Glad it helped

Thanks Dale!

Thanks for the feedback, Joe! I only show a small portion of the garage because the rest is a mess! That abba lift definitely makes things easier though. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind turning over some of the bike labor to the shop but there’s only so much my wallet can handle. I imagine there are a lot of people who’d like to wrench on their own bikes but don’t have the confidence to give a go. Hopefully one of my videos can help.

@@skwidvids your wrenching skills are top notch sir. same here the constraining factor is shop capacity during the busy season, i'm riding my RS660 on the street as a daily driver but I'm always interested in seeing what can be done for track etc. had to wrench my own tail tidy, frame spools and sliders, lights, mirrors and carbon bling but my garage is sad compared to yours but your tools and tips are helping me out there :). thanks again and wow your track days demonstrate you have equal riding skills.

Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks man! The way it was explained to me, the Aprilia race ECU is a generic map. Better than oem but not specific to your brand of exhaust. The maps created by Gabro are done so on a dyno with different exhaust and velocity stack combos to create more specific maps. One of my favorite features is that you get the exact map as the race ecu included if you don’t want to run Gabros maps or don’t have any of the exhausts in the maps list.

Race ecu is a generic map made to run race exhaust safely (read it as "drown in fuel". On the side note it enable pit-limiter feature and allows to remove road gear (lambda probes, pair/sas system, fuel vent system). It is offered free with the upmap, you can flash your ecu with a the plain race map and have it transformed in a race ecu. My tunes are based on it, with fueling adjusted to the specific exhaust used, and tailored to all the other performances accessories fitted to the bike. One custom map of mine is also included free in the tool purchase. Plus my maps have some other tricks for making the bike overall faster and with a better rideability. Moreover, in upmap system are present tuned stock maps as well, that can work on stock exhaust giving a moderate performance increase, available in go/std shift and with/without integrated direction indicators.

@@gabroracing is it possible with upmap, to upgrade my EU A2 (70kw) Aprilia rs 660, to a full power 74kw aprilia rs660?

Thanks for your support. 🙏🏼

Thanks for watching! I think you’re on to something.

For anyone seeing this in 2024, the blinking lights will come on if you have your abs or wheelie control turned off in the current riding mode you’re in. Nothing to do with the tuner.

Haha, much appreciated!

Ha! Thanks man. That took more effort than I expected it would.

Thanks for the feedback! It takes a lot of effort (for me) to make the videos so positive feedback helps. The flashing light at the bottom of the dash turned solid when I shifted through the gears the first time. It’s now displaying a red “R” for reverse shift. The other lights are the ABS and TC. They should turn off when I ride the bike.

@@skwidvids Can imagine the time it takes - the editing would take me 10 times longer than shooting the video :D Appreciate the series and looking forward to more to come. Another question you may know the answer too - Does the new map mess with the cornering abs? can you still use all the standard maps - being the 3 road maps and the 2 race maps? Many thanks.

@@jonobnz7597 I wish I knew the answer to that. I wasn’t concerned with cornering abs so I didn’t bother looking but Grabro at Aprilia Special Parts can probably answer that for you.

@@jonobnz7597 the Upmap is flashing the Engine controller, the brake controller (in charge of ABS) will behave as nothing has happened.

@@nicholasuselmann2469 great thanks for letting me know that. Now I need to find upmap in stock somewhere

Great question! I haven’t confirmed it yet but I believe it can reset the service light. I’m pretty sure I saw Gabro post a video about that.

And thanks for checking out the channel!

@@skwidvids I’ll check it out thx

Did you ever find the answer to this question

@@rickhayden916 I have not. I purchased the tuner that people say will allow maint reset but have yet to install and others have told me it will not allow it. I’m still debating salting the bike so I’m weary of doing the install. Hope this helps

Good questions. It doesn’t create any warning lights or anything like that. It actually resets the lights so if one comes up, something else is going on. I know there are several map options. Some of which will remove your cruise control and make it a pit limiter instead. Best thing to do is to reach out to Aprilia Special Parts directly with those kind of questions. They’re really helpful.

You’ll have to read the map description thoroughly but the map I chose reads “direction indicators in the headlight”. Which sounds like it does what you’re wanting.

Ha! Yeah, I guess having the bike is important!

Thanks! You’ll have to reverse the shift arm and you’ll need to flash the ecu. I believe there a reverse shift accessory flash directly from Aprilia now.

@@skwidvids Thank you so much!

@@beatsbykrab3332 Happy to help!

I don’t have a video of that. I actually started recording with the intention of sharing how to remove the oem body work and how to install race bodywork but this bike has more pieces than any other bike I’ve worked on. Took significantly more time to remove the oem kit.

@@skwidvids that video would be interesting

Yep! Functionally remains the exact same but the map is different in the ECU.

One and done. You can change the map on one bike as many times as you’d like but it’s linked to that ecu only.

@@skwidvids okay I thought it would. the tuning system i used on my 2015 frs for drift/autox was the same

I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. It’s the same engine. If you’re sure about going the UpMap route, you could reach out to Gabro Racing to confirm.

@@skwidvids alright thanks for the reply.

Abs can’t be turned off unless you disconnect the lines from the abs pump. You should be able to flash it with no change to the electronics but you should check your user settings just in case.

The race body work is usually unpainted so you can choose whichever color you’d like to paint or wrap it. For your oem fairings, you can paint them or use vinyl to wrap them.

Hi! The way I understand it is that you can return to the original map. I’m not sure if they will be able to detect if you have changed the map.

I haven’t had a chance to put the bike on the dyno but from the charts I’ve seen, there is improvements in both areas. My butt dyno is most impressed with how it smooths out the power delivery.

@@skwidvids actually i will buy a new bike but i cant decide yet what do u think about it can you give me any advice (R7 CBR 650 R or rs660 )

@@iibluehd9068 Really depends on the type of riding you plan to do. I don’t know much about the Honda but between the R7 and 660, it’s a tough choice. 660 is more comfy and has more features but it’s also more expensive. Both would be great track bikes. Consider the type of riding you want to do, what your budget is and the proximity of dealerships to you. Not as much support for the Aprilia but imo, it’s a better race bike on a budget.

@@skwidvids between these 3 bikes which is faster what do you think ? i really like how aprilia look

@@skwidvids btw aprilia and yamaha have same price in my country

I have. I made a resume and everything. I just don’t know where to send it.

@@skwidvids 🤣😂