Comparison test Aprilia Pegaso 660 Trail against BMW F 650 GS and Yamaha XT 660 R

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Comparison test Aprilia Pegaso 660 Trail against BMW F 650 GS and Yamaha XT 660 R
Markus Jahn

Comparison test Aprilia Pegaso 660 Trail against BMW F 650 GS and Yamaha XT 660 R

The story of the horse

Aprilia had announced that the Pegaso Strada would be followed by a model variation for the trail. We were thinking of something 21 inch. Instead: a travel enduro with full BMW-suspect full equipment and a Yamaha engine.

What could you now swagger along? about Pegasus, the divine winged horse. About the grass-
liche Medusa, the mad Perseus, Greek mythology in general. And its influence on the Roman Catholic motorcycle industry in particular. But probably not even interested in Aprilia: Or does the thing on the Pegaso tank look like a horse’s head? Please turn the page and look, we are waiting … And?
Leo maybe? maybe dog too. Swam over it. Let’s forget that and start where Aprilia positions the Pegaso 650 Trail: far left, in the fast lane. The BMW F 650 GS for breakfast, the Yamaha XT 660 R shortly before the end of the day, this is the perfect battle plan for the new Italo Enduro. For this she trained, picked out the best of Bavarian comfort and Japanese performance and happily combined.
Aprilia didn’t flinch at all when it came to the engine, just closed it Yamaha and bought the XT engine. In one piece! You know what you have: 660 cubic meters, 48 ​​hp, injection, water cooling, dry sump, five gears. If the people from Noale had
Keeping hands off the vote, that would not have been a mistake either. Well greased around the bottom, the Pegaso rises more elegantly from the cellar in order to promote more well-mannered morals over the entire speed range. From 6000 rpm, however, their eloquence flakes off like nail polish. Unvarnished struggle for every km / h, secret hope of inclines. In Holland, the speed would hang on half-seven to St. Nimmerlein.
At home in the Far East, under the thumb of the XT, the four-valve engine hits the plaster very differently. If a pound more torque is slapped against the clutch right from the start, accelerates tough and comparatively ruddy, doesn’t give a damn about cultural ideas of a bourgeois kind. Because: a convinced single! If you want, you can drive a kissing ball or a family van.
The single cylinder reacts very emotionally to the cold, regardless of whether it is Japanese or not
programmed in Italian. In the factory motorcycle, he dies with a bold start
times from when Aprilia in costume he puts on too much speed. 2500 rpm in idle speak for below five degrees outside temperature. This knowledge brought us an expedition to Lake Garda, which unexpectedly sank into the snow.
Until then, however, cheerful weather and a very good BMW, whose fear of degenerating into a breakfast egg is eaten before the midday ring. The Aprilia should have got up a little earlier. Such a high compression-
tete engine with the power of two candles cannot simply be plastered. More speed, more torque, more smooth running, more goals!
At the gas station, the remaining revelation: At 3.7 liters per 100 kilometers of country road, the GS leaves it at that, the XT needs 4.4, while the Pegaso Trail is the right septic tank with 4.9. And ?? slap! ?? another slap: full 468
Theoretical kilometer range for the BMW, only 327 on the Aprilia account. In theory, mind you. In practice we weren’t fooled and carried out the matter to the last drop. The flowed at 314 km, then pass-
th 15.4 instead of the promised 16 liters in the tank. Ergo, the reserve shrinks to 2.9 liters, in other words almost 60 kilos-
meters overland. Which exactly corresponds to the “F” display in the Pegaso cockpit.
»F« stands for one of the friendly little helpers from the repertoire of the multifunction display and measures the distance
from switching on the iron fuel. The BMW doesn’t have anything like that. Also no stopwatch and no shift light.
As? Where did the objection come from that this story would drift too far into the theoretical? Unfortunately, you have to go through that now, folks. Nobody wanted to hear the story of the horse. So further in the text. We were filling up. And refueling can be so different in the B-Note. Uncool like the XT, with no flap-
closure. Mostly left half-life on the seat, the steel cover, usually the key ahead, hits the ground.
Much further ahead in artistic expression: the filling of the rear BMW reservoir. However, the princess at the pump is the Pegaso: There is hardly anything like how you can beat the cream better while standing without blushing. As if by magic, the bulge above the tank opens up and places the plastic-
