Removing an immobiliser? - SV650.org

northwind · 14-10-06, 10:40 PM

I'm thinking of removing my old Meta M1 immobiliser... It only gets me about £20 off my insurance and it can be a pain in the bum- not to mention another thing to go wrong. I had an Oxford GSI on the Virago and it was a disaster when it started to go wrong. This one's stopped beeping when it deactivates which isn't too encouraging... So I've got a wiring cleanup on the way, I'm thinking I might just get rid of it before it gets a chance to make my life a misery. I've only one touchkey for it too...

Just wondered what's usually involved in the wiring? It doesn't interrupt normal electrical operation like lights etc, so it's not just smacked into the main live... Presumable it's tapped into the ignition circuit? Would it be a simple case of cutting it out and then repairing the break?

Sid Squid · 15-10-06, 01:06 AM

Yes. If you follow the wiring from the alarm/immobiliser unit to where it meets the main loom, (possibly multiple places depending on which/how many circuits it interrupts), you'll see that the wires from the unit are interspersed with the bike's wiring, routing the relevant circuits through switches in, and operated by, the alarm/immobiliser.
Most immobilisers break two circuits, ordinarily these will be the live supply to the ignitor/coil/s, and the live from the starter button to the solenoid.

HTH

northwind · 15-10-06, 01:10 AM

Thanks very much!

Sid Squid · 15-10-06, 01:32 AM

You're welcome.

14-10-06, 10:40 PM	#1
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	Removing an immobiliser? I'm thinking of removing my old Meta M1 immobiliser... It only gets me about £20 off my insurance and it can be a pain in the bum- not to mention another thing to go wrong. I had an Oxford GSI on the Virago and it was a disaster when it started to go wrong. This one's stopped beeping when it deactivates which isn't too encouraging... So I've got a wiring cleanup on the way, I'm thinking I might just get rid of it before it gets a chance to make my life a misery. I've only one touchkey for it too... Just wondered what's usually involved in the wiring? It doesn't interrupt normal electrical operation like lights etc, so it's not just smacked into the main live... Presumable it's tapped into the ignition circuit? Would it be a simple case of cutting it out and then repairing the break? __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

15-10-06, 01:06 AM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Yes. If you follow the wiring from the alarm/immobiliser unit to where it meets the main loom, (possibly multiple places depending on which/how many circuits it interrupts), you'll see that the wires from the unit are interspersed with the bike's wiring, routing the relevant circuits through switches in, and operated by, the alarm/immobiliser. Most immobilisers break two circuits, ordinarily these will be the live supply to the ignitor/coil/s, and the live from the starter button to the solenoid. HTH __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

15-10-06, 01:10 AM	#3
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,082	Thanks very much! __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

15-10-06, 01:32 AM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	You're welcome. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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