so i was browsing craigslist and this local shop sells and installs this alarm on your bike. you can get the $525 version that has GPS tracking, and was just wondering if any of you guys have any experience or info on this. basically what the guy told me in an e-mail was you can get a GPS tracking service that is $99 per year to subscribe and will contact you via e-mail or you can track it yourself through a web site. i know no alarm is full proof, but its definitely good peace of mind when i'm parking it at the mall or some other parking lot. only wish it came with a pager alarm as well.

heres the link the shop that sells and installs it:
http://shinysideupmotorcyclese....html

heres the craigslist ad:
http://shinysideupmotorcyclese....html

 

get it in a garage and pay for comprehensive insurance. if you still aren't comfortable when you're on the road get a disc lock. but if someone wants your bike they'll get your bike.

 

I'd skip that alarm due to the price and yearly fee. Its a good idea in theory, but there are only so many places on a bike that one can install an alarm. Plus it probably doesn't have a large battery back up if at all. Before an onwer even realized his/her bike is gone, a thief will have diconnected the battery and torn out any alarms after looking in the usual spots. Once your bike is in someones van, a lojack or GPS signal is easily blocked.

Keeping the bike out of sight in a garage or covered, and locking it up seems to be the best way to keep it around.

 

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Why do you say this? Are you implying that a GPS transponder is blocked by being contained in a van surrounded by metal? IF this is so, you need to do more research. If your bike (or car) is GPS or lojack equipped, doesn't usually matter where it is (inside a van, garage, metal storage locker), the transponder signal is usually strong enough to be detected, unless it's surroudned by 3 feet of concrete and steel or at the bottom of a lake....

But I do agree that even with all this techy alarm jibber jabber, there ARE only so many place to hide an alarm on a bike, a good thief will rip out and replace most of the bike anyway....

Just get a good lock and chain for when it's out in "public"

 

if the van is completely blocked off and has no windows in the rear then there won't be a gps signal since it's satellites. I don't know how lojack works though. Plus in a building you definetely won't have gps. trust me. I did my entire senior project on gps alone.

 

hello all,

i just happened to stubmle across this thread checking our web site stats.

my name is adrian. i am the owner of shiny side up motorcycle service. we are the shop that sells and installs the gps systems.

i see some forum members are a bit skeptical of its performance. one question that seems to arise from everyone is the clarity of the gps signal. the gps transponder is close to millitary grade. a clear view of the sky is not needed. it will work in underground parking garages just fine.

hiding the unit is not a problem. we have hidden the unit in places that you would never think it could be hidden. the unit has a 90 day battery backup. this means the transponder can operate for 90 full days on easily replaceable AA batteries.

a theif would have to know the bike has a tracking device before they can rip it out. this is not likely to happen as most thefts are grab and go. no one is going to spend 15 minutes or more digging out a gps device so they can steal your bike. if they know it is there they will more than likely pick an easier target.

unlike lojack units. the gps device can easily be tracked by going to location xs's web site and seeing where your bike/car is. lojack requires that you file a police report first before they will activate your lojack transmitter. locjack only works with areas that law enforcement are equipped with lojcak tracking receivers. not every area in the USA is civered by lojack and only large metropolitan areas have coverage. lojack also requires that a reciver be in range of the transmitter to be tracked. it can be days before a law enforcement agency even picks up the signal. with talon gps you can track your bike in seconds.

the talon gps will call your cel phone or e mail you if the bike is moved so much as 50ft. the total response time is around 1 minute for you to receive a call on your cel phone that your bike is being moved. lojack systems for motorcycles do not have any warning system at all.

we have installed quite a few of these units and have had many happy customers. best of all, if the local police do not want to deal with recovering your bike for you (not uncommon) you can always have the personal satisfaction of getting it back yourself (what you do with the theif is up to you )

if anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact us via the information on our web site throught the link posted in the original posters thread.

thank you,
adrian raff
shiny side up motorcycle service




Modified by adrianr at 9:35 PM 5/24/2006