Tuareg 660: Was the Exhaust Upgrade Worth it?!

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10 ай бұрын

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@markherrington4584 2 ай бұрын

I just purchased a 2024 Tuareg and road it 500 miles the past couple of days. I am in Atlanta and road it to N. GA and the temp was 88F. I did not feel the heat everyone is talking about. Maybe when it gets in the mid 90's I will feel it but I don't like to ride in the dead of summer anyway. For now I am going to stick with the stock setup, bike has plenty of pep for me. Enjoy your content, hope to ride the Oregon and Washington BDR in the next couple of years.

@davidrahbany 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate the honesty and insight. Great channel for new Tuareg owners like me.

@roadrider1100 10 ай бұрын

I've ridden at temps up to 105f and the most of the heat is from the radiator. To me, the heat is a non issue. Yes, it is hot, so I just widen my knee's to get more air flow

@americandirtrider7662 7 ай бұрын

Not sure if this has been brought up to you already, but I've read on the forums that a well ventilated skid plate does a lot for getting rid of heat. More so the HDPE material like the AXP. I'm pretty sure there was a post about it either on advrider or the Aprilia forum

@FlyRussiaFromUSA 10 ай бұрын

At660, Portland/Eugene. It was days this summer when I was riding in shorts, stock bashplate, stock exhaust, from Portland to Canadian border, in Seattle deadstill traffic and I was not cooked, except airgrill from the air itself. Maybe OEM bashplate provides different air stream?

@yrc4184 10 ай бұрын

Maybe try thermal insulation on exhaust headers? Like on racing cars ?

@fun2rideadventure 8 ай бұрын

AkrapoviCHI same as CHInook :) ... and it is Slovenian brand founded in 1990 by Igor Akrapovic

@thedeathguy2 7 ай бұрын

ive heard the arrow head exhaust system reduces the heat a lot as it replaces the catalytic converter with a re generator

@patauger1193 9 ай бұрын

The best way to go for heat is Ceramic coat. I did my exaust on my atv….because melting my seat. Nice product and good look and way cheaper than complete system.

@lukefirestarter4609 10 ай бұрын

You need to wear proper motorcycle textile pants. These protect not only from the cold but also effectively from the heat.

@PNW.Voyager 10 ай бұрын

These are mesh Mosko Moto pants, I love them!

@canerverdi9955 10 ай бұрын

it seems eliminating the catalytic doesnt solve the heat. Well it aint problem in where i live between 15-25 celcius, what i wanna ask the throttle response has changed after exhaust modification? the only problem i have is the ride by wire on tuareg is too snatchy in certain rpm's.

@PNW.Voyager 10 ай бұрын

Throttle response is the same, an update to the original setup also solved the weird throttle braap around 4k rpm

@bretthawton 10 ай бұрын

I live close to you and have ridden 10K miles on my Tuareg. Changed exhaust after 600 miles to reduce weight and get a little more midrange power so I can't say if it was hot when stock. I do not think it's any hotter than other bikes with fairings that block airflow that I've ridden- Is your BWM cooler when stuck in our crappy traffic?

@PNW.Voyager 10 ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Compared to the GS and t7, there’s a lot of heat.

@bretthawton 10 ай бұрын

@@PNW.Voyager good info.

@ChrisSauer-oe5ve 4 ай бұрын

Heard some guy’s opening up the fake intake vents to move air across the engine.

@fun2rideadventure 8 ай бұрын

Jacob,any major mentanance as valve adjustment?....I heard this bike requires valve adjustment at 12k miles...I am on the fence getting this or norden 901...tenere is top heavy...I had xt660z and I was fighting with that bike....

@PNW.Voyager 8 ай бұрын

That's correct, the valves are supposed to be checked every 12,000 miles. My friend has the 901 and it's a dump truck compared to the Aprilia. If you're more on road touring the 901 is a ok option, but it's not great off road. The front of the 901 feels extremely heavy in sand and loose terrain.

@fun2rideadventure 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the quick response ... i am 50/50 on/off road ... yeah, strange because 901 should be same as 890 adv despite the soft suspension .... should be fixed with 901 expedition ... but thats not good if the front feels heavy on the dirt.... @@PNW.Voyager

@chriscleland7008 5 ай бұрын

Got a 2023 Norden for sale! 🎉

@SaarGrin 4 ай бұрын

so what parts did you need for this upgrade? 40% reduction in heat sounds nice

@PNW.Voyager 4 ай бұрын

It was very simple. You just need to remap the ecu if you delete the cat.

