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Aprilia Tuareg Rally

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Aprilia Tuareg Rally Rally — 2024
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Vitals

Wet weight
199 kg
Seat height
913 mm
Fuel capacity
18 L
Real world range
450 km
Front tyre
90/90-21, with inner tube
Rear tyre
150/70-18, with inner tube
Ground clearance
240 mm
Payload capacity
75 kg
TerrainTarmacGravel — easyGravel — technical

Field repair

Fuse box
Auxiliary/secondary fuses under the rider saddle (central part of the motorcycle); main fuse behind the left-hand side fairing, under the rider saddle — assumed carried over from the standard Tuareg 660 platform; not independently confirmed in a Rally-specific manual
Fuses
13
Battery access
Under the rider and passenger saddles, behind the battery cover — assumed carried over from the standard Tuareg 660 platform; not independently confirmed in a Rally-specific manual

Data sheet

Dimensions & weights

Wet weight
199 kg
Seat height
913 mm
Ground clearance
240 mm
Wheelbase
1525 mm
Suspension travel
240 / 240 mm
Payload capacity
75 kg

Engine & drivetrain

Engine
659 cc · Parallel twin
Cooling
Liquid cooled
Output
80 hp · 70 Nm
Transmission
6-speed
Final drive
Chain
Fuelling
Electronic fuel injection

Fuel & range

Fuel capacity
18 L
Real world range
450 km

Electronics & rider aids

Ride modes
Explore/Urban/Off-road/Individual
Cruise control
Yes
Traction control
Yes · defeatable
ABS
Yes · rear defeatable
Heated grips
No
Heated seat
No

Service intervals

Service interval
10,000 km
Valve check
20,000 km
Chain lube
every 1,000 km
Air filter
10,000 km

Protection

Bash plate
Full engine
Radiator guard
No
Oil cooler guard
No
Hand guards
No

Consumables & service specs

Every value carries its source.

Tyres

Front
90/90-21, with inner tubeRally uses knobby tyres WITH inner tubes (not tubeless like the standard model), fitted to narrower heavy-duty spoked Ergal rimsTotal Motorcycle 2025 Tuareg Rally guide
Rear
150/70-18, with inner tubeRally uses knobby tyres WITH inner tubes (not tubeless like the standard model), fitted to narrower heavy-duty spoked Ergal rimsTotal Motorcycle 2025 Tuareg Rally guide

Engine oil

Viscosity
SAE 10W-50Same engine platform as standard Tuareg 660; Rally gets Euro5+ update with 52mm throttle bodies (up from 48mm) but oil spec assumed unchanged — not independently confirmed in a Rally-specific manualAprilia.com Tuareg Rally 660 page · official

Brakes

Fluid type
DOT 4Same Brembo brake system architecture as standard Tuareg 660; assumed unchangedAprilia.com Tuareg Rally 660 page · official

Final drive

Chain
Chain, final drive ratio 17/43DIFFERENT gearing than the standard Tuareg 660 (which uses 15/42) — taller overall gearing appropriate for off-road/rally use; pitch and link count not independently confirmed for the RallyTotal Motorcycle 2025 Tuareg Rally guide

Spark plugs

Quantity
2One per cylinder, same engine architecture as standard Tuareg 660Aprilia.com Tuareg Rally 660 page · official

Fuel

Minimum octane
95 RONAssumed unchanged from standard Tuareg 660Aprilia.com Tuareg Rally 660 page · official
Ethanol tolerance
E10 maxAssumed unchanged from standard Tuareg 660Aprilia.com Tuareg Rally 660 page · official

What breaks first and where.

01

Model-year/naming discrepancy: brief specifies 2024, but the Tuareg 660 Rally is a MY2025 model

MinorWidespread

This is a data-quality note, not a mechanical known issue. Aprilia officially unveiled the Tuareg 660 Rally at EICMA in November 2024 as a 2025 model-year vehicle; it was not available for sale or delivery during 2024 (first deliveries were expected around February-May 2025). There is no 2024-model-year Tuareg 660 Rally. All specifications in this record are sourced from the actual MY2025 Rally launch materials, since that is the only Tuareg 660 Rally that exists. The standard (non-Rally) Tuareg 660 did have a 2024 model year, but it only received color updates that year, per Aprilia's own EICMA MY2024 page.

Field repairableNo — Not applicable — this is a research/data-provenance note, not a vehicle defect.

02

Kayaba front fork internal assembly defect — potential platform-shared risk (monitor only)

ModerateRare

The standard Tuareg 660 (2022-2024) has documented forum reports of a missing shim/spacer defect in the Kayaba fork's compression damping stack. The Rally shares Kayaba fork lineage (off-road-tuned version with linear-rate springs rather than the standard's progressive-rate springs), but no Rally-specific reports of this defect were found during this research, likely because the Rally had only recently begun shipping to customers as of the research date. This is included as a watch item, not a confirmed issue for the Rally.

Symptoms

  • Harsh or inconsistent front fork damping
  • Fork feels overly stiff or poorly controlled over bumps

Field repairableYes — If suspicious fork behavior is noted, a suspension shop can inspect the compression damping stack for a missing spacer/crushed shims, as documented on the standard Tuareg 660.