Ural Back in CT, New Dealer in Norwich

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com

Ural is back in Connecticut. The Russian brand that used to be sold by Canton Cycles in Winsted before that dealership went out of business a couple of years ago has added Street Stuff Cycle in Norwich as a dealer.

Street Stuff Cycle got its first Ural model in at the end of April, a Patrol T. “It’s a little different; something that goes to a different crowd; something that will appeal to an older rider,” Street Stuff Cycle president and founder Rich Krasun said today of the decision to add Ural.

While primarily a maker of sidecar rigs, Ural is now offering its first straight motorcycle, appropriately called the Solo sT. It’s a 40 horsepower, 745cc bike with Brembo brakes. MSRP is $7,799.

Street Stuff Cycle can be found online here. Ural, which just updated its website, can be found here. A check of the “Dealers” page turned up the fact that Ural has returned to Connecticut, and also has another non-active”tab,” suggesting that another dealer is on the way.

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