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Samurai 22-02-06 02:17 PM

Alarm or Not to Alarm!!
 
looking to buy a a mew bike and wondered what people thought about alarms,

i had a meta alarm on my old bike and the new one doesn't have one.

Is it worth getting a Datatool System 4 fitted for £300 or just get something that makes a noise, solo alarm etc. :?:

Thanks :D

wyrdness 22-02-06 02:23 PM

I'd go for an alarm, but I'm not convinced that the datatool is worth the money. I've got a datatool 3 on my bike and don't like it as much as the spyball on my previous bike.

jim@55 22-02-06 02:23 PM

just spend the money on a big ****-off chain + padlock,much btr ,alarms are bollox :wink:

wyrdness 22-02-06 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jim@55
just spend the money on a big f*ck-off chain + padlock,much btr ,alarms are bollox :wink:

Disagree. Check this thread:
http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.ph...ghlight=stolen

They had three bikes stolen. The thieving scum left two others with alarms.

I'm also certain that if I'd had an alarm/immobiliser on my SV it wouldn't have been nicked by joyriders. Now I have an alarm, big padlock & chain and ground anchor.

Samurai 22-02-06 02:37 PM

definatly going to get an alarm after one of my old bikes was stolen and that was locked up etc.

just don't know whether to spend loads on good alarm or get a cheap one that just makes a noise

thor 22-02-06 02:42 PM

If you get a chain, get an almax one.

wyrdness 22-02-06 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai
definatly going to get an alarm after one of my old bikes was stolen and that was locked up etc.

just don't know whether to spend loads on good alarm or get a cheap one that just makes a noise

I just posted this to the other alarm thread: http://www.roadracers.co.uk/alarms.htm

Samurai 22-02-06 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyrdness

I just posted this to the other alarm thread: http://www.roadracers.co.uk/alarms.htm

Very useful mate,

cheers :wink:

northwind 22-02-06 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thor
If you get a chain, get an almax one.

Or a dirt cheap one by anyone else. There's no effective difference between a £10 Oxford 10mm chain and a £150 one, they're both useless when attacked with decent croppers. There's just 2 chains on the market that aren't croppable- the Almax that Thor mentioned, and the new English Chain Co one. ANythign else, you might as well use the cheapest one you can find IMO.

Alarms though... Definately don't get an immobliser only, waste of money. If yoyu get an alarm that'll repay your excess in the event of a theft, that's a much better option I reckon.

stewboy 22-02-06 10:25 PM

get an alarm mate ...


you can get a data tool system 3 alarm on ebay for £140 ....


thast what i have done twice


the guys name on ebay it poppythedog


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