Dual-sport sidecars

It would be really cool to have one of these as my next motorcycle.

I can't figure out if I want a purpose-built Ural (such as the Patrol or Gear-Up), or a simpler, lighter rig like a KLR650 with an inexpensive hack (either Ural or Velorex).

I think what I like about the Ural Gear-Up is that it simultaneously appeals to so many of my male fantasies -- it's a motorcycle. An off-road motorcycle. An off-road, military motorcycle. An off-road, vintage, military motorcycle. An off-road, vintage, military motorcycle, with a sidecar! I could be just like Indiana Jones.

Perhaps the most irresistable, persuasive, and irrational part of this dream is that this would be a viable recreational activity that the whole family could enjoy.

Good links:

• Sidestrider - Side Strider's Doug Bingham was kind enough to send me some information by both email and snailmail. He's previously done some testing and prototyping of sidecar rigs for the US military.
• Official Ural site - purpose-built, Russian-made sidecar motorcycles with a growing owners network.
• Military Ural pictures - Good pictures and notes on the military Ural. My favorites are the jumping Ural (with machinegun) and the mounted anti-armor missle.
• Dauntless Motors - A Washington state shop that specializes in building expedition-quality dual-sport sidecar rigs.
• Sidehacking - A good article from blackdogdualsport.com on dual-sport sidecar rigs with pictures and links.