I think you need a tourist rather than a transit visa for Russia; in any event, I'm not saying its impossible, but I've never heard of anyone getting a transit visa for Russia. Not sure if you can get a tourist visa on the road; US citizens can but I'm not sure about Germans.
And personally I would drop the idea of the Ural; whatever you find will probably be beat to hell, and my understanding is that riding a sidecar can be a bit tricky, and you might not want to be learning the ropes in the mountains of Kirgizstan.
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