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Old 28-05-09, 09:43 AM   #11
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Determined/professional thieves will always find a way...
Yes but an alarm isn't going to be as loud as the large angle grinder needed to get through a 19mm almax.
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Old 28-05-09, 09:43 AM   #12
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See THIS POST about it

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Old 28-05-09, 09:45 AM   #13
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well there going to have a job getin my new bike away its going to be
ground anchored with a ALmax 19mm imobliser IV ...
xena Disk lock alarm .....
also another disk lock .....
and another chain at 16mm chained to my partners alloy wheel
and then the car is parked in front of my bike and another car at the other side

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Old 28-05-09, 09:45 AM   #14
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Old 28-05-09, 09:46 AM   #15
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Yes but an alarm isn't going to be as loud as the large angle grinder needed to get through a 19mm almax.
Hadn't thought of that

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well there going to have a job getin my new bike away its going to be
ground anchored with a ALmax 19mm imobliser IV ...
xena Disk lock alarm .....
also another disk lock .....
and another chain at 16mm chained to my partners alloy wheel
and then the car is parked in front of my bike and another car at the other side
Anyone would think you don't want your bike to get knicked
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Old 28-05-09, 09:50 AM   #16
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Hadn't thought of that


Anyone would think you don't want your bike to get knicked
ha ha ....after last time i am tempted to put some baby monitors down there as well lol ....

it messed my life up big style i have to sit in a car with a old grump man every day who gives me a lift to work ,,, i have to wake up at 6.30 every day to go meet him and get a lift to work and i also had a short fall of 1000 pounds to pay on my outstanding finace on the bike .....

no one is getting my new bike lol
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Old 28-05-09, 09:52 AM   #17
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ha ha ....after last time i am tempted to put some baby monitors down there as well lol ....

it messed my life up big style i have to sit in a car with a old grump man every day who gives me a lift to work ,,, i have to wake up at 6.30 every day to go meet him and get a lift to work and i also had a short fall of 1000 pounds to pay on my outstanding finace on the bike .....

no one is getting my new bike lol
Someone on here does that. Very good idea IMHO
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Old 28-05-09, 10:04 AM   #18
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My SV Had a datatool Veto Evo on it. My other half's Ducati has a Datatool System 3 on it.

Both alarms are a complete pain in the ass. I dont know if its me or not, but I find the datatool system a nuisance I dont like the way it arms itself after 30 seconds so when your halfway through putting a tank of fuel in the alarm then goes off. The keyfobs are massive and feel clunky to use.

My GSXR has a Meta 357T on it. If you turn the ignition on and then off again it immobilises instead of arms so thats better for when filling with fuel. If you want to work on the bike you dont need to put it into service mode to stop it arming all the time like you do with the datatool, you can just leave the bike immobilised, they keyfob is much smaller and of a neater design.

If I had to plump for one I would say go for the Meta, but heres a tip, dont keep the keyfob on the ignition key. Keep it on a lanyard around your neck that way it wont get bumped and vibrated around and also it wont get the wet into it either.

I very nearly got stranded in wales a few years ago as the keyfob on the datatool got soaking wet and it messed the fob up and it wouldnt work anymore, luckilly I had put the alarm into service mode just before the fob stopped working so I was able to finish my ride and get home again.
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Old 28-05-09, 10:06 AM   #19
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Should you decide to fit a factory alarm I would say that my experience with Meta has been positive, and I find Datatool, while sophisticated, hugely irritating.

The Datatool system 3 (now replaced, I believe with the System 4) has the following "features" that I dislike:
  • Arms the alarm after 30 seconds of the ignition turning off, meaning it goes off while you fill up with fuel unless your sharp on the key fob to put it into no movement sensor mode.
  • Beeps continually in service mode to tell everyone the alarm is off.
  • Can be so sensitive they go off if it rains hard or someone dares to rest a lid on the tank (I'm completely serious)
The Meta:
  • Immobilises after 30 seconds, but only arms when you press the fob.

Just my experiences, and I understand much of the feature set of the Datatool system 4 can be changed.

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Old 28-05-09, 10:23 AM   #20
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cheers guys ill keep that in mind ...

i just order one of these XENA XX14 for £70 Inc P+P looks a nifty bit of kit
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