Oh really, I'll let him know. I don't think he knows what he’s got, it's badged up as a Dnepr and is running on an 85/86 "C reg" number plate. .
It`s almost certainly a Dnepr rolling chassis because of the squareish and deeper 'coffin' tank and the rounded profile mudguards....compared to the more rounded Ural tank with horizontal seam and Ural flat topped mudguards.
If he checks the swingarm pivot area and the swing arm is inside the frame then it`s defo all Dnepr chassis/cycle parts because Ural swing arms are outside of the frame.
That sidecar is defo a former left hand one because of the cutout that I mentioned earlier (it should be a plain body on the bike side with a cutout only on the outer side).
Also the small grabrail is only ever on the outside of the body.
I don't know if this narrows it down any more, but it has a selectable reverse gear and another lever that acts as a parking brake, and surprisingly no brakes on the side car. It's just passed an MOT though and he's happy with it.
Nah,not really as most Urals post late 1980`s (after M66 model) have reverse gear and the push down lever for a parking brake.
By the way,tell him he`s better off not using that parking brake idea because one day he WILL forget that it`s on and fry the brake shoes....also it doesn`t always hold the combo very well on hills.
Best to park in reverse as this will hold the combo on a steep hill even with someone in the chair.
Those barrels and heads are definately Ural 650 looking at the photo as they`re oval compared to the blocky rectangular profile Dnepr ones.
There`s one model of Dnepr (can`t remember if it`s MT-11 or MT-16) which was prone to the cast crank breaking and it`s likely someone`s put a Ural engine in it.
The lack of a sidecar brake is nothing unusual...neither of my Urals have one....it was an optional extra.
There`s nothing wrong with any of that,I just thought I`d add a bit of info based on my observations.