Appreciate the vid! Just got the U.S. stock+ map on my stock rs660… Had a small glitch at the very start of the data transfer portion of the process, but I restarted the app, and it worked fine on second try 🙏 🙏
Another killer video. Pretty sure the blinking lights on the dash have something to do with your call of duty cheat codes not working, but I could be wrong.
For anyone seeing this in 2024, the blinking lights will come on if you have your abs or wheelie control turned off in the current riding mode you’re in. Nothing to do with the tuner.
Abs and TC light will remove when u drive around 5-10kmh if it does stay on means in disabled and 3rd light tell you you can't use quickshifter when bike is stopped in place...
your howto's are amazing, forgot to mention earlier that I _love_ your garage and Abba sky lift, you look like a pro! it's easy to forget how much garage time is required for optimal track time :). well done and thanks so much!
Thanks for the feedback, Joe! I only show a small portion of the garage because the rest is a mess! That abba lift definitely makes things easier though. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind turning over some of the bike labor to the shop but there’s only so much my wallet can handle. I imagine there are a lot of people who’d like to wrench on their own bikes but don’t have the confidence to give a go. Hopefully one of my videos can help.
@@skwidvids your wrenching skills are top notch sir. same here the constraining factor is shop capacity during the busy season, i'm riding my RS660 on the street as a daily driver but I'm always interested in seeing what can be done for track etc. had to wrench my own tail tidy, frame spools and sliders, lights, mirrors and carbon bling but my garage is sad compared to yours but your tools and tips are helping me out there :). thanks again and wow your track days demonstrate you have equal riding skills.
Thanks man! The way it was explained to me, the Aprilia race ECU is a generic map. Better than oem but not specific to your brand of exhaust. The maps created by Gabro are done so on a dyno with different exhaust and velocity stack combos to create more specific maps. One of my favorite features is that you get the exact map as the race ecu included if you don’t want to run Gabros maps or don’t have any of the exhausts in the maps list.
Race ecu is a generic map made to run race exhaust safely (read it as "drown in fuel". On the side note it enable pit-limiter feature and allows to remove road gear (lambda probes, pair/sas system, fuel vent system). It is offered free with the upmap, you can flash your ecu with a the plain race map and have it transformed in a race ecu. My tunes are based on it, with fueling adjusted to the specific exhaust used, and tailored to all the other performances accessories fitted to the bike. One custom map of mine is also included free in the tool purchase. Plus my maps have some other tricks for making the bike overall faster and with a better rideability. Moreover, in upmap system are present tuned stock maps as well, that can work on stock exhaust giving a moderate performance increase, available in go/std shift and with/without integrated direction indicators.
@@rickhayden916 I have not. I purchased the tuner that people say will allow maint reset but have yet to install and others have told me it will not allow it. I’m still debating salting the bike so I’m weary of doing the install. Hope this helps
I don’t have a video of that. I actually started recording with the intention of sharing how to remove the oem body work and how to install race bodywork but this bike has more pieces than any other bike I’ve worked on. Took significantly more time to remove the oem kit.
Great series of vids. Thanks for the time and effort. How's the bike running within the tune? Did all the blinking lights on the dash go off with future starts/rides? Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback! It takes a lot of effort (for me) to make the videos so positive feedback helps. The flashing light at the bottom of the dash turned solid when I shifted through the gears the first time. It’s now displaying a red “R” for reverse shift. The other lights are the ABS and TC. They should turn off when I ride the bike.
@@skwidvids Can imagine the time it takes - the editing would take me 10 times longer than shooting the video :D Appreciate the series and looking forward to more to come. Another question you may know the answer too - Does the new map mess with the cornering abs? can you still use all the standard maps - being the 3 road maps and the 2 race maps? Many thanks.
@@jonobnz7597 I wish I knew the answer to that. I wasn’t concerned with cornering abs so I didn’t bother looking but Grabro at Aprilia Special Parts can probably answer that for you.
Hey thinking about flashing the same tune on my bike. I’m in the US and don’t race just daily drive my bike. Does this tune cause any issues such as warning lights or check engine lights or stop any features on the bike? Thanks for any help in advance!
