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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 08:49 PM
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Following instructions in the owners manual to the letter for setting security system to 'transport mode' but it's not working. Anyone else have this problem and found a solution?
 
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 09:07 PM
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Do you have the key fob nearby?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2017 | 08:42 AM
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Do you have the key fob nearby?
Yes. I may have figured it out. The owners manual says the turn signals will blink "once" to indicate it is in transport mode. Mine blink three times, but after setting it I took the fob to another location and them moved the alarm did not activate.

This is a new bike, and will be transporting it soon. Don't want to,arrive at destination with a dead battery!
 
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I know transporting bikes via Household Goods shipment for military members requires the battery to be disconnected during transport.
 
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Originally Posted by Spilot
Yes. I may have figured it out. The owners manual says the turn signals will blink "once" to indicate it is in transport mode. Mine blink three times, but after setting it I took the fob to another location and them moved the alarm did not activate.

This is a new bike, and will be transporting it soon. Don't want to,arrive at destination with a dead battery!
If it has an alarm it'll howl it's head off if the transport mode doesn't work! If in doubt disconnect the battery.
 
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Turn ignition switch on then off, press both signal buttons and the signal lamps will light once (as you press the signal buttons), but... a few seconds later the signal lamps will blink three times (the manual doesn`t tell you that), it caused me some confusion too.

Graham: If you disconnect the battery, the alarm siren will sound off, it has its own battery...
 

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Dan is right. I've transported mine via trailer twice and the manual had explicit instructions and it worked perfectly.
 
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