Aprilia Tuareg 660 extended on board review 

Haha - you're welcome :)

Let’s hope they’ve nailed the oil leaks that some have experienced overseas!

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​@@martyn_g the oil leaks are due to inadequate gaskets for how hot the engine runs. Proper gasket, and de -cat silencer should solve the issue.

It’s even better on the bike…

Thanks Calin! We tell it how we see it :)

Yep. Nice riding!

Haha - thanks legend. There's definitely something special about this one

Conti TKC80 Twinduros - perfect for these trails.

As always - lower pressure don't ride off-road on mfg spec pressure there are for road and fuel consumption. I run lower even for pure road riding

Hey Chris - there was absolutely more room to firm it up further. Realistically I wasnt going to be launching any harder than off some of those (or I would have gone another click or two). So the setting I found was right for the pace and type of riding I wanted to do. For blokes who want to load it up further there is still plenty of scope left.

@@Vicko026 Thank you for your reply, great video and information 👍Keep up the great work 💪

Ended up with a 23 701 enduro husqvarna. I think I made the right choice for more off-road riding.

Thanks Don!

Cheers Kym!

Yep was a bit muffled on that first bit. Turns out the mic worked better with the visor up. Got a new mic setup ready to test for the next one. Hopefully you got the gist of it 😂

Cheers Richard!

I haven’t, but it wasn’t that hot when I rode it. I will be on one again soon tho.. and its warming up.. 😊 I wonder if the decat is just an excuse to liberate some decibels lol

Ha Jason, yes there is a heat issue with the cat on the tuareg, I've just picked mine up and did 700klicks and yes it get hot but it was a 30c day and I'm in Qld, My 1190 was worse couldn't get away from it even came up through the seat !! So two choices wrap it or get new headers. One thing throw, I don't really notice it that much with my boots on..

I don't think it'd be an issue Clement. Being a bigger unit, you might want to opt for bar risers? (I'd assume the same on any other bike for your height fwiw). It doesn't feel like it would be small/cramped for you I dont think but see if you can blag a ride on one.

Thanks mate appreciate the feedback and thoughts will have to book a test fide with Aprilia dealer. Thanks again

We're running Conti Twinduros - great tyre

That would be interesting for sure. I dont think the T7 would be in the hunt. I tested it on that same loop among other places when I reviewed it last year…

I am a person who likes to see a clear winner. As your riding skill is very high, it would just close the book which bike is best... Like the old days of bike comparo's, we always used to have a clear winner... I get very tired of testers and people reviews on bikes but then dance around the true performance. Seeing how in reality we truely only have 2 bikes that have it. Aprilia and Yamaha. Just my honest opinion. I'm already biased to Italian anyway

@@johnclowes3502 Your bias has merit John. I'll put it this way - when I rode the T7, I didn't get off wondering how I could have it end up in my shed... But I might be clearing an extra space soon for one of these jiggers... If that doesn't tell you which I prefer I'm not sure what would ;)

But the Tuareg is already standard lol

@@Vicko026 Well that was my point..lol

TKC80 Twinduro. Ripper rubber :)

@@Vicko026 Thanks for info and the great uploads! Now i have to sell my Norden Expedition 😂

Me personally Todd, for the riding I love doing, its hard to go past the Kato890AR and the Tiger900 (having done nearly 300 thousand on my Tiger800XC). I have a 350 enduro bike as well for tighter single trail stuff so I'ma bit spoilt. But this little Priller floats my boat a bit obviously.

Given the flogging the same engines are getting in the RS660s… to which they are holding up fine. And these are detuned… I see no reason why you wouldn’t.

@@Vicko026 thanks Wayne. Just trying to organise a test ride. I have yet to see any reviewer give the Tuareg a bad rap. Looks like Aprilia nailed this one!

Saw this, so let’s hope they’ve nailed it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_upKGynKqpo.html

@@martyn_g Yes mate, let's hope so! But hasn't he had a rear wheel bearing failure since that video was published?

TC was off Phil - congrats on the incoming new bike!

@Vicko026 okay wasn't sure a lot reviews say to keep it on 1 🤔 I really think I'm going to love this bike over the T700, I won't have to restle so much the Yamaha is not always that forgiving is the 🫨

Just depends on your riding style, surface, tyres.. the beauty is it’s there if you want to dial it up a little 👍

Thanks for the kind words - that sounds like a proper bargain over there!!!

why are there so many of these for sale used there already? Here in the US they're in short supply and asking ~$14,500.

I'm letting the cat out of the bag a bit here for you.. but we've got more content coming on exactly that

@@TrevorHedge , awesome, looking forward to it. Thankyou for the reply.

Gday mate - this is down the Otway Ranges in Victoria. Just inland of the Great Ocean Road.

@@Vicko026 ah ok, bummer they look like excellent tracks but a tad too far away from me lol. ATB Jason.

Cheers John - yep - have since made some tweaks to the mic setup

Its early days yet, but I cant see why you wouldnt

@@Vicko026 Thanks it looks ok.

Yep - have since changed my audio setup to try and rectify that for future vids. Always learning...

Stock wheels mate - just a bit of rimtape bling ;)

LOL - yes, thats called analog traction control... and I'm a big scaredy cat