>Lars, thanks for the clarificsation. I knew about the
>German-Soviet Pact, but assumed that the full seizing of a plant
>an its tooling was somewhat outside of the purview on an
>"exchange of technology"... And given the change of heart of
>Hitler towards the Soviets, it's conceivable that retaliation
>was the order of th4 day in 1945... As far as I know the M72 was
>manufactured starting in 1946, not during the war, but I might
>be wrong...
>I would be interested in contacting these shops in Germany,
>since the internals of this engine are very similar to the
>internals of my XA's, as I could check from drawings kindly
>forwarded to me by Tim Conover in China. Especially oil seals,
>clutch springs, and ref numbers for Mahle pistons. Can you
>please post their whereabouts here, it might interest other
>listees too..
>Thanks
>Antoine
>Sherman Oaks, California
>Normandy, France
>http://www.freehomepages.com/antoine
>http://www.powow.com/harley42xa
>
>43 Willys MB
>43 MBT Trailer
>Harley-Davidson 42 WLA
>Harley-Davidson 42 XA (x2)
>MVPA #14803, MVCG France
>
Antonie,
I own a 1998 Ural as the machine is known here and it did indeed start
production in Moscow in late 1940 early 1941. When the Germans attacked
Russia they moved much faster than the Russians expected ( remember they
only stopped the Germans 17 miles from Moscow) they decided to move the
entire plant from Moscow to Irbit, Siberia where it still is today cranking
out 600 motorcycles a day 6 days a week.
Check out this website in merry old England
http://www.uralmoto.com/ Click on the word enter to enter the
site and scroll down the next page that comes up to the "Brief History
Uralmoto Zavod" for the real story. If you like I could send you pics of my
"Tourist" Ural which is an excellent way to enjoy motorcycling on and off
the road.
One of these days who knows I just might come across a Chang Jang and
grab it for myself. I haven't run across one yet but when I do I might just
try to "grab" it for myself.
James Shanks
The Line Below is my Ham Radio Callsign
n1vbn@bit-net.com
The line below is my Ham Radio Packet Address
n1vbn@N1VBN @ WB1DSW.NH.USA.NOAM
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