DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DNEPR AND URAL®

DNEPR

Dnepr engine has aluminum cylinders with steel sleeve
Dnepr engine has friction (sleeve) bearings on connecting rod
Dnepr has a two part connecting rod
Dnepr has the oil pump in front cover

URAL®

Ural engine has cast iron cylinders.
Ural has a needle bearing on big end of connecting rod.
Ural has a one piece connecting rod.
Ural has oil pump driven by camshaft. (Well known BMW design)

Gear case assembly is interchangeable between the two bikes, but the gears inside are different. Dnepr was given the design by Ural.

The Dnepr semi automatic (clutchless) gearshift does not work well and is unreliable. The Dnepr clutch is only used for starting.

The Dnepr has no luggage compartment lid. The seat must be removed to get to the storage area.

Only Ural has leading link front fork. EML forks can be installed on Dnepr (and BMW).

Same alternators, but Russian supply (Ural) is OK, Ukraine (Dnepr) difficult.

Brakes are the same, but DNEPR has a cable instead of a solid rod for the sidecar wheel.

There is a German company that buys Dnepr 16 (2 wheel drive) without engines and installs Ural engine or rebuilt BMW engine. Logical conclusion which is reinforced by other data, is that Dnepr engine is inferior to Ural.