I (Austin) spent the past few days with a wonderful British couple living in southern France who own a classics bike / Ural shop. Neil and Sarah were kind enough to not only host me but also teach me all of the mechanics and maintenance for the bike. Neil explained how and why everything works the way it does and I feel really confident doing all of our own maintenance and small repairs moving forward, which should save us some good $. They also hooked us up with some Ural tee shirts since Ellie and I are lacking any proper Ural swag. I had a blast living daily life with them: walking their dog Yanna (yes she loves riding in the sidecar!), sharing meals and life stories together and working in the shop. Sarah also teaches sidecar riding lessons so Ellie may get to meet them if she goes back to refine her riding skills in the future.