Cheap Alarm : Fitted Update

Originally Posted by Baph

Pick my bike off the side stand, or turn the ignition on without disabling the alarm, siren + horn. Nice & simple.

Thanks for quick reply, this is what i want so will cyclone's £60ish alarm do this, i read in your previous posts your were thinking about fitting a tilt switch will i also need to do this or anything else extra for that matter thanks.

The advanced alarm does have shock sensor as well as the proximity sensor. The alarm went off if you tap the fairing before I wired the proximity sensor in.

Re. the talking. It really did my head in. Everythime you put the key in or take it out it speaks. Gets really embarrassing at popular bike meeting places. I just disconnected the separarte talking speaker and threw it in the bin.

For £60 you can't go wrong.

Originally Posted by danf1234

Re. the talking. It really did my head in. Everythime you put the key in or take it out it speaks. Gets really embarrassing at popular bike meeting places. I just disconnected the separarte talking speaker and threw it in the bin.

Sorted that was exactly what i was worried about, parking at bike meet and have sum alarm talking to you didn't appeal to me to much. But now i can rip it out looks like i will be making a phone call to cyclone tomorrow then, so in the end where did you fit the unit ? Also this ADJUSTABLE RANGE CLOAKING SYSTEM it has if you take out the talking unit what happens with this or does it just become non existent thanks very much for the help.

I fitted mine under the tail fairing behind the main seat.

The voice speaker is on a separate plug in connector. Just unplug it and take it out. Everything else work the same just without the annoying robot voice.

The cloaking you mention is just the proximity switch that works by sending out microwave signals. This isn't affect by removing the speaker.

Originally Posted by ad53ggz

Thanks for quick reply, this is what i want so will cyclone's £60ish alarm do this, i read in your previous posts your were thinking about fitting a tilt switch will i also need to do this or anything else extra for that matter thanks.

The £30 version I have lacks the sensitivity needed in an alarm IMO. I could pick my bike off the side stand, and pretty much drop it back on the stand, and nothing happened at all!!

So I added a tilt switch, so that when the alarm is armed, the tilt switch trips a relay which feeds 12v from the battery down the same wires as the ignition tamper circuit. The result is a full blown alarm instantly.

Note, I can't apply this to the £60 version, due to not having one

Originally Posted by Baph

So I added a tilt switch, so that when the alarm is armed, the tilt switch trips a relay which feeds 12v from the battery down the same wires as the ignition tamper circuit. The result is a full blown alarm instantly.

danf1234 this question in the main is targeted to you(or any one else that has the same alarm) do you feel the same as baph or has the sensitivity been sorted so when the bike is raised off the sidestand alarm goes of or will i need to fit a tilt switch like Baph for this, sorry for all the questions but being very short of money every decision is a major one!!! thanks for all your help so far.

The advanced alarm is a totally different type of alarm. Mine goes off if you try and move it off the stand. With the proximity switch activated it goes off if you walk near it or try and sit on it.

The proximity has a adjustable sensitivity.

The advanced alarm really doesn't need a tilt switch.

thanks phone call to cyclone tomorrow then, 1 more thing (sorry about all the questions) did you manage to connect up all the features in the end any tips? I will be putting on a 99 curvy s , although may have different bike any advice great fully appreciated

It's all really easy to wire up, although mine is on a K6 model pointy so I assume the wiring will be different. In total it look me 2 hours.

When you order tell them what bike and what year it is and the instructions come adapted for your bike.

If you get stuck you can ring them up and speak to someone who knows exactly what they are doing.

I am no electrical wiz, I just followed the instructions.

All the best,
Dan

So is there any fool-proof method for installing one of these advanced alarms?

I'm reading and it all sounds a bit confusing!

altho it does sound like a 60 squid well spent

or are the instructions supplied plenty for a noob?