down low and in the middle , and while it doesn ’ t breathe fire , it produces more than enough stomp for you to delight in . Power to weight , ladies . Power to weight .
HAIR-PULLING , NECK BITING ... It would appear quite a lot of thought has gone into the RS660 – especially when you consider the asking price , which is around $ 18,500 plus on-roads . It had better come loaded with well thought-out essentials and high-tech goodies , right ? It does . The latest Aprilia Performance Ride Control ( APRC ) is hidden inside the RS660 . That ’ s the king-daddy six-axis inertial computer system and its attendant gyroscopes that measure what the bike is doing in real time – and then marry that to what you ’ re up to . It ’ s all very sophisticated . The TFT dash will show you five different menus , two of which are customisable , and for the younger players , it can all be linked to the Aprilia app – and that ’ s all that navigational stuff , a multimedia platform , and even an electronic anti-theft application . No other bike in this class offers this level of electronic wizardry . Wicked LED running lights , a steeper and more aggressive cant to the screen , and a double-fairing which assists the bike ’ s stability , all add to the package . Even the blinkers are built into the lights . The tank holds 15 litres , which is good for damn near 280km , which you ’ ll do easy thanks to the ergos – even if you ’ re built like a meat-bison . And it ’ s frugal on juice because Euro 5 . And , most importantly , it looks like sex . Hair-pulling , neck-biting , back-scratching sex , like all them pretty people in films get up to . The RS660 is , objectively , a very hot-looking bike . It proportions are right – and you can even get it in some crazy , metallic yellowy
hue called Acid Gold for the full “ Check this out , girls !” experience . Or just go the black or the matte blue , both of which come with disparate wheel colours ( an Aprilia tradition ), and very snazzy graphics and highlights .
NO BULLSHIT ... THE LIGHT IS ON The impression the RS660 left me with was rather unique . It looks and feels a bit special – which it should for the price . And it ’ s got that X-factor , which so few bikes manage these days . That X-factor is a heady combo of cutting-edge technology , killer aesthetics , proper real-road ability , and that ephemeral “ thing ” that guides every redblooded beast ’ s aspirational desire to have a hot Italian mistress . Especially one that can cook like the RS660 can . I loved it – and I ’ m old and broken , so that ’ s a big thing . There can only be one conclusion to that conclusion . The light is on and Aprilia is back , baby .
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