarters moved there in 2006, and by 2023 Urals were sold through more than 190 dealers, with the United States the main market.
Sanctions and Kazakhstan
After the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Ural condemned the war, and in March 2022 production stopped because components could not be imported and motorcycles could not be exported. The company opened an assembly plant in Petropavl, Kazakhstan, which began production in August 2022; since then all new Gear Ups have been built there from parts supplied from around the world.
Design and features
- 749 cc boxer twin: overhead valves, fuel injection and 41 hp, still air-cooled.
- Two-wheel drive: the Gear Up can engage the sidecar wheel through a CV driveshaft for loose ground.
- International parts: Brembo brakes, Sachs suspension, Heidenau tyres, Denso electrics and Keihin throttle bodies.
- Sidecar outfit: three wheels, a reverse gear and a shaft drive, a layout unchanged in principle since the war.
Ural 750 versions
- Gear Up: the main product, in Base, Standard and Expedition trim.
- Patrol: based on the Gear Up, with chrome fittings.
- Tourist: the touring sidecar model.
- Retro: retro styling on the modern chassis.
- Solo sT and cT: solo and road versions on 18-inch wheels.
- Limited editions: Sahara, Taiga, Yamal, Baikal and others, built in small series.
The 750 cc models continue the line of the 650 cc Urals; separate pages cover the Patrol and the Tourist. More machines are in the Ural collection.
Sources
- IMZ-Ural, English Wikipedia: engine, Gear Up, company history, Kazakhstan
- Урал (мотоцикл), Russian Wikipedia: 750 cc models, components, market
