Why I Chose the Aprilia Tuareg 660 over Other Middle Weight Adventure Bikes

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In a follow-up to my last video, I've added a second ADV bike for my perfect 2-bike garage. After riding the Harley Davidson Pan America this year both on and off-road, I decided I wanted to get a lighter-weight adventure bike.

Initially, I had planned on replacing the Pan America, but it is such an amazing bike for a lot of what I do, I just couldn't see getting rid of it. The more I've been riding adventure, the less I've been riding street, so I traded the Aprilia Tuono 660 in on a Tuareg 660.

I evaluated my use case and needs against several lightweight and mid-weight adv bikes. My list included:

KTM 390 Adventure
BMW G 310 GS
Yamaha Tenere 700
Aprilia Tuareg 660
Ducati DesertX
Honda CB500x

I used a variety of metrics to compare the bikes:

Weight
Seat Height
HP/Torque
Ground Clearance
Front and Rear Suspension Travel
Tire Arrangement
Cost

In the end, the Aprilia Tuareg came out on top (for me), and I'm looking forward to getting out and exploring more off-road terrain.

Video Contents -
00:00 Opening
00:22 What happened to Pan America
00:37 Why a second bike
01:09 My basis for a selection list
01:33 Lightweight bikes considered
01:41 Middleweight bikes considered
02:13 Spec criteria
02:34 Lightweight bike review info
03:14 KTM 798/890 review info
04:34 Yamaha Tenere 700 review info
05:26 Ducati DesertX review info
05:57 Honda CB500X review info
06:28 Aprilia Tuareg 660 review info
07:36 Wrap-up