Tenere 700 OUT & Tuareg 660 IN

Welcome to this quick one of me buying a brand new Aprilia Tuareg 660 and comparing it to my previous mid size adventurebike Yamaha Tenere 700.
These bikes are probably the closest rivals on the market today so I thought I would give the Tuareg a go as it seems to fit my hand a bit better.

I hope you enjoy the video. I will do a lot more content with the Tuareg so stay tuned and post your video wishes to the comments below. Please Yamaha fanboys don't hate me too much.. I still like the Tenere and feel sad about letting it go. But as I don't have the finances to own all of them sometimes this is a necessary action :-)

Special thanks to Markus @kaasarioy for appearing in the video and selling the bike.

My measurements:
I'm 5 ft 8.5" ( 174cm )
with inseam of 32 IN ( 82cm )
My weight is around 183 lb ( 83 kg )

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🔥 I use RaceBox products to measure bike performances.

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[SKgeostrat]

Best of luck with your new bike. I agree with your choice. The T7 is clearly more top heavy and not as good on or off the road. Aprillia has hit a home run with this one.

[snpgreen]

finally someone's done a side by side comparison between these two great bikes.. nice one..the tenere looks an awkward beast compared to that Aprilia

[jasonperry]

Great choice the Tuareg 660. Had one last year and enjoyed every minute of riding it, included quick shifter, did 3000 miles and didn’t have one single issue with it, just to be sure check the engine bolts and water pump housing mine wasn’t torqued quite exactly which could have had future issues but for the fact I went over the bike after 600 mile service which my uk dealer should have really done but you will love that suspension it’s fantastic, enjoy the bike, ride safe PB!

[tshansen]

Hahaha, I'm so fascinated of your native language 🙌🏻 we are all neighbours but you guys are just on another planet. Great video my friend and congrats with the new machine. I hope it will treat you good and you have more joy on this than the T7. It is maybe the best point in this video.... this bike feels better for me, and that is what it's all about. You need to find the bike that fits your size best.

[MotoFurka]

Congratulations on your new motorcycle! The Yamaha Tenere looks great, but I have a soft spot for the Tuareg myself, as I own one too. I wish you many happy miles and of course lots of new content for your YouTube channel.

[advseeker]

Tuareg is so sleek. I need to test that a bit at some point. Looks like made for your size of people. 🤩 and congratulations on the new bike 🎉

[SpyCRS]

From a fan to an owner! Congratz and welcome to the Tuareg owners club! I wish you many great experiences!

[davidmallia]

They both look nice, the Tenere has better reliability reputation. But the TUAREG is the better bike in every other aspect. This is as proven by the many professional bike testers. And for me, the Tenere is too top heavy to give any confidence, on road, or off.

[gregbradnam]

I have owned both and sold heavy and needed suspension work...Tuareg excellent all round bike ...went up against ktm and Norden and all said how well tuareg handled off road. On road great.. no issues so far..very balanced and way easier to handle in slow technical. Added a windshield deflector and t-rex skid plate . Hepco Becker crash bars.. rear rack gb racing case covers ..much narrower than t-7
. Great review..😊

[MotoPolus]

That's me next month, trading my Scrambler 1200. So hyped ! Congratz to you, have lots of adventures

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[advmatt]

I am doing the same thing. The T7 is going sit on the sidelines for a bit. I pickup a Tuareg next week. Look forward to seeing how you build your bike up.

[johangranstrom]

I was very close to buy an Aprilia i.s.o my Tenere as Aprilia is for sure a better bike. But the design is really bad imo and I really trust the reliability of the CP2 engine in the Tenere. Buying a bike isn’t always based on facts but also feelings. I want to turn around and look at my bike after a stop. Wouldn’t do that on the Aprilia. But for sure Aprilia is bang for the buck. Congratulations to your purchase.

[skybluetenere]

Congrats to the new bike. I really hope it suits your needs.
And welcome to a new T7 owner 😀

[gbner]

The combination of seat height and suspension travel is just crazy on the Tuareg. Also the rear looks really nice.

[pal]

I’m a happy Tenere owner. But knowing your experience with the T7, and your no-nonsence reporting, I very much look forward to to following your relationship with the Tuareg as it develops! 👍 Best of luck to you, man! 👍 And good on you for following your guts! 👍😃

[theurbanway]

Congratulations on the new bike mate 🎉🎉 🥳

[SwedBear]

I really like your down to earth videos and that you have real substance in them! Far from boring, but without distracting and unnecessary "bling", if you follow 😊
Tuareg has been at the top of my list for a while and before that it was the T7 in this category. Ridden the Yam and sometime soon I will test ride the Aprilia. Too many bikes to choose from 😅
Kitos!

[pal]

Congratulations man!! 👍 Thanks for your reporting! This will be interesting to follow! 👍🙂

[McPappan]

Congrats! I drove the Tuareg in Lanzarote a couple weeks ago. Its a nice bike, but i still prefer my t7 🙂