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Aftermarket motorcycle alarms? - Decoke Dave - 03-07-21
Just wondered how many people thought the same way as myself. Basically that they really are a total waste of money, built cheap as chips, but not to purchase, cause nothing but problems, remember you are cutting into your multi thousands of pounds motorcycle wiring loom! :eek Throwing in another very large concern when you have any kind of starting issue. I personally will not buy a bike with any form of aftermarket alarm fitted, is is a definite minus against the machine for me. There are so many posts with issues and questions on this site and others about alarm problems! I say avoid like the plague, but buying secondhand you may have to compromise. I remember the early eighties when people would let others drill holes in their new cars, cut into looms and all the rest to fit the biggest load of electronic shite to their cars, they were heard going off all over the place if a shadow was cast on the car! :groan Many people were of the mind set that they simply must have an alarm on their pride and joy! Don't start me on the fitting of aftermarket sun roofs. Thankfully not required on a bike! I know a guy with a mint pristine 1980 Ford RS2000....................... :\
Re: Aftermarket motorcycle alarms? - unfazed - 03-07-21
I have Meta Cat 1 alarms on all my bikes, nothing wrong with Cat 1 alarms if fitted correctly.
I have had to rewire many badly fitted alarms over the years and convince fellows who wanted to remove them not to, but get them fitted correctly.
Cheaper ones I would not touch as I have had to remove many of them because they were draining batteries.
Any Meta or Datatool I have come across draining the battery was because they were NOT fitted correctly
Re: Aftermarket motorcycle alarms? - BBROWN1664 - 03-07-21
Generally speaking, alarms on bikes are a waste of time. They flatten the battery but do very little to prevent theft. Then the alarm goes wrong.
You are better off spending the money on a decent chain/lock
Re: Aftermarket motorcycle alarms? - mtread - 03-07-21
Alarmed disclock. No wiring, no battery rundown, transferable between bikes.
VERY LOUD :eek
Re: Aftermarket motorcycle alarms? - Decoke Dave - 04-07-21
(03-07-21, 10:08 PM)BBROWN1664 link Wrote: Generally speaking, alarms on bikes are a waste of time. They flatten the battery but do very little to prevent theft. Then the alarm goes wrong.Could not agree more!!!
You are better off spending the money on a decent chain/lock
Re: Aftermarket motorcycle alarms? - dr bong - 24-09-21
Had mine ripped out, best £40 I spent on the bike
