Hd alarm is it worth the cost?
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Hd alarm is it worth the cost?
Trying to decide wether to purchase the alarm with the new bike. Most dealers say it comes without and they will install it. But does not come with siren. If all it does is disable the ecm so cant start, a thief will still take the bike and just change out the ecm at their garage...
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RE: Hd alarm is it worth the cost?
The alarm is well worth it. When out with the bike, you simply turn the alarm on and no one can walk away with your bike. It stops you from reaching into your pocket to manually lock the bike with the key. The best thing, it stops you from scratching the key hole and all the chrome on the console repeatedly with the key.. This is partcularly key on softails (dressers too, no?), where the dash and key is right on the tank.
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RE: Hd alarm is it worth the cost?
IMO, not worth it. Remember when you were walking through the mall parking lot? Remember hearing a car alarm go off? Did you run and see what was going on? Did anyone?
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RE: Hd alarm is it worth the cost?
i turn my head when i see an alarm go off. on a bike it may draw even more attention. regardless, just like nine said, it's well worth the convinience of not having to key-lock your bike every time. i don't have the siren, and probably wouldn't get it.
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RE: Hd alarm is it worth the cost?
In Laughlin this last year I was in the parking lot where a bike was being repo'd, he had an alarm, chain thru the front and back with it blasting away. Four guys picked up the bike and onto a flatbed trailer and they were gone. They drew a crowd and the police were there to make sure that there was no trouble. So it makes no diference what you have if someone wants you ride they are going to take it, but if it gives you piece of mind then it is worth it.
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I like the added piece of mind from the alarm. I added the siren and bought the pager. Pager works nice and it goes nuts if anyone messes with your bike.
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RE: Hd alarm is it worth the cost?
I like the alarm system on the pre 2007 models but not the new design on my 2007. This new alarm is a pain in the a$$ because it constantly auto arms and you need to have the fob on you to disarm it. If you forget the fob (like I did last week) you are forced to disarm the alarm with the security code via the turn signal buttons which is not that much fun, especially if you have never done it before (keep the wallet card with you, it saved me from a tow). I previously kept an extra set of keys (and fob) in my trunk until I bought this 07. On the 07's if you keep an extra fob anywhere on the bike it will prohibit the alarm from arming all the time. So you need to take the fob or fobs with you whenever you walk away from the bike. So last week I jumped on my bike with the keys HANGING on the wall next to where I park it in my garage. Because the keys were hanging within 10 feet of the bike it started right up and off I went. After getting about 40 miles from home I turned the bike off to talk to a friend and when I went to start the bike the ignition was disabled and the siren started to sound. The alarm went off for over ten minutes (embarrasing) until it finally reset. I was able to quickly turn the ignition on and enter my five digit security code to get the bike running but that was after four tries involving several more siren blasts for 10 minutes straight. I wanted to burn the bike, it was such an inconvenience and I decided the alarm was more trouble than it was worth. Also, these fobs have batteries that could go dead at anytime which would leave someone in the same position I was in. JUST KNOW YOUR SECURITY CODE AND HOW TO ENTER IT CORRECTLY !!!!
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RE: Hd alarm is it worth the cost?
Thanks, I think Ill just skip the alarm..
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I like the alarm system on the pre 2007 models but not the new design on my 2007. This new alarm is a pain in the a$$ because it constantly auto arms and you need to have the fob on you to disarm it. If you forget the fob (like I did last week) you are forced to disarm the alarm with the security code via the turn signal buttons which is not that much fun, especially if you have never done it before (keep the wallet card with you, it saved me from a tow). I previously kept an extra set of keys (and fob) in my trunk until I bought this 07. On the 07's if you keep an extra fob anywhere on the bike it will prohibit the alarm from arming all the time. So you need to take the fob or fobs with you whenever you walk away from the bike. So last week I jumped on my bike with the keys HANGING on the wall next to where I park it in my garage. Because the keys were hanging within 10 feet of the bike it started right up and off I went. After getting about 40 miles from home I turned the bike off to talk to a friend and when I went to start the bike the ignition was disabled and the siren started to sound. The alarm went off for over ten minutes (embarrasing) until it finally reset. I was able to quickly turn the ignition on and enter my five digit security code to get the bike running but that was after four tries involving several more siren blasts for 10 minutes straight. I wanted to burn the bike, it was such an inconvenience and I decided the alarm was more trouble than it was worth. Also, these fobs have batteries that could go dead at anytime which would leave someone in the same position I was in. JUST KNOW YOUR SECURITY CODE AND HOW TO ENTER IT CORRECTLY !!!!
I like the alarm system on the pre 2007 models but not the new design on my 2007. This new alarm is a pain in the a$$ because it constantly auto arms and you need to have the fob on you to disarm it. If you forget the fob (like I did last week) you are forced to disarm the alarm with the security code via the turn signal buttons which is not that much fun, especially if you have never done it before (keep the wallet card with you, it saved me from a tow). I previously kept an extra set of keys (and fob) in my trunk until I bought this 07. On the 07's if you keep an extra fob anywhere on the bike it will prohibit the alarm from arming all the time. So you need to take the fob or fobs with you whenever you walk away from the bike. So last week I jumped on my bike with the keys HANGING on the wall next to where I park it in my garage. Because the keys were hanging within 10 feet of the bike it started right up and off I went. After getting about 40 miles from home I turned the bike off to talk to a friend and when I went to start the bike the ignition was disabled and the siren started to sound. The alarm went off for over ten minutes (embarrasing) until it finally reset. I was able to quickly turn the ignition on and enter my five digit security code to get the bike running but that was after four tries involving several more siren blasts for 10 minutes straight. I wanted to burn the bike, it was such an inconvenience and I decided the alarm was more trouble than it was worth. Also, these fobs have batteries that could go dead at anytime which would leave someone in the same position I was in. JUST KNOW YOUR SECURITY CODE AND HOW TO ENTER IT CORRECTLY !!!!
