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Like others I have had problems with false alarms and battery drain on the Datatool stealth that was fitted to my 2020 1250GS by BMW to the point that I cancelled the subscription after the 1st free year and disconnected it. The scroats know where it is located too as they're all fitted in the same place because it plugs into the existing wiring loom, so if someone is looking to have a tracker fitted I would recommend they get something else instead.
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Unfortunately most of the companies I have spoken to insist on a Thatcham approved tracker system, Datatool is top of their list
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Mine had an S5 fitted from new by BMW as well as the alarm
I probably wouldn't have specced them but they were there
Had no issues with either
Bike was parked for 9 days whilst abroad and started perfectly
It is on a BMW optimate when at home
Think it might have been in relation to the number of people who struggled to get insurance. The dealer I got my bike from had to cancel 2 new bike orders when the customers
couldn't either get insurance or it was stupidly high
Is there no offer from BMW?
I probably wouldn't have specced them but they were there
Had no issues with either
Bike was parked for 9 days whilst abroad and started perfectly
It is on a BMW optimate when at home
Think it might have been in relation to the number of people who struggled to get insurance. The dealer I got my bike from had to cancel 2 new bike orders when the customers
couldn't either get insurance or it was stupidly high
Is there no offer from BMW?
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Ironically insurance on my R1300 GSA and on my M1000R were both more expensive if tracker listed, go figure!! Needless to say didn't fit one on either!
I’m experiencing an issue with my Datatool S5 fitted by dealer from new.
Unit is 2 1/2 yrs old. It tracks my rides ok and the app will show where it is , battery voltage etc but it no longer sends messages for movement detection. I’d normally receive a text if I disturb the bike in the garage or move it out onto the drive without the fob. I’ve a feeling that it’s the internal battery has given up. Contacted Datatool and waiting on response.
Last texts I had were in June the day the bike was in the dealers for service
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Unit is 2 1/2 yrs old. It tracks my rides ok and the app will show where it is , battery voltage etc but it no longer sends messages for movement detection. I’d normally receive a text if I disturb the bike in the garage or move it out onto the drive without the fob. I’ve a feeling that it’s the internal battery has given up. Contacted Datatool and waiting on response.
Last texts I had were in June the day the bike was in the dealers for service
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I've never had an insurance company insist on a tracker?
is this something unique to the 1300 now?
is this something unique to the 1300 now?
You get an allowance of text alertsI’m experiencing an issue with my Datatool S5 fitted by dealer from new.
Unit is 2 1/2 yrs old. It tracks my rides ok and the app will show where it is , battery voltage etc but it no longer sends messages for movement detection. I’d normally receive a text if I disturb the bike in the garage or move it out onto the drive without the fob. I’ve a feeling that it’s the internal battery has given up. Contacted Datatool and waiting on response.
Last texts I had were in June the day the bike was in the dealers for service
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Can't remember how many
I have used 2, both times wheeling the bike into my garage
Maybe check how many text alerts you've had
Give them a call, when my stealth starting playing up giving false alarms, normally in the early hours the chap in the monitoring centre programmed mine so it wouldn't trigger their system until it was 50m from my address, so it might just be a programming issue or maybe put into maintenence mode of some sort when at the dealers?I’m experiencing an issue with my Datatool S5 fitted by dealer from new.
Unit is 2 1/2 yrs old. It tracks my rides ok and the app will show where it is , battery voltage etc but it no longer sends messages for movement detection. I’d normally receive a text if I disturb the bike in the garage or move it out onto the drive without the fob. I’ve a feeling that it’s the internal battery has given up. Contacted Datatool and waiting on response.
Last texts I had were in June the day the bike was in the dealers for service
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I priced mine at £19999 despite it costing £20k plus a few grand. As when I left the dealer, it devalued by at least £3k, probably £5k or more
Perhaps in your own case, you may benefit from living in a post code that is considered 'benign' (or similar categorisation) by insurers?
On a slightly different angle. I purchased an almost new / demo R1300gsa and when purchased the dealer said that as the Datatool Tracker fitted was not a BMW part it had to be disconnected prior to sale but they would give me the tracker to put back on if I wanted. I called my insurance company to get a quote prior to purchase of the bike and told them about the tracker not being fitted but I have it to go back on and when they did a quote to change insurance from my bike to the new bike there was no difference in the extra price whether the tracker was or was not fitted, so the advice was to insure it without the tracker noted on the policy. If I decided to fit it for security then it wouldn't affect the policy.
BMW own insurance were cheapest for me - 0333 234 1021
BMW own insurance were cheapest for me - 0333 234 1021
Didn't know what section to put this in but here goes as I think its a tracker, bought a 24 plate 1300GS from Williams in Manchester, back end of June, asked the sales guy what the fob was on the key ring said it was probably a tracker/Alarm, any ideas? DataTool on Front Scorpion on bac.k
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