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Next week, the Tuono will have installed a new exhaust and carbon fenders. Happy 1000km birthday !

Looks like it’s abandoned in the parking garage, ignition had been gouged out, not sure what the cut wires are.

Opinions and reviews to follow. #Tuono660

Had a blast out at High Plains Raceway in Colorado with Aprilia. This RS660 is such a blast to ride. It literally performs at every track I've taken it to.

Took my bike on track for the first time May 30th & 31st at MSR Houston. This was by far the most fun I've ever had doing anything. I'm a fairly new rider having only been riding since December and 7k miles at the time of being on track. Here is what I experienced over that weekend-

The weekend was hosted by RideSmart Motorcycle School. Groups are broken down by experience and there are instructors for each group with more instructors for the lower experience groups. Each session consisted of 20 minutes on track followed by time in their classrooms answering questions, going over new techniques, etc. I ended up doing 70 laps across both days and 170 miles on track and found the instructors to be extremely helpful and passionate in what they do. I learned so much more about riding in one weekend than I had entirely on the street. If anyone is in the Texas area and looking to get on track for the first time or learn more about track riding I would highly recommend them.

My bike is a bone stock 2025 RS 457. I purchased it new at the end of November, started riding in December, and crossed 7k miles on it while on the track. The tires I have on is a set of Dunlop GPR-300s with 1300 miles ridden at that time and running 31psi front/26psi rear. I found my bike to perform amazingly all weekend. It was so much fun being able to throw it into corners and see the speeds I could carry despite my very limited skills and response to changes in direction were basically instant. Brakes were my one complaint from that weekend. I've read that braking on the 457 is known for fading and I did notice that being the case later on in the second day after I was a lot more confident on the bike and on the brakes. The very last session of the weekend had the shortest cool off time between sessions and I was having to pull the brake lever further in to get the same stopping power and I could smell the brakes were cooked at the end. I will definitely be upgrading pads and fluid for next time. Other than that, engine temperature never passed 200° on track with both days being 90° and humid and I was able to work my way into taking multiple corners 20-25mph faster than when I had started and some flat out on throttle.

I did have one scare while on track. Second session of the second day I lost the back end while halfway through the turn after the pit straight. Ended up managing to save it but had to run off track to do so, last pic will show the aftermath of that. I'm not too sure what happened as I wasnt on the brakes or adding throttle when it occurred. My best guess is I just asked a little too much from cold tires as the first session for us was a slow lap session to learn the track lines and it was only the second lap of that session.

All in all it was a great time and made me appreciate my bike a lot more than I already did. I can't wait to go back again and learn even more about riding and being on track.