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celeration stability afforded by
the stiffer swingarm.
On the road with the Tuono,
the feeling isn't as pronounced,
but it's a nice feature to have.
Aprilia says the new swingarm
saves 1.32 pounds of weight.
Hey, every little bit counts.
Importantly for both Tuono
models, the Aprilia UX designers
have been hard at work to cre-
ate a new 5-inch TFT interface
that, if you're familiar with the
RS 660 and Tuono 660, you'll
instantly recognize.
Marelli has, once again, been
tasked with keeping the rider as
safe as possible and has fitted
their 11MP ECU, which replaces
the 7SM unit of the previous
generation Tuono. This more
powerful ECU essentially allows
more actions to be performed
at the same time. For example,
trail braking hard and engaging
the cornering ABS while moni-
toring engine brake and taking
into account lean angle and
traction control level. It could do
this stuff before, just not as fast
as it does now.
Again, from the hotseat, it
doesn't make a lot of difference
to the ride experience, especial-
ly since I didn't make any extra
effort to crash the thing than I
normally would. Effectively, the
electronic safety net just got a
little wider.
Just like the RS 660, there
are six riding modes. For the
road, you've got two preset
modes of Tour and Sport and
a programmable User mode.
If you're at the track, there's
(Top) New dash
interface is modeled
on the RS 660.
(Bottom) Need to
travel? The new base
model Tuono V4
(optioned here with
side and tank bags)
will do just fine.
