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Noeli0
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by Noeli0 » Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:51 am
Bike alarms
Hi guys I’m looking at putting an alarm on my Falco, I don’t really need it for insurance (made bugger all difference), but my last bike had a datatool 3 on it and made me sleep better at night especially at my g/friends flat up York where its not parked outside my window.
I’ve done a bit of looking and there are some very cheap ones around,
I was looking at a cyclone v2 which seams to do a lot for £30
http://www.motorbikealarm.co.uk/node/47
Any opinions?
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Kwackerz
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by Kwackerz » Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:56 am
Get a girlfriend with a garage.
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D-Rider
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by D-Rider » Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:31 am
I've no knowledge of the cyclone but there are a good number of people that have had bad experiences with Datatool Alarms on here.
I've got a Meta on mine which has been very good.
Cyclone is a much more attractive price though.
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Firestarter
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by Firestarter » Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:29 am
Still had nothing but good experiences with my Datatool alarm & immobiliser...
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D-Rider
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by D-Rider » Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:12 am
Yep - should have said that not all Datatool users have had problems - sorry
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Nooj
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by Nooj » Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:50 pm
Alarms are shit, if you can stretch to a tracker get one of those, at least you'll stand a chance of recovering your bike if it gets taken.
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Falcorob
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by Falcorob » Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:37 pm
A passive immobiliser and a dirty great big chain and lock is your best bet as there's bugger all battery drain.
I'm right 98% of the time so why worry about the other 3%?
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by furygan man » Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:48 am
Mine came with a Lazerline, basic but helps with insurance, only use it occasionally bit miffed it takes up space in the rear tray!
The only daft thing is all someone has to do is take off the rider seat and disconect the wire from the batt or take out the alarm fuse and it cancels the alarm, surely there should be a sensor on the riders seat when a bot is removed it triggers the alarm...Doh!
Would prefer it removed for the extra space and batt drain probs