Good questions. It doesn’t create any warning lights or anything like that. It actually resets the lights so if one comes up, something else is going on. I know there are several map options. Some of which will remove your cruise control and make it a pit limiter instead. Best thing to do is to reach out to Aprilia Special Parts directly with those kind of questions. They’re really helpful.
Thanks for the video, that's helped me out to no end. I wanted to know if you could show or do a video showing the maps you can purchase in the app. I'm thinking of running the austin racing exhaust and wondered what would be my best option. I'd also like to know if there is any engine difference between US and UK, as I noticed it said 70kw EU engine...
You’ll have to read the map description thoroughly but the map I chose reads “direction indicators in the headlight”. Which sounds like it does what you’re wanting.
Hey, I'm wanting to buy a 2024 RS660 and with the same SC project exhaust, but I'm looking at the maps and the map says they only work on 2020-2021 models. You think it works for newer models or what should I do?
hello friend, sorry for my english but it's a translator, my question is, can you return to the original map at any time? If so, the guarantee would not have knowledge and if it would cover, I'm talking to you on the street
Hey, awesome vid! Im just wondering about the GP shift. Do you have to do something manually, or just plug in the ecu and it will change automatically without for example changing the shifter position?
Thanks! You’ll have to reverse the shift arm and you’ll need to flash the ecu. I believe there a reverse shift accessory flash directly from Aprilia now.
Bro how didi you hot that color i mean i only find rs660's in yellow or the other stupid original colors how you got that perfekt color ? Pls tell me so i can do something for it
The race body work is usually unpainted so you can choose whichever color you’d like to paint or wrap it. For your oem fairings, you can paint them or use vinyl to wrap them.
Abs can’t be turned off unless you disconnect the lines from the abs pump. You should be able to flash it with no change to the electronics but you should check your user settings just in case.
I haven’t had a chance to put the bike on the dyno but from the charts I’ve seen, there is improvements in both areas. My butt dyno is most impressed with how it smooths out the power delivery.
@@iibluehd9068 Really depends on the type of riding you plan to do. I don’t know much about the Honda but between the R7 and 660, it’s a tough choice. 660 is more comfy and has more features but it’s also more expensive. Both would be great track bikes. Consider the type of riding you want to do, what your budget is and the proximity of dealerships to you. Not as much support for the Aprilia but imo, it’s a better race bike on a budget.
Appreciate the vid! Just got the U.S. stock+ map on my stock rs660…
Had a small glitch at the very start of the data transfer portion of the process, but I restarted the app, and it worked fine on second try 🙏 🙏
Glad it helped
The robot is almost complete. Another great video!
Thanks Dale!
Another killer video. Pretty sure the blinking lights on the dash have something to do with your call of duty cheat codes not working, but I could be wrong.
Thanks for watching! I think you’re on to something.
For anyone seeing this in 2024, the blinking lights will come on if you have your abs or wheelie control turned off in the current riding mode you’re in. Nothing to do with the tuner.
Abs and TC light will remove when u drive around 5-10kmh if it does stay on means in disabled and 3rd light tell you you can't use quickshifter when bike is stopped in place...
your howto's are amazing, forgot to mention earlier that I _love_ your garage and Abba sky lift, you look like a pro! it's easy to forget how much garage time is required for optimal track time :). well done and thanks so much!
Thanks for the feedback, Joe! I only show a small portion of the garage because the rest is a mess! That abba lift definitely makes things easier though. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind turning over some of the bike labor to the shop but there’s only so much my wallet can handle. I imagine there are a lot of people who’d like to wrench on their own bikes but don’t have the confidence to give a go. Hopefully one of my videos can help.
@@skwidvids your wrenching skills are top notch sir. same here the constraining factor is shop capacity during the busy season, i'm riding my RS660 on the street as a daily driver but I'm always interested in seeing what can be done for track etc. had to wrench my own tail tidy, frame spools and sliders, lights, mirrors and carbon bling but my garage is sad compared to yours but your tools and tips are helping me out there :). thanks again and wow your track days demonstrate you have equal riding skills.
