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IMZ-Ural

thumb|A new Ural Gear Up is put through its paces. IMZ-Ural Group Inc., more commonly known as Ural Motorcycles (), is a multinational company involved in developing, manufacturing, and worldwide distribution of Ural sidecar motorcycles. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, with assembly facilities in Petropavl, Kazakhstan, Ural is the oldest and one of the world's largest manufacturers of sidecar-equipped motorcycles.

Key facts

Company.name: IMZ-Ural
Company.logo: IMZ-Ural_logo.png
Company.logo_size: 100px
Company.type: Private company
Company.founder: Soviet Government
Company.location_city: Redmond, Washington
Company.location_country: United States
Company.key_people: Ilya Khait, Madina Merzhoeva
Company.industry: Powersports
Company.products: Motorcycles
Company.homepage: IMZ-Ural.com

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History
Pre-war and the Nazi Invasion
Post-war Developments
Ural Exports
Modern-day products
Corporate information
Sources
External links

==History== IMZ-Ural's origins are linked to developments in the Eastern Front during World War II as the Soviet Union was preparing to repel possible military action by Nazi Germany. Mobility was especially stressed after the Soviet Union had witnessed the effect of the blitzkrieg on Poland, and a small, rugged, multi-purpose vehicle that could handle Russia's underdeveloped road network and pockmarked battlefields was a priority. thumb|A BMW R71, the bike from which the original IMZ M-72 was developed.