URAL PATCH RUSSIAN MOTORCYCLE EMBLEM BIKE w SIDECAR BMW

URAL PATCH RUSSIAN MOTORCYCLE EMBLEM BIKE w SIDECAR BMW Shipping Info   Description10302VERY UNIQUE & RARE PATCH!LEGENDARY MOTORCYCLE "URAL" EMBROIDERED OFFICIAL EMBLEM. Russian words: "RUSSIAN MOTORCYCLE. URAL". [Roosskiy Mototsikl. Ural] in Russian. Well-made patch is measured 8 cm (3-1/8" inches) in diameter. EVEN BETTER THAN PICTURES!!!The Ural story begins in 1939, during the USSR's pre-World War II planning. The official version reads that, after long discussion and debate, the BMW R71 motorcycle was decided to most closely match the Red Army's requirements. Five units were covertly purchased through intermediaries in neutral Sweden and smuggled to Russia. Soviet engineers in Moscow busily dismantled the 5 BMWs. They copied every detail of the BMW design and made moulds and dies to produce their own engines and gearboxes in Moscow. Everything about the bike was reverse engineered. Early in 1941, the first trial samples of M-72 motorcycles were shown to Stalin, who immediately approved producti ... Read More