So well explained!
So well done!
Thanks!
Great video!
Thanks for the feedback!
bike sounds fruity on start up, hence my mouse brushed up lightly on the like button
Haha, much appreciated!
Can’t wait to see the bike on the track and get
Some good footage!
Thanks for your support. 🙏🏼
Man that thing looks super convenient! I wonder how their maps compare to the Race ECU. 🤔 Another top-notch video, Robert! Keep it up! 👏
Thanks man! The way it was explained to me, the Aprilia race ECU is a generic map. Better than oem but not specific to your brand of exhaust. The maps created by Gabro are done so on a dyno with different exhaust and velocity stack combos to create more specific maps. One of my favorite features is that you get the exact map as the race ecu included if you don’t want to run Gabros maps or don’t have any of the exhausts in the maps list.
Race ecu is a generic map made to run race exhaust safely (read it as "drown in fuel". On the side note it enable pit-limiter feature and allows to remove road gear (lambda probes, pair/sas system, fuel vent system). It is offered free with the upmap, you can flash your ecu with a the plain race map and have it transformed in a race ecu.
My tunes are based on it, with fueling adjusted to the specific exhaust used, and tailored to all the other performances accessories fitted to the bike. One custom map of mine is also included free in the tool purchase. Plus my maps have some other tricks for making the bike overall faster and with a better rideability. Moreover, in upmap system are present tuned stock maps as well, that can work on stock exhaust giving a moderate performance increase, available in go/std shift and with/without integrated direction indicators.
@@gabroracing is it possible with upmap, to upgrade my EU A2 (70kw) Aprilia rs 660, to a full power 74kw aprilia rs660?
Algorithm. Also good touch with sharing your screen!
Ha! Thanks man. That took more effort than I expected it would.
does the app allow you to reset the oil maintenance light? thanks for the vid, im glad i stumbled onto your channel really cool thanks
Great question! I haven’t confirmed it yet but I believe it can reset the service light. I’m pretty sure I saw Gabro post a video about that.
And thanks for checking out the channel!
@@skwidvids I’ll check it out thx
Did you ever find the answer to this question
@@rickhayden916 I have not. I purchased the tuner that people say will allow maint reset but have yet to install and others have told me it will not allow it. I’m still debating salting the bike so I’m weary of doing the install. Hope this helps
Great now I know how to do the install, only next thing to do is to buy the bike ;_;
Ha! Yeah, I guess having the bike is important!
You have a video of how to go from rs 660 from street to circuit preparation (circuit fairing assembly, lights removal, etc).
I don’t have a video of that. I actually started recording with the intention of sharing how to remove the oem body work and how to install race bodywork but this bike has more pieces than any other bike I’ve worked on. Took significantly more time to remove the oem kit.
@@skwidvids that video would be interesting
Great series of vids. Thanks for the time and effort. How's the bike running within the tune? Did all the blinking lights on the dash go off with future starts/rides? Thanks.
Thanks for the feedback! It takes a lot of effort (for me) to make the videos so positive feedback helps. The flashing light at the bottom of the dash turned solid when I shifted through the gears the first time. It’s now displaying a red “R” for reverse shift. The other lights are the ABS and TC. They should turn off when I ride the bike.
@@skwidvids Can imagine the time it takes - the editing would take me 10 times longer than shooting the video :D Appreciate the series and looking forward to more to come. Another question you may know the answer too - Does the new map mess with the cornering abs? can you still use all the standard maps - being the 3 road maps and the 2 race maps? Many thanks.
@@jonobnz7597 I wish I knew the answer to that. I wasn’t concerned with cornering abs so I didn’t bother looking but Grabro at Aprilia Special Parts can probably answer that for you.
@@jonobnz7597 the Upmap is flashing the Engine controller, the brake controller (in charge of ABS) will behave as nothing has happened.
@@nicholasuselmann2469 great thanks for letting me know that. Now I need to find upmap in stock somewhere
Hey thinking about flashing the same tune on my bike. I’m in the US and don’t race just daily drive my bike. Does this tune cause any issues such as warning lights or check engine lights or stop any features on the bike? Thanks for any help in advance!
