"In Mother Russia Bus Stop Goes to You"

I found this gem on thechive.com.  No explanation or background was given as to why the original sidecar is missing and in its place there is now a wooden bench.  However, I think we can make an educated guess.  First of all, the bike looks to be a Ural.  Secondly, the landscape is barren and frozen.  And finally, we can deduce from the current sidecar design that the owner has a total disregard for safety and is proud of it.   This has Russian handiwork written all over it.  So why is there a wooden bench where a sidecar should be?  Easy, as they say in Russia, "In Mother Russia you don't go to bus stop, bus stop goes to you."