covered filler neck and a kind of secret compartment free ?? you never know when you will have to get your millions out of Switzerland. There is, of course, a button behind it, it is tiny and placed under the double high beam switch on the left rear of the handlebar. The Italians have always been a bit playful. Fortunately not only in the counter area.
Lake Garda embankment: seven degrees above zero, the sky is still blue. The twisted ascent to Tignale ?? dry. Now is the time! Measured 47 HP shortly before the attack, the Aprilia dashes into full life. Pull up, brake, downshift, flip: the tighter the line, the funnier the kick. If the Italian had wanted to eat the Bavarian single as a mountain cheese, her chances would now be optimal: Less wide, overall more agile, more tightly tuned and much more precise on the track, she shows the BMW the chic LED taillight for the first time. In the frenzy of curves, it sways slightly around the bottom, which not only weighs heavier, but also hangs lower in the springs.
Depth psychology is part of the small GS program because of the deep effect ?? especially on more sensitive creatures. Women, children and traffic offenders who have been treated feel loved by BMW: deep above the ground, deeply integrated into the machine. This takes the horror out of almost all driving situations, even emergency braking, as you can support yourself wonderfully against the wide handlebars.
The Aprilia is directed from above rather than from within? and
from the roof window the Yamaha. Your hard bench pulls up to the tank, from there you have the handlebars and the front wheel under control.
An important thing for enduro riding
Asphalt less necessary, but nice. Because you can apply pressure much better and keep it clean more energetically. In any case, the XT thrashes around the corners under reasonably knowledgeable guidance that the heather wobbles. Felt wheelbase very short, perceived weight, despite great handling, not a pound less than the existing 189 kilograms. The Aprilia looks lighter, but actually weighs eight kilos more.
Why are the parts all so fat? Well ?? because soft enduro riders have not been taken seriously for years. More and more emphatically they are reversed to Neckermann. And what beach-
holidaymakers need a gravel plant?
Instead: adjustable windscreen, hazard warning lights, immobilizer, storage compartments, on-board computer and very convenient Mo-
biliar. It’s all great, but sounds good
much more like “Aprilia Autobahn” than “Pegaso Wanderweg”. The 19-inch front wheel also speaks for the tar world. In principle, there is only one detail of the pampering equipment that indicates a closeness to nature: the predetermined breaking point on the clutch lever. It’s nice that people in Noale thought of something like that, it’s a shame that the heat shields for the silencers were forgotten. It’s just stupid if at some point the travel bag burns.
ABS remains the domain of the fully equipped BMW F 650 GS. Like Yamaha, Aprilia relies on a Brembo standard-
investment. The effect is okay, the dosage a bit woody. Ent in a strange way-
moves, the lever of the system on the strangely cranked Italo handlebars somehow scrutinizes the landscape. Possibly a detachable case for the adjustable counterpart from the range of accessories.
Rain! Turn around. Get out of here before the stuff freezes to the ground. Poing. Again at the steering lock. What should a 5.76 meter turning circle on a motorcycle called Trail? The XT rotates at 4.6 meters? and is gone before himself
the others have sorted. Pulls sovereign
she through the water, full of her butcher
Trusting Tourance: One of the few tires with a free float. Not much more frightened does the Pegaso fall behind? No longer wasting thought on the F 650 GS. It will probably be over in a year anyway, you can hear rumors about a BMW HP1. So full concentration on dinner: Japanese water quail.
When it starts to snow, the F 650 switches on its heated grips. Small consolation for the weakness in swimming competitions. With the Bridgestone Trial Wing there is no more flower pot to be won. Down by the lake, proud winged horses and quails are waiting. What the two youngsters don’t know yet: they’ll be billed at the end.

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Comparison test Aprilia Pegaso 660 Trail against BMW F 650 GS and Yamaha XT 660 R

Comparison test Aprilia Pegaso 660 Trail against BMW F 650 GS and Yamaha XT 660 R
The story of the horse

1st place – BMW

BMW This is what it looks like, friends: The F did it! At school she would be in the first bench, keen on all hard work. Her prime subjects: safety, consumption, culture. Your sporty note: average.

