Aprilia Toureg 660

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We wrote about the new Aprilia 660 motor and how it should end up in an adventure bike, now scroll down for the upcoming Aprilia Toureg 660.

This is a seriously cool looking mid-sized sports bike, but it’s the motor in particular that’s interesting me.

In the same way that Yamaha chopped a cylinder off the R1 to make the class-leading WR250 motor, Aprilia has chopped the front bank of cylinders off their 1184cc RSV4 1100 to make the parallel-twin 660 motor.

In New Zealand the RS660 will be LAMS compliant with the LAMS restriction being in the ECU, which in theory means once a rider has their full license the engine could be opened up to full power spec, which according to Aprilia takes things to 95HP!.

A 660 parallel twin sounds like a great size for an ADV machine, and even if it was re-tuned to 75-80hp to fatten up the bottom end and mid range to be more ADV friendly it would still be a great motor.

Check out the Aprilia RS660 website.

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The Aprilia Toureg 660 has been spotted on public roads in testing, however the ‘spy’ photos to date don’t show any real detail. The picture below however was in a recent Italian motorcycle magazine and looks like a finished model.

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Cycleworld have ridden the new Taureg 660, you can read all about it on Cycleworld.com here: https://www.cycleworld.com/story/motorcycle-reviews/2022-aprilia-tuareg-660-early-ride/

Here’s their video to go along with the review.

You can find official Taureg 660 info on the Aprilia.com website: https://www.aprilia.com/en_EN/tuareg-660/.

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