The Ural Voyage is listed by the factory as the IMZ-8.1243, one of the sidecar models intended for long journeys. It uses the familiar Ural mechanicals: an air-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine, a four-speed gearbox and a shaft drive to the rear wheel, with a sidecar bolted to the right of the frame.
Ural Voyage at a glance
| Maker | IMZ-Ural, Irbit |
|---|---|
| Factory designation | IMZ-8.1243 |
| Type | sidecar outfit for touring |
| Engine | air-cooled two-cylinder boxer, four-stroke |
| Gearbox | four-speed, with reverse on later machines |
| Final drive | shaft to the rear wheel |
| Layout | sidecar on the right |
| Use | long-distance travel |
No Wikipedia page describes the Voyage itself; the page is based on the general description of Ural sidecar models and is deliberately short.
History of the Ural Voyage
A touring Ural
The Voyage appears in the factory’s model list under the designation IMZ-8.1243. Its name points to the kind of use the outfit was sold for: long journeys with a passenger in the sidecar, where the three wheels, the reverse gear and the simple mechanicals make a Ural practical far from main roads.
One family
Like the Tourist and the Patrol, the Voyage is a sidecar model built on the same mechanical layout as the rest of the range, with a tubular frame, a boxer twin, a four-speed gearbox and a shaft final drive. Ural outfits of this kind were sold mainly for export, with the United States the largest market.
Design and features
- Touring outfit: a sidecar Ural intended for long-distance travel.
- Boxer twin: the air-cooled engine used across the range.
- Shaft drive: a cardan final drive rather than a chain.
- Export product: part of the range sold mainly outside Russia.
Ural Voyage versions
- Ural Voyage (IMZ-8.1243): the touring outfit described here.
The Voyage is one of the modern Ural sidecar models with the Tourist and the Patrol. More machines are in the Ural collection.
Sources
- Урал (мотоцикл), Russian Wikipedia: IMZ-8.1243 in the model list
- IMZ-Ural, English Wikipedia: sidecar layout, engine, export markets
