Alarming!

[melegsareboney]

Got a new 1200GS with immobilizer and alarm fitted. Thought I'd test the sensitivity of the alarm. Pushed the bike off of it's centre stand and rocked the bike side to side-----nothing!! Wheeled the bike out of my garage and not even a hint of complaint. Rented a hire van, loaded the bike and stripped the bike whilst travelling at 79mph on the M62. ( sorry I've just had a 'funny turn' ). The other bit's true. How sensitive is your alarm?

 

[Magwych]

Hi,melegs, you sure you turned it on ?

The standard alarma does not auto set itself by default, you have to set it by the key fob, or change the settings to get it to autoset...
Otherwise looks you got a warranty claim coming.

 

[gavin@iow]

Got a new 1200GS with immobilizer and alarm fitted. Thought I'd test the sensitivity of the alarm. Pushed the bike off of it's centre stand and rocked the bike side to side-----nothing!! Wheeled the bike out of my garage and not even a hint of complaint. Rented a hire van, loaded the bike and stripped the bike whilst travelling at 79mph on the M62. ( sorry I've just had a 'funny turn' ). The other bit's true. How sensitive is your alarm?

It's obviously an intelligent alarm, and recognized you as the owner,............i'll get me coat.

 

[nedflanders]

Set mine to auto arm, also make an audible tone when it arms as well (this is bloody loud!) but will be changing the auto arm back off and turning the tone off as well. Auto arm is a pain, especially filling up, mind you it's not exactly sensitive, the wife managed to climb on the back without it setting off, so might be back to the dealer to see if it can be made more sensitive.

 

[melegsareboney]

Hi,melegs, you sure you turned it on ?

The standard alarma does not auto set itself by default, you have to set it by the key fob, or change the settings to get it to autoset...
Otherwise looks you got a warranty claim coming.

Hello CityBum, I always set the alarm before I say sleep tight to the bike. Press the alarm set twice and make myself jump as it's so loud. My wife's now on hourly watch. I'll be so annoyed if she has to wake me.

 

[nedflanders]

Hello CityBum, I always set the alarm before I say sleep tight to the bike. Press the alarm set twice and make myself jump as it's so loud. My wife's now on hourly watch. I'll be so annoyed if she has to wake me.

doesn't pressing the alarm set button twice disable the motion sensor (three beeps)

 

[melegsareboney]

doesn't pressing the alarm set button twice disable the motion sensor (three beeps)

Interesting; I haven't got the alarm manual with me to check. It wouldn't be unusual for me to cock things up.

 

[Kevmulcock]

Got a new 1200GS with immobilizer and alarm fitted. Thought I'd test the sensitivity of the alarm. Pushed the bike off of it's centre stand and rocked the bike side to side-----nothing!! Wheeled the bike out of my garage and not even a hint of complaint. Rented a hire van, loaded the bike and stripped the bike whilst travelling at 79mph on the M62. ( sorry I've just had a 'funny turn' ). The other bit's true. How sensitive is your alarm?

Funnily enough I was adjusting the settings on my alarm yesterday...

I set the alarm to auto arm, without the acknowledge beep. however when I was try to "encourage" the alarm to sound, it took an almighty effort to trigger it, I aswell managed to take the bike of the centre stand, and wheel it about a bit prior to it sounding. I would be interested in finding out if it can be made just a little bit more sensitive!!

 

[Mouse]

I think (but I'm not certain) thatr the BMW alarm doesn't have a motion sensor like for example a Datatool does. I think it senses the movement of the bike's wheels via the ABS sensors.

This does make it less sensitive but then again it is 1/3 the price of a Datatool.

 

[nedflanders]

Just dug the manual out, if you press the arm button twice within the arming period (15 seconds) it deactivates the motion sensor. The motion sensor doesn't rely on the ABS sensor, if you arm it on the sidestand, wait the 15 seconds it can be activated by moving the bike side to side, but it does take alot of effort to set it off.

 

[melegsareboney]

Just dug the manual out, if you press the arm button twice within the arming period (15 seconds) it deactivates the motion sensor. The motion sensor doesn't rely on the ABS sensor, if you arm it on the sidestand, wait the 15 seconds it can be activated by moving the bike side to side, but it does take alot of effort to set it off.

Nedflanders, many thanks for that. I've just tested it and you're dead right. Sorry about the confusion. I will be daft when I grow up!

 

[nedflanders]

No probs

 

[Peter Pan]

How sensitive is your alarm?

My alarms got a snooze button ...

 

[Dave C]

Alarms:

about as much use as a chocolate T pot... unless you happen to be standing within about 20m with a baseball bat....and some large mates to follow up approx 30 seconds later (in case theres more that 2 of the thieving scum)........ otherwise it just makes a noise while they load the bike into their nicked van .....

Keep a bloody big chain attachd to somethin solid, and hope the thieving scum go elsewhere...coz nowt will put them off if they are really determined.

alarms: only any use if you personally hear em...and can react in time with a fook off large deterrant!

Ride free folk

Dave

 

[GSmonkey]

....it only goes off when they start stripping it down for parts.