One Year of Owning an Aprilia RS660

This is my Twelve month wrap up of what its like owning my Special Edition Aprilia RS660. I get into the reasoning behind why I bought it, some issues I had and a few differences between the regular RS660 and the Start and Stripes version .

[Willie.B]

Personally, I feel the RS660 is the best looking bike to be released in years, not to mention an all around very competant machine.

[ChaseJasperDown]

It's such an amazing bike! I got mine last September and never looked back.

[MadWilli]

I had the same issues with my 22 rs660. You should’ve gotten the updated linkages, the fact that yours is still moving tells me that it’s not. I have done over 17k miles with the new linkage and it won’t budge. Also the oil leak is typically just the stator cover gasket and it’s only a noticeable leak when your oil is old depending on how hard you ride. I normally change mine anywhere from 1500-2700 miles and recently changed to a slightly thick oil for the hotter temps which eliminated the loud ticking due to the lifters since mine has some miles on it and the engine feels healthier

[JoJo-sfok]

i was surprised when i saw you only had 26 subscribers

[flightmedicwf]

I have the Stars and Stripes also. Mine leaked old from the shaft seal around the water pump. Oil dripped out of the water pump housing weep hole. The dealership fixed it in like 4 hours. I got the same exhaust, just the CF version and personalized a few other things. These bikes are nice. Good review.

LS2 makes a stars and stripes themed helmet btw. Full face and a half faced.

[Funky_Geek]

Nice review - I actually think this type of bike it best suited to real world roads. The only Aprilia sports alternative is 200bhp or thereabouts and that's way too much for the road these days. I fonly Aprilia made a 800cc modern Falco version I'd be into that :-D

[RamblerNation]

Just bought the 2024 RS 660 and cannot wait to take him out on the road this week, since it will be nice and hot in the Southwest. Thanks for the video my friend. That stars and stripes hittin thoiugh. I got the black.

[SoulBlazeNightmare]

As much as i love the way aprilia and ducati looks..as a 10 year rider i would never trade my zx6 for any of them.

[Royal-eoul]

It’s a shame that this color scheme is so rare 😢. I love the way the RS 660 looks in white more than the other colors offered.

[salexis]

For GP Shift, you just need to take that shift rod (you know, the one that came loose) and just flip it 180'. Take a 10mm Hex and loosed the bolt. Remove and flip. You may need to slightly adjust to make sure your shifter can freely move up and down. Re-adjust he the shift lever by turning the rod to move it up and down. Dont forget to tighten the lock screws. Then turn the bike on and run through the gears. Your should see an R on the bottom of the screen next to the quick shifter icon that usually blinks orange or black.

Great bike, I have the Tuono 660 Factory and came from a 09 ZX6R. Love the twin so much more.

[JCoastr]

Kaleb De Keyrel @KD51 won the 2021 MotoAmaerica Championship on the Aprilia RS 660. He was racing for Robem Engineering. The livery for the team was BLACK and RED. Piagio and Aprilia made the STARS & STRIPES Edition in tribute to the USA Championship. Strongly suggest watching/following MotoAmerica! 😉

[A.Musa]

Thanks for the review. I was debating between the (2023/2024 models) ZX-6R and the Extrema RS650. Now I'm leaning towards the Extrema RS650. Since I'm in my 50s and worried about back pain. I'm an experence rider that use to track a ZX-7R, stage III Jetted when I was allot younger.

[pianobwoy]

Really enjoyed this, was really looking into getting a rs660, this solidified it💪🏾🔥

[doctorminigun]

Hey man. I was already going to buy the bike but now I’m gonna have to buy 2 love the video keep up the great work.

[Underhills]

Slapping stars and stripes theme on a full blooded Italian MC brand with the tricolour flag in front is sooo American - but you gotta love it. Looks great.

[Dygear]

Great view dude! Hit all of the points very quickly.

[DavidGamble-rjfn]

That is 1 sweet looking and sounding bike

[BMK]

For the your version there’s an option in the menu where you can reverse the shift.

Also if you wanna charge how it looks the farings actually aren’t too hard to swap out

[mervyoung]

Great review. Love the RS660. Might just be my next bike from my 450SRS.

[Motoplugg]

What’s up man. I’m from Titusville, nice to see some moto content from central Florida.