2nd place – Aprilia

Aprilia I am the middle! The smart Pegaso finds its gap between the F 650 and XT, between gentle tourism and sport, between 7472 and 5855 euros. As an enduro, it goes through a little better than the BMW.

3rd place – Yamaha

Yamaha Unplugged: feel, see, smell everything ?? Human and
Machine in full contact. The XT is 20, 30 kilos too heavy for serious terrain, but here the gravel instance: narrow, high, sporty.

Scoring: engine

Three singles, two engine concepts and a close victory for the BMW engine ?? the one with the two spark plugs. He booked small advantages through higher performance and better manners
at low speeds. Pegaso and XT, both with 660 Yamaha engines, are worlds apart despite having the same DNA. While the bold Italian hangs on the gas well below and more tenaciously above, the XT ticks the other way around.

Scoring: chassis

24 + 26 + 94 = 144. Congratulations, Aprilia! Riding a Pegaso is an equation with no unknowns. Keep it clean + well-
feel = one. The F 650 and XT 660 do not pose any puzzles either, but the BMW comes more sloppily, the Yamaha with
So the 21-inch front wheel is a bit more nervous.

Scoring: Security

BMW Terrain: With a switchable
ABS makes up for the F 650 for everything it does
has verbaselt in the chapter chassis. And
The best thing about it: Instead of 525 euros extra
are now only 222 due. “Safety-
Package «is the magic word for who it is
uses, gets hold of hazard lights, main stand and heated grips on top of that. Another indication that BMW is using the F 650
slowly breaking up. Yamaha should put an end to the XT low beam, which is only good as a position light.

Scoring: everyday life

A payload of 208 kilos, adjustable windshield, on-board computer, large storage compartment: This is what the Pegaso scores with. The GS holds against it with reach, luggage rack and hand wheel for the spring base. And
the XT? Doesn’t even have a tachometer.

Scoring: comfort

Ignoring coal, hydrocarbons and other asphyxiating values, does the Aprilia win this comparison? and
the chapter comfort. Because you wind better and with the blade mounted high-
sits more protected than on the other.

Scoring: costs / environment

Mobility guarantee,
low consumption, impeccable exhaust gas behavior? so the F 650 pulls past the hard-drinking Pegaso in the final sprint. The XT without a chance, despite the lowest inspection costs: extrapolated to 60,000 kilometers, the guide times are 15.6 hours. The more complicated opponents demand more attention: 23 hours the Aprilia, 24.5 the BMW.

Technical data: Aprilia Pegaso 650 Trail

Engine: water-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke engine, an overhead, chain-driven camshaft, four valves, rocker arm, dry sump lubrication, injection, Ø 44 mm, uncontrolled catalytic converter with secondary air system, alternator 290 W, battery 12 V / 14 Ah, mechanically operated multi-plate oil bath clutch, five-speed gearbox , O-ring chain.
Bore x stroke 100.0 x 84.0 mm
Cubic capacity 660 cm3
Compression ratio 10.0: 1
Rated output 35.0 kW (48 hp) at 6250 rpm
Max. Torque 61 Nm at 5200 rpm
Pollutant values ​​(homologation) in g / km
CO 2.150 g / km / HC 0.110 g / km / NOx 0.069 g / km

Chassis: double loop frame made of steel, tele-
fork, Ø 45 mm, two-arm swing arm made of steel, central-
Suspension strut with lever system, adjustable spring base and rebound damping, front disc brake, Ø 300 mm, double-piston floating caliper, rear disc brake, Ø 240 mm, single-piston floating caliper.
Spoked wheels with aluminum rims 2.15 x 19; 3.00 x 17
Tires 100 / 90-19; 130 / 80-17
Pirelli Scorpion MT 90 tires tested

Dimensions and weights: wheelbase 1479 mm, steering head angle 62.0 degrees, spring travel f / h 170/170 mm, seat height * 840 mm, weight with a full tank * 197 kg, load * 208 kg, tank capacity / reserve 16.0 / 3.5 liters.

Two year guarantee
Service intervals every 10000 km
Colors gray / black
Power variant 25 kW (34 PS)
Price including additional costs 6749 euros

Accessories: Luggage rack (79.99 euros), top case 32 liters (57.77 euros), top case 45 liters (173.83 euros), soft case (279.56 euros), mounting bracket for case (79.99 euros), fuel tank Cover (99.98 euros), tank backpack (99.98 euros), adjustable handbrake lever (69.02 euros), higher seat, 810 mm (99.76 euros).