Good questions. It doesn’t create any warning lights or anything like that. It actually resets the lights so if one comes up, something else is going on. I know there are several map options. Some of which will remove your cruise control and make it a pit limiter instead. Best thing to do is to reach out to Aprilia Special Parts directly with those kind of questions. They’re really helpful.
Thanks for the video, that's helped me out to no end. I wanted to know if you could show or do a video showing the maps you can purchase in the app. I'm thinking of running the austin racing exhaust and wondered what would be my best option. I'd also like to know if there is any engine difference between US and UK, as I noticed it said 70kw EU engine...
Im planning on doing this as well! does this activate the euro turn signals in the headlight?
You’ll have to read the map description thoroughly but the map I chose reads “direction indicators in the headlight”. Which sounds like it does what you’re wanting.
Hey, I'm wanting to buy a 2024 RS660 and with the same SC project exhaust, but I'm looking at the maps and the map says they only work on 2020-2021 models. You think it works for newer models or what should I do?
I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. It’s the same engine. If you’re sure about going the UpMap route, you could reach out to Gabro Racing to confirm.
@@skwidvids alright thanks for the reply.
In a tuning garage for examole
hello friend, sorry for my english but it's a translator, my question is, can you return to the original map at any time? If so, the guarantee would not have knowledge and if it would cover, I'm talking to you on the street
Hi! The way I understand it is that you can return to the original map. I’m not sure if they will be able to detect if you have changed the map.
Hey, awesome vid! Im just wondering about the GP shift. Do you have to do something manually, or just plug in the ecu and it will change automatically without for example changing the shifter position?
Thanks! You’ll have to reverse the shift arm and you’ll need to flash the ecu. I believe there a reverse shift accessory flash directly from Aprilia now.
@@skwidvids Thank you so much!
@@beatsbykrab3332 Happy to help!
My question is can i get a yellow one and than let it get pain or something like that ?
You dashboard looks the same. Is it just a flash? It doesn’t give you a different map?
Yep! Functionally remains the exact same but the map is different in the ECU.
Have you ever considered a career in hand modeling?
I have. I made a resume and everything. I just don’t know where to send it.
@@skwidvids 🤣😂
is the up map unit married to the bike ecu, or can you use it on multiple bikes? most open source canned tuning software is one vehicle per unit.
One and done. You can change the map on one bike as many times as you’d like but it’s linked to that ecu only.
@@skwidvids okay I thought it would. the tuning system i used on my 2015 frs for drift/autox was the same
Bro how didi you hot that color i mean i only find rs660's in yellow or the other stupid original colors how you got that perfekt color ? Pls tell me so i can do something for it
The race body work is usually unpainted so you can choose whichever color you’d like to paint or wrap it. For your oem fairings, you can paint them or use vinyl to wrap them.
Is ABS permanently off now? I want to flash my bike but I want to keep all electronics.
Abs can’t be turned off unless you disconnect the lines from the abs pump. You should be able to flash it with no change to the electronics but you should check your user settings just in case.
is this make any difference on top speed or acceleration ? How much difference have between stock and this map
I haven’t had a chance to put the bike on the dyno but from the charts I’ve seen, there is improvements in both areas. My butt dyno is most impressed with how it smooths out the power delivery.
@@skwidvids actually i will buy a new bike but i cant decide yet what do u think about it can you give me any advice (R7 CBR 650 R or rs660 )
@@iibluehd9068 Really depends on the type of riding you plan to do. I don’t know much about the Honda but between the R7 and 660, it’s a tough choice. 660 is more comfy and has more features but it’s also more expensive. Both would be great track bikes. Consider the type of riding you want to do, what your budget is and the proximity of dealerships to you. Not as much support for the Aprilia but imo, it’s a better race bike on a budget.
@@skwidvids between these 3 bikes which is faster what do you think ? i really like how aprilia look
@@skwidvids btw aprilia and yamaha have same price in my country