@SaarGrin 4 ай бұрын

@@PNW.Voyager can you recommend a guid on how to do that?

@wilhelmvage5157 10 ай бұрын

Did you do anything to the SAS system? By blocking it of would probably help more on the heat I think🤔

@PNW.Voyager 10 ай бұрын

I haven’t checked that out yet, good idea

@ChrisSauer-oe5ve 4 ай бұрын

What is SAS system?

@wilhelmvage5157 4 ай бұрын

@ChrisSauer-oe5ve secondary air system. The secondary air injection system (SAS) routes fresh air from the airbox to the exhaust system in order to aid the combustion of unburned fuel in the exhaust. This system is designed to improve emissions on stock exhaust systems, but will cause exhaust popping and backfiring when you fit aftermarket exhausts. Taken from google

@fleshpie2129 10 ай бұрын

Would you really get tenere instead of touareg?

@PNW.Voyager 10 ай бұрын

The Tenere is a great option, but I prefer the Tuaregs performance.

@gbner9991 10 ай бұрын

Maybe the solution is just to get a T7 at that point. I have a T7 myself and I can't ride it in shorts really for longer than around the house. With motorcycle boots and pants it's not an issue at all. I also wear really thin summer thermals under my riding pants to help with chafing and comfort and it helps even more. Maybe you are focusing too hard on it? People have ridde bikes that probably run much hutter than it since forever. (KTM 990, 1090, Ducatis etc.)

@Cheetah80 6 ай бұрын

Dostum yaz aylarında scuter kullanmayı denesen? keşke o 2.000 dolara güzel bir scuter alsaydın. Tuaraeg'e havaların serinlediği zaman dilimlerinde binmende fayda var ya da yer değiştir. Aprilia tuareg'e egzoz taktırmakta neyin nesi ya? Büyük hata :(

@Lhotse510 10 ай бұрын

I live in the SE and ride my T660 year around. The heat only bothers me when it gets over 90F. I did ride it once on a 104F day and it bothered me, but I think any bike would have. I actually like it on colder fall/winter rides. I'm thinking the vents around the CAT on the bash plate make a big difference. I'm shopping for a bash plate that has a lot of vents around the CAT. I think another YT guy (Aprilia Sucks) fried his bike swapping out the exhaust and headers while still in break in mode (6000rpm max for 600 miles) without re-mapping it. Definitely do not do that!

@PNW.Voyager 10 ай бұрын

I’ve remapped the ECU, a must when removing the cat! 104 degrees, I would be looking for a lake to jump in.

@phil6347 9 ай бұрын

KTM 1190 was the worst bike i have ever ridden for heat, And you're having a little moment 😢 In case you don't know all bikes shed heat at some point, its the nature of the beast .. Get a grip,man up buddy """.

@PNW.Voyager 9 ай бұрын

😂

@baklcdcvdfv3434r4 5 ай бұрын

Stop saying global warming

@jaymanneschmidt4732 5 ай бұрын

Too scary?🌞🔥😉

@rickallen848 3 ай бұрын

@@jaymanneschmidt4732 Too BS!

@jaymanneschmidt4732 3 ай бұрын

@@rickallen848 😊…Ignoring science for the last 20yrs.?

@rickallen848 3 ай бұрын

@@jaymanneschmidt4732 Not ignoring science ignoring the BS politicians are pushing. 0 masks, 1 mask, 2 masks, 3 masks! Virus knowledge and masks have been around for over 200 years, science has shown that masks don't work with viruses. The past 500 million year the average temperature of earth was 26° C, 12°C warmer than current, and life thrived. But 2° increase, from current temperatures, will be our doom? An example of life thriving: dinosaurs lived for 170 million years in 26° C temperatures and Carbon was 5 times today’s level. The largest grew weigh over 200,000 pounds, that takes a lot of vegetation. Doesn’t sound like dinosaurs or plants had a very tough time. This is the second time I posted this response. Wonder why mine was deleted and yours wasn’t!