Could someone please tell me what the factory fitted alarm/immobiliser system is on an 2007 Nightster XL 1200 N. I'm not picking the bike up till tomorrow but need to insure it. When I looked on the insurance site I got a drop down list of a lot of different systems. My dealer just says 'factory fitted'. Can anyone help me?

 

Flashing lights, optional siren, ignition lockout, starter lockout. I think on a 2007 you can arm and disarm with the key fob.

 

If you're talking brand wise, I believe its just Harley Davidson.

 

Viper? Saw those signs all over the dealer last time.

 

With an 07 the key fob just needs to be near the bike. (Approx 5 feet?) There are no buttons to arm or disarm the system the fob is just a black disk with batteries inside. Front and rear lights flash when bike is moved even slightly, siren is optional.

 

Force the dealer to help you install a code to start the bike in case you lose the FOB or the FOB battery dies. Otherwise, you are walking. The owners manual has instructions that never seem to work.

 

Be careful with that alarm. I have two friend whose alarms started going haywire. Lights flashing when nothing was within 50 feet of the bike running down the battery. One got left stranded in the middle of the desert.

 

The factory security option in 2007 to date is a Delphi system. The fobs have no buttons to push. They emit a continuous low power signal. When the fob is within a few feet of the bike the system will disarm. If you lose the fob or the fob battery goes dead you can input the pin # by the method outlined in the owners manual. You can also input your own pin # . The alarm will be disabled until you turn the bike off. Then it will rearm itself. So you must input the pin # every time you shut off.

The #2032 battery is good for a little over a year so replace it every 12 months.

The security module, turn signal module and the lean angle sensor are all in one multitasking module.

The systems value for an antitheft device is minimal. Most thieves just pick the bike up and put it in a van. They could care less if the lights were flashing. And they know the simple way to disarm the bike so that the pin # is not needed.

I won't say how to do that here because I don't want to give anyone ideas. It is so simple that a cave man could do it.

The system will not run long enough to run the bikes battery down unless you keep trying to start or move it with a dead fob.

The owners manual is quite clear on how to disarm. You just must be quick.

Here's how.

With the bike on the jiffy stand and the alarm not activated, turn the switch on.
Within 2 seconds push and hold down both the right and left turn signal buttons.
The screen will show 5 blank positions. Quickly push the left signal it will input 1 then push it until it advances to the correct # .
When the correct # is achieved push the right turn signal to set that # and advance to the next spot. Repeat with the left turn signal up to the # you want. Hit the right turn signal to accept and advance again.
Do this until all five #s are posted. The last number acceptance by pushing the right turn signal returns the lcd screen to odo and you may now start your engine.

That may seem like a lot but in reality it takes less that 20 seconds. Just have your pin # memorized because you only have the 2 second window to input each number and move on.

I got real good at it this past weekend when I went to Sturgis on the River in Davenport Ia. I will kept a supply of fob batteries on hand from now on.