Hey there! My name’s Jason, I’m the new guy here at Ural. In June of 2022, I bought my very first new motorcycle after more than 20 years of riding—a brand new, OD Green Ural Gear Up. Once I picked it up from Raceway Ural in Salem, OR, where I bought it, I rode it 3,800 miles across the country back to my home in Detroit, MI.
Robbie from raceway ural briefs me on the Gear Up while Katerina and Natalia try it on for size.
I was on the road for 17 days—nearly all of it on two-lane blacktop and winding scenic routes—and I had more adventures in that time than a lot of people have in their whole lives. I met some noisy sea lions, got stuck in a snow drift at the top of a mountain, visited a ghost town, and took in the waters at Wyoming’s largest natural hot springs. I drank a lot of great coffee, had some killer meals, met dozens of cool people (and two assholes), and possibly encountered a pack of ancient nature gods alongside the road late one night.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll be telling some stories from the road. All of them are absolutely true, but I can’t promise you they won’t be embellished a bit. Like the time I chased a rainbow through the worst storm you’ve ever seen in Montana, or when I got stopped by an honest-to-god cattle drive in Wyoming. So, please stay tuned.
The ghost town of garnet, MT.