Jodie and I have long pondered whether the Ural would fit both her and our 45-pound dog, Ella. I’d talked about it some with other sidecar folks in the message board thread Hacks-n-Pups - ADVrider, and opinions were mixed. I felt pretty confident that Jodie and Ella both would fit in the hack though. Well, with my Patrol arriving on Saturday, we finally got to find out:

Something Jodie and I looked forward to was being able to take Ella on trips in the motorcycle with us. Now, we know we can. Ella was very relaxed in the sidecar, even when I started the motorcycle. She didn’t even flinch. Ella really likes being close to us, so we’re thinking that the enclosed space, and her being curled up with Jodie, will help her stay calm and happy on trips.

All we need now, is to get Jodie’s helmet and some “doggles” for Ella — and we’ll be ready to road trip. Oh yeah, and I actually have to finish working on my “sidecar chops”… getting better about the turn signals though, at least.