NGC - '26 Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory

[bronzestar1]

I sold my '23 V7 Stone Special Edition to get this Aprilia, but I still have my '24 V100 Mandello Navale.  The display screen and controls are very similar between the Tuono and Mandello, so that made fumbling and bumbling my way thru the menu a little easier.  Took the Tuono out for a road test today, to see if I could tell a difference between the "commute" and "dynamic" modes.  There is a difference, sort of like the difference between "road" and "sport" modes on the Mandello.  I changed the Engine Map on the Tuono so the "commute" map was the same as the "dynamic" map.  Dealer installed the Yoshimura knock-off exhaust and tail tidy, I put the wheel rim stickers on.  The exhaust still has a cat in it, and I didn't mess with the airbox, so I'm not in a hurry to get the ECU reflashed.  Have a larger tinted windscreen and keyless gas cap on the way, and that should do it for a while.  Dealer is looking to see if the rear seat cowl came with the bike, or if that's an accessory I have to buy.  I was going to put some bar-end mirrors on the bike, but these actually work pretty well, and don't look all that bad. 

[SIR REAL ED]

Nice.  I would expect that to be a very fun, light, responsive bike.

congrats!

[blu guzz]

Looks like a hooligan bike to me, keep the front wheel on the pavement and start wearing out the sides of the tires. Congrats.

[bronzestar1]

Removed the front reflectors today, then realized I now have two small holes in the fender I'll have to find some plugs for.  Took the bike out for another road test, after I changed the engine map in "dynamic" mode from 2 to 1 (most "agressive"), but left it at 2 for "commute" mode.  Holy crap, riding it in dynamic mode with the map set to 1 really makes it a "hooligan" bike.  It's much more responsive, doesn't seem to pop and backfire as much, and pulls like a freight train.  I should have the larger tinted windscreen and keyless gas cap from AF1 installed before next weekend.  This bike has numerous rider "aids", which I suppose would be great for a track, but I could do without (launch control, traction control, wheelie control, engine braking, ABS), so I'll just leave those at whatever the factory settings are for the different riding modes. It does have an up/down quick shifter, which I tested today.  Not a fan, so I'll keep using the clutch to change gears, guess I'm old school that way.