SuzukiSavage.com - Print Page

SuzukiSavage.com
/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl
General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> installed cool alarm on savage
/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1230879230

Message started by Stimpy on 01/01/09 at 22:53:49

Title: installed cool alarm on savage
Post by Stimpy on 01/01/09 at 22:53:49

http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/3104/v4cx1.th.jpg (http://img240.imageshack.us/my.php?image=v4cx1.jpg)

These holidays I took the time to
finally install an alarm on my bike.

I've personally never had a problem w/any
of my vehicles ever getting stolen or broken
into, but according to a lot of friends (and statistics)
I've been nothing but lucky; specially "bikejackings"
in big cities while waiting for the green light.

This alarm is REALLY cool, it's commercialized
as a "V4 virtual presence immobilizer" by Protec

What it does is that it kills the
electrical system of the savage by:
a) pressing the remote and waiting 20sec or
b) by separating yourself more than 100ft from the
bike (i.e. bikejacking / parking).

So basically if you are not there (w/the remote) it
WON'T turn over or the engine will die after 1/2 a
block; when parking no need to activate it, just
walk away; and no, you can't place the remote
w/the keys, it's tiny and that stays in your pocket.

(but I'm sure many brands have this system now,
theoretically any 12V car alarm can be adapted for
a motorcycle and what mainly varies is the size of
the main unit and the fact that the electronics are
encased in hard silicone making it water, dust and
vibrationproof. Price: $79dlls / Installation time 1-2hrs)

It also has a flashing blue LED (very scary for thieves ;D)
and a small button where you can input a 6 digit # in case
you lose or damage you remote unit and all is wired to the
bikes flashers which blink a few times when activating.

I hid the main unit IN the airbox w/o any performance loss.

http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/8520/23122008qz0.th.jpg (http://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=23122008qz0.jpg)
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/17/23122008000mv9.th.jpg (http://img356.imageshack.us/my.php?image=23122008000mv9.jpg)
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/4695/23122008001vc6.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=23122008001vc6.jpg)
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/4536/23122008002ui6.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=23122008002ui6.jpg)
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4747/23122008003eu7.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=23122008003eu7.jpg)

Title: Re: installed cool alarm on savage
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/01/09 at 23:29:00

Well, thats an interesting new variable for when someone pops in here with

" My bike wont start"

Title: Re: installed cool alarm on savage
Post by Stimpy on 01/01/09 at 23:59:00

...but then again ::)

July 2, 2006 - Motorcycle Theft Report
Courtesy of Progressive Insurance
Progressive Insurance reports the following statistics, based on claims:

Most Likely to be Stolen: 1. Suzuki GSX-R; 2. Yamaha YZF-R; 3. Suzuki Hayabusa; 4. Honda CBR; 5. Kawasaki ZX-R.

Least Likely to be Stolen: 1. Suzuki Savage; 2. BMW R1200C; 3. Yamaha Virago; 4. Honda Nighthawk; 5. Triumph Bonneville.

Most Likely to be in a Crash: 1. Suzuki GSX-R; 2. Suzuki TLR; 3. Kawasaki ZX-R; 4. Honda CBR; 5. Yamaha YZF-R.

Least Likely to be in a Crash: 1. Yamaha Virago; 2. Honda Rebel; 3. Honda Nighthawk; 4. Suzuki Savage; 5. Harley-Davidson Tour Glide.

http://webbikeworld.com/motorcycle-theft/

;D

Title: Re: installed cool alarm on savage
Post by MMRanch on 01/02/09 at 00:03:13

Hay STIMPY

WHAT DID THAT ALARM SET YA BACK?

Title: Re: installed cool alarm on savage
Post by BurnPgh on 01/02/09 at 02:55:08

and where'd you get it?

Title: Re: installed cool alarm on savage
Post by serowbot on 01/02/09 at 09:49:57

4B6C71756861180 wrote:

Most Likely to be Stolen: 1. Suzuki GSX-R; 2. Yamaha YZF-R; 3. Suzuki Hayabusa; 4. Honda CBR; 5. Kawasaki ZX-R.

Least Likely to be Stolen: 1. Suzuki Savage; 2. BMW R1200C; 3. Yamaha Virago; 4. Honda Nighthawk; 5. Triumph Bonneville.