Technical data: BMW F 650 GS

Engine: water-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke engine, two overhead, chain-driven camshafts, four valves, bucket tappets, dry sump lubrication, injection, Ø 46 mm, regulated catalytic converter, 400 W alternator, 12 V / 12 Ah battery, mechanically operated-
tied multi-disc oil bath clutch, five-speed gearbox, O-ring chain.
Bore x stroke 100.0 x 83.0 mm
Displacement 652 cm3
Compression ratio 11.5: 1
Rated output 37.0 kW (50 PS) at 6500 rpm
Max. Torque 60 Nm at 4800 rpm
Pollutant values ​​(homologation) in g / km
CO 0.364 g / km / HC 0.072 g / km / NOx 0.018 g / km

Chassis: Bridge frame made of steel, telescopic fork, Ø 41 mm, two-arm swing arm made of steel, central spring strut with lever system, adjustable spring base and train-
Step damping, front disc brake, Ø 300 mm, double-piston floating caliper, rear disc brake, Ø 240 mm, single-piston floating caliper.
Spoked wheels with aluminum rims 2.50 x 19; 3.00 x 17
Tires 100 / 90-19; 130 / 80-17
Bridgestone TW 101 / TW 152 tires tested

Dimensions and weights: wheelbase 1479 mm, steering head angle 60.8 degrees, caster 113 mm, suspension travel f / r 170/165 mm, seat height * 790 mm, weight with a full tank * 202 kg, payload * 178 kg, tank capacity / reserve 17.3 / 4.5 liters.

Mobility guarantee two years
Service intervals every 10000 km
Colors red, black, silver
Power variant 25 kW (34 PS)
Price 7250 euros
Price test motorcycle ** 7,472 euros
Additional costs 262 euros

Accessories / storage space program: Case holder, installation kit (81.00 euros), Vario case left / right (198.00 euros each), inner bag for Vario case (76.00 euros), top case 31 liters (176.00 euros), inner bag for top case, waterproof (62.00 euros), tank bag (110.00 euros).

Technical data: Yamaha XT 660 R

Engine: water-cooled single-cylinder four-stroke engine, an overhead, chain-driven camshaft, four valves, rocker arm, dry sump lubrication, injection, Ø 44 mm, uncontrolled catalytic converter with seconds-
air system, alternator 291 W, battery 12 V / 8 Ah, mechanically operated multi-disc oil bath clutch, five-speed gearbox, O-ring chain.
Bore x stroke 100.0 x 84.0 mm
Cubic capacity 660 cm3
Compression ratio 10.0: 1
Rated output 35.3 kW (48 hp) at 6000 rpm
Max. Torque 58 Nm at 5250 rpm
Pollutant values ​​(homologation) in g / km
CO 1.280 g / km / HC 0.221 g / km / NOx 0.110 g / km

Chassis: single-loop frame made of steel, telescopic fork, Ø 43 mm, two-arm swing arm made of steel, central spring strut with lever system, adjustable spring base, front disc brake, Ø 298 mm, double-piston floating-
caliper, rear disc brake, Ø 245 mm, single-piston floating caliper.
Spoked wheels with aluminum rims 1.85 x 21; 2.75 x 17
Tires 90 / 90-21; 130 / 80-17
Tires in the Metzeler Tourance test

Dimensions and weights: wheelbase 1505 mm, steering head angle 62.0 degrees, caster 107 mm, suspension travel f / h 225/200 mm, seat height * 860 mm, weight with a full tank * 189 kg, payload * 178 kg, tank capacity / reserve 15.0 / 3.5 liters.

Two year guarantee
Service intervals every 10000 km
Colors blue, black
Price 5855 euros
Additional costs 140 euros

Accessories: windshields (depending on shape and design: between 112.50 and 118.75 euros), luggage and topcase racks (135.50 euros), 30 liter top case (56.00 euros), hand protectors (99.00 euros ), Engine protection (159.50 euros), frame protection (239.50 euros), spoiler (17.50 euros).

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