The Aprilia Tuareg 660 is a motorcycle from Aprilia. It is currently on sale. With a 659 cc engine it sits in the middleweight 450–800 cc class.
Power comes from a 659 cc twin-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that makes 79.12 bhp at 9,250 rpm and 70 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (81 mm x 63.93 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 393 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is genuinely fast, well beyond everyday traffic speeds. The claimed top speed is 198 km/h. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a chain carries drive to the rear wheel. Its slipper clutch lightens the lever and stops the rear wheel hopping when you downshift hard.
It is built around a frame in steel tubing and aluminium plates frame. At the front, the suspension is kayaba 43mm upside-down fork, fully adjustable, 240mm trave. At the rear, it is kayaba monoshock, fully adjustable, 240 mm wheel trave. Braking is by a 300 mm disc at the front and a 260 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 21-inch front and 18-inch rear spoke wheels with tubeless tyres — 90/90 R21 at the front and 150/70 R18 at the rear.
The seat is 860 mm off the ground, which is on the tall side, so shorter riders may want to try it first. It weighs 204 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. It is 2,220 mm long, with 1,525 mm between the axles. It carries 18 L of fuel.
Equipment includes 5 " TFT Display with Brightness Control, an LED headlamp, USB charging port, call and SMS alerts, gear position indicator, quickshifter, service due indicator, shift light, engine temperature indicator and low fuel indicator, among others. Safety equipment includes engine kill switch, side-stand engine cut-off, side-stand warning, hazard light switch, traction control and malfunction indicator.
For the Aprilia Tuareg 660, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹4,499 doorstep service.
Its tall seat suits taller riders best. With this much performance, it is better as a step-up bike than a first bike.
Recommended tyre pressures are 29 psi front and 36 psi rear riding alone, and 32 psi front and 39 psi rear with a pillion. Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.