Most Likely to be in a Crash: 1. Suzuki GSX-R; 2. Suzuki TLR; 3. Kawasaki ZX-R; 4. Honda CBR; 5. Yamaha YZF-R.

Least Likely to be in a Crash: 1. Yamaha Virago; 2. Honda Rebel; 3. Honda Nighthawk; 4. Suzuki Savage; 5. Harley-Davidson Tour Glide. [/color][/i]

notice the similarity between stolen and crashed bikes?...
most thieves steal them, to strip them, and sell replacement parts to squids that keep crashing them....
I wonder how many of the stolen bikes have stolen parts on them?.... :-?

Title: Re: installed cool alarm on savage
Post by Rustbucket on 01/02/09 at 13:26:10

Very Cool, Yeah whered you get it and how much $$$ ?

Title: Re: installed cool alarm on savage
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 01/02/09 at 22:30:17

Least Likely to be in a Crash: 5. Harley-Davidson Tour Glide*.

* Bikes on trailers dont count?

Title: Re: installed cool alarm on savage
Post by Gary On A Savage on 01/02/09 at 22:34:46

445B5D5A4740714171495B571C2E0 wrote:

Least Likely to be in a Crash: 5. Harley-Davidson Tour Glide*.

* Bikes on trailers dont count?

Least likely to be Ridden: 1. Anything with an HD emblem on the tank

Title: Where I got it?
Post by Stimpy on 01/03/09 at 12:47:44

* Bikes on trailers dont count? Least likely to be Ridden: HD
;D

I got my V4 alarm for about $75usd in a mom & pop
custom shop that mostly specializes in car audio here
in Mexico city where I live at the moment and installed
it myself; I still need to buy and install the optional
mercury switch (only $4.99 but was out of stock).

My particular alarm was made by protec security inc. but
I'm unsure if it's available in the US. Protects' homepage here:
http://www.protec-security.com/

----------------------------------------------------------------

I found in AMAZON.COM this alarm w/similar features for ONLY $24.99!!
http://www.amazon.com/MOTORCYCLE-ALARM-SECURITY-SYSTEM-ENGINE/dp/B001HBUKYC/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1231011663&sr=8-12

I also keep reading that the GORILLA and CYCLONE motorcycle
alarms, among others, are pretty popular in the US and Europe;
either way any alarm I think it's a good investment
...unless it's WAAAY TOO sensitive or you wire it wrong :D

Top 10 Most Likely To Be Stolen (Population > 500.000)
1. Honolulu, Hawaii
2. Miami, Fla
3. San Diego, Calif.
4. Las Vegas, Nev.
5. New York, N.Y.-N.J.
6. Washington, DC-Md.-Va.
7. Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.
8. Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Fla.
9. New Orleans, La.
10. Norfolk-Virginia Beach- Portsmouth, Va.-N.C.

Top 10 Least Likely To Be Stolen (Population > 500.000)
1. Grand Rapids, Mich.
2. Harrisburg, Pa.
3. Syracuse, N.Y.
4. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.
5. Lansing-East Lansing, Mich.
6. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.
7. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
8. Milwaukee, Wis.
9. Pittsburgh, Pa.
10. Nashville-Davidson, Tenn.

Top 10 Most Likely To Have A Crash (Population > 500.000)
1. New York, N.Y.-N.J.
2. Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, Va.-N.C.
3. Baton Rouge, La.
4. San Diego, Calif.
5. San Francisco-Oakland,Calif.
6. New Orleans, La.
7. San Antonio, Texas
8. McAllen-Pharr-Edinburg,Texas
9. Nassau-Suffolk, N.Y.
10. Orlando, Fla.

Top 10 Least Likely To Have A Crash (Population > 500.000)
1. Bakersfield, Calif.
2. Indianapolis, Ind.
3. Akron, Ohio
4. Toledo, Ohio-Mich.
5. Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.
6. Tacoma, Wash.
7. Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, R.I.-Mass.
8. Cleveland, Ohio
9. Oxnard-Simi Valley-Ventura, Calif.
10. Columbus, Ohio

Look for your city here!
(Detailed statistics from 2006)
http://newsroom.progressive.com/2006/February/motorcycle-statistics.aspx#a

:)