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Broad Question....Why would one get a motorcycle alarm if they have insurance?

Insurance covers theft so what would be the advantage to adding an alarm, besides the cool factor. (Scorpio...;)))

insurance doesnt cover theft.
comperhensive covers theft.

i have insurance, i dont have comprehensive

Have you ever heard of anyone getting a fair deal if their bike was stolen? Covering all the mods? Keeping you riding while you wait for a new remodded bike?

Better to have a chance to stop it [thumbsup]

Personally, I don't expect an alarm to stop anyone who really wants it and know what they're doing.
It's certainly a good way of stopping people and kids who might scratch it, sit on it, bump into it a.s.o.
When touring, it can scare thieves from going through your luggage...

Need more? ;)

OK very good responses..

Now let me ask this...Lets say you have a bike with NO mods and comprehensive coverage...From the aspect of theft (lets keep scratches and stuff out for now) will an alarm be advantageous?

 ;D 8)

sure it will, my insurance knocks off10% if you have a self arming alarm.

Sweet...now i just have to convince the wifee to spend ~$350 for the one i want..;)

I was looking at the scorpio i900...seems like the best one available...

you should ask your insurance how much they knock off before you drop the dime on it.

mine is progressive and they said 10% with active alarm that you DONT arm yourself.

Well mine is through Geico and I spent $480 for the entire year including comprehensive with a $50 deduc.

I will contact them this weekend but either way, even if they dont offer a discount, I want to put one in for the sake of not having to go through the aggravation of getting a new one...or at least to help prevent it...

i dont mind getting a new bike. wanna steal mine?

currently the amount of money ive been ticketed in nyc has costs me more than insruacen itself.

avg $115 per ticket x 9 tickets. i only pay $500 a year

Besides that, some of our bike's are like family. You can't just go and replace it with a new one. However, if someone wants it, they are going to get it. I would just like to detour them

I hate you. I pay 350 for liability alone.

why do you hate me? i pay 500 for liability alone!

I actually didn't get an alarm because I was worried about theft, I got one (with a perimeter sensor) because I don't want people touching/sitting/tipping over my motorcycle while I'm in class.

Gotcha, thought you paid that for both liability and comprehensive  :)

i wish. id crash my bike into a tree right now to get a 999. lol

Which system with a perimeter sensor are you using? Can you adjust the sensitivity?

I'm using the Scorpio SR-i600 alarm with the perimeter sensor and yes it is adjustable.  :) 

Was kind of hard to find a place to put the little box but I settled for under the seat and seems to be working pretty well, it catches me walking up to the back end a little earlier than I like sense the sensor is placed toward the back of the bike but it works well for what I want.  I imagine if I took some time I could find a more appropriate place to mount the sensor, just haven't bothered since it's not really that big a deal to me.

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Same here, I have a Scorpio with a perimeter sensor on all of my bikes. Not to keep the bad people away, but to keep the otherwise good people from making bad decisions.  Came out one too many times to find someone "test fitting" my bike or see dad had propped up junior to take a photo while he kicked my paint and smeared his snotty little hands all over my tank.   >:(

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Hey guys,

I just took a brief look at the Scorpio SR-i600 online. How easy was it to install on the bike? Was it difficult to wire it up?

(I hope this is not considered thread-jacking.)

what bike alarm self arms?

would that be the immobilizer?

Remote control leaving the bike = self arming, if it's set up in self arming mode. Top model Scorpio, that is.


It's very easy [thumbsup] Factory wiring harness plugs right in. One wire to battery plus. Supplied velcro attaches main control unit to underseat area. Double sided tape attaches perimeter sensor to underseat area. Pay close attention to routing the antenna wire. Arrange left over wiring. Finished.

There are a lot of custom adjustments. A lot! Take your time reading the downloadable instructions, which are very good.

Thanks. I didn't see downloadable instructions, but it wasn't the Scorpio site that I went to. I'll check it out again. I never thought about installing an alarm, but a proximity sensor to keep other people's asses off of my seat may be a good thing to have. When does the spending stop on this Monster money pit?? :)

Probably when it safely travels at the speed of sound and weighs 3 lbs

I was going to say NEVER, but your time estimate pretty much covers it [thumbsup]

For those considering an alarm:

http://www.scorpioalarms.com/products/motorcycle/sr-i500_trs5/ (http://www.scorpioalarms.com/products/motorcycle/sr-i500_trs5/)

Scorpio is having a sale on i600 & i900 models.

For those who have the alarm already, did you end up getting the proximity sensor as well? Without the sensor, the standard alarm would still go off if someone sat on the bike right? I'm assuming the accelerometer would set it off

Also, I asked my insurance company (State Farm) and they do not give any kinds of discounts if you install an automatic alarm.

Yes, but there will be no warning chirp as the idiot/child/drunk approaches...
I'm afraid someone might try to sit on it, get scared by the alarm and not putting the bike down carefully (= tip over?)

Scorpios with the perimeter sensor can be armed without the sensor, different button.

I'm trying to decide if I want to spend the money on an alarm too. Is there anybody else that has the Scorpio alarm (specifically the SR-i600 with proximity sensor) have any reviews about it. Does the proximity sensor work well? Is it always going off? How many warning chirps does the proximity sensor give before the alarm goes off?

Any other alarms / manufactures to consider?


Thanks!

It's adjustable - from anyone just looking at it the wrong way to very insensitive.
Chirps three times - back away and it shuts up.
If you stay where you were, the three chirps are followed by three quicker chirps, still not moved away = full alarm.