Alarm - Will it affect my warranty?

I am toying with buying an alarm and there's one on ebay here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-Hi-TECH...QQcmdZViewItem

I'm coming round to the thinking that it's better to have an alarm rather than nothing.

The thing is, will it effect my bikes 2-yr warranty - bought SV new from dealer last May?

I don't want to make a hash of fitting an alarm so would appreciate some feedback please i.e. Are they really easy to fit and how long would I expect it to take to fit one. I want a neat job doing.

All helpful comments are very much appreciated.

[the_lone_wolf]

no, your warranty was effected by suzuki when the bike was registered

i don't know if fitting an alarm will affect your warranty though...

HTH

Don't do it - if you really must have an alarm at least buy a reputable make like Meta. I can almost guarantee you'll have problems with a cheapie ebay one.

Thanks Lozzo,

What should I be paying for a decent alarm that I don't need to do a auto electricians course to fit please.

Originally Posted by Defender

Thanks Lozzo,

What should I be paying for a decent alarm that I don't need to do a auto electricians course to fit please.

Hard to say, but if you want a properly fitted alarm, get someone who knows what they are doing to fit it. Alarms are not the domain of the clueless, there's too much to go wrong, and just remember that if you cut the immobiliser into the wrong circuit you can give the bike the potential to cut out at any time. You don't want that when you're cranked right over into a corner or in lane 3 of a busy motorway.

Thanks Lozzo - once again.

I'll start looking for someone in Leeds who'll fit one without ripping me off.

One thing that might be important if you're doing it to get cheaper insurance. My insurer required that I send them a part of the paperwork to prove that it had been fitted by an authorised person who'd done whatever training was required by Datatool.

It should't affect Suzuki Warranty but, did you get the gap insurance when you bought the bike???
I almost did when I got mine but read the smallprint first.
Apparently, it is void if any non manufacturer parts are fitted to the bike. I knew that I would be fitting tailtidy and exhaust etc so questioned this with the dealer. He said that he couldn't see it being a problem but I didn't want to pay ?200 insurance for something which was open to debate in the event of a claim.
If you have the gap insurance I would strongly recomend getting them to to say yes or no in writing before getting it fitted.

I have a data tool 4 on my bike, which I got put on it when I bought the bike, being London I decided to have it, also after seeing my alarm scare off a scrote from messin with 125 I knew it was a good idea, I nearly got him as well

Originally Posted by Furry Ginger One

It should't affect Suzuki Warranty but, did you get the gap insurance when you bought the bike???

3yrs 0% finance allowed me to keep my money in the bank and I did not touch GAP.

Thanks for the information anyway.

Anyone know of a decent place I can get an alarm fitted please?