Someone's done it: Turning the Ural Solo into a cafe racer

You don’t often see the words “Ural” and “café racer” in the same sentence. But this lovely 2003 Solo sT certainly qualifies. It’s owned by former racer Seth Rugo, who also converted the bike. “The dealer St. Croix Ural had this beautiful, bone stock '03 Bavarian Classic for sale and owner Dell Zehm made me a heck of a deal,” says Rugo. “There’s an active Ural presence up here near the twin cities—and so many cool custom Urals to see. But I wanted to go in a slightly different direction ... a Ural cafe racer.” Rugo didn't want to buy...