The only things a bike alarm will do for you are:
Flatten your battery
Annoy you by beeping whenever you walk past the bike in the garage.
Be a pain when servicing your bike
Leave you stranded one day
Now then, the upsides:
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Ok.... dont do it :whistle:
Pros and Cons of Bike Alarms!
Re: Pros and Cons of Bike Alarms!
+1 on the "DONT HAVE AN ALARM" front.
Once your woken up at 2am and stood in your garage in your y-fronts trying to stop a defective (due to washing the bike it would appear) alarm going off - crying to God to make it stop - then you will know that the alarm is the devils device.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, pays any attention to any alarm - I live down a mews (aka cul-de-sac) and even when house alarms go off, nobody springs out of bed to work out if a neighbour is being robbed - no, they think, "turn that F&cking racket off - im trying to sleep".
I am however surprised that you found an insurance company that gives you ANY discount by having an alarm. None of the insurance companies I have tried for my plethora of bikes, offered any discount for any thatcham approved and professionally installed alarm.
Once your woken up at 2am and stood in your garage in your y-fronts trying to stop a defective (due to washing the bike it would appear) alarm going off - crying to God to make it stop - then you will know that the alarm is the devils device.
Nobody, and I mean nobody, pays any attention to any alarm - I live down a mews (aka cul-de-sac) and even when house alarms go off, nobody springs out of bed to work out if a neighbour is being robbed - no, they think, "turn that F&cking racket off - im trying to sleep".
I am however surprised that you found an insurance company that gives you ANY discount by having an alarm. None of the insurance companies I have tried for my plethora of bikes, offered any discount for any thatcham approved and professionally installed alarm.
Cheers,
Leigh (LMG)
Leigh (LMG)
Re: Pros and Cons of Bike Alarms!
As everyone else said total waste of time just use a F.off chain and padlock with an alarmed disc lock, if they really want to nick your bike they will lift it into a van with the alarm yelling it`s head off and no one will take any notice :huh:
Re: Pros and Cons of Bike Alarms!
I've never wanted an alarm on a bike for the reasons given.
But my s/h GS already had one fitted (it's a BMW one). The previous owner commuted daily and parked on the road so in that situation an alarm is a positive deterrent.
It's not overly sensitive & switches itself off after 7 days if not re-activated which is good for the battery but not great if I go on holiday without the bike!
So I don't rely on it for security.
But my s/h GS already had one fitted (it's a BMW one). The previous owner commuted daily and parked on the road so in that situation an alarm is a positive deterrent.
It's not overly sensitive & switches itself off after 7 days if not re-activated which is good for the battery but not great if I go on holiday without the bike!
So I don't rely on it for security.
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use a big fuck off padlock and chain like you said and forget the alarm (thumbs)
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Re: Pros and Cons of Bike Alarms!
If someone wants your bike, they'll ahve it if they have enough brains / tooling. All that "security" will do is possibly slow them down.
But, alarms going off, everyone ignores them.
Disc locks, you will ride off with it attached at some point.
Trackers, useless if they hide the bike in a metal container.
Datatagging, useful for prosecuting the criminals if they get caught with something off your bike, usless in stopping a theft if they think they can get away with it / don't see it's tagged.
So, do whatever makes you happy, becasue it probably won't stop them. YMMV.
But, alarms going off, everyone ignores them.
Disc locks, you will ride off with it attached at some point.
Trackers, useless if they hide the bike in a metal container.
Datatagging, useful for prosecuting the criminals if they get caught with something off your bike, usless in stopping a theft if they think they can get away with it / don't see it's tagged.
So, do whatever makes you happy, becasue it probably won't stop them. YMMV.
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Re: Pros and Cons of Bike Alarms!
First thing I do if I have an alarm on a that I have bought bike is get rid of it. The last thing I need is the alarm to cause electrical problems in the middle of nowhere,
flat batteries and a wiring loom that has been fecked about with to fit the bloody thing. A decent chain and lock works for me. (thumbs)
flat batteries and a wiring loom that has been fecked about with to fit the bloody thing. A decent chain and lock works for me. (thumbs)
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Alarm = waste of space.
However an immobiliser is a great bit of kit, zero current draw, just means they move on to sombody elses bike. Have to say in my professional capacity (ex old bill), I have dealt with loads of cases where the imobiliser stoped a vehicle being stolen, or in the case of bikes enabled it to be recovered, where as I dont think I ever dealt with anything where the alarm bit did the slightest good.
However an immobiliser is a great bit of kit, zero current draw, just means they move on to sombody elses bike. Have to say in my professional capacity (ex old bill), I have dealt with loads of cases where the imobiliser stoped a vehicle being stolen, or in the case of bikes enabled it to be recovered, where as I dont think I ever dealt with anything where the alarm bit did the slightest good.
