Ural Air LE. DRONE-equipped sidecar outfit. ONLY 40 available.

Ural has officially stepped into the 21^st century – unveiling its new drone-equipped Air LE sidecar unit. But if you fancy getting your hands on one, you better act fast, because there are only 40 up for grabs.  

If you’ve been hiding under a rock and have never heard of Ural Motorcycles, the iconic Soviet bike builders started out during WW2, building bikes for the military. Interestingly, its first machines were based around BMW’s R71 (which it’d acquired through a Swedish intermediary). Initial production began in Moscow, but it was soon moved out of the range of German bombers into the Ural Mountains, on the edge of Siberia.

Although Ural still uses the same tried and tested design, a lot of things have changed since then. For example, a series of significant upgrades were made to the Ural model line back in 2014, with the introduction of a modern fuel injection, disc brakes, a hydraulic steering damper, new alternators and electronic ignitions.

And now the sidecar specialists are pushing that technological innovation one step further, unveiling its new Ural Air LE – which has been developed for 21st century adventurers who want a third eye in the sky to see the road ahead, scout for campsites, fresh water sources, or even to do a bit of filming.

This particular limited edition model has been developed and created by the team at IMZ-Ural, and comes equipped with a front mounted compartment containing a DJI Spark drone. That’s not all, there’s also a spare wheel with a luggage rack mounted the rear of the sidecar, an extendible selfie stick attached to the rear of the motorcycle, and even a windsock to allow you to monitor the direction of the wind when you launching the drone. It also comes with a pair of spotlights to assist the main headlights, Brembo brakes all-round, Sachs shock absorbers at the rear,  a USB charging port, and a two-year warranty.

The Ural Air LE is priced at $17,999 (which works out around £14,000). Admittedly, it’s not available on the European Ural site just yet (and it probably won’t be), so if you’d like to find out more about the super cool drone-equipped Ural Air LE – or even order your own – you’ll need to visit the USA site by clicking HERE.