Is Cyclone alarm any good (and other security issues)

[vcrmoss]

Hello

Im new to biking (still in the process of getting me Gilera Cougar 125cc to work properly).Soon I will be moving house and my bike will need to be left in an open car park.It is only worth £560 but being a student on a tight budget i can not afford having it stolen/damaged.

The security I currently use is: Oxford Disc Lock, Mammoth Chain and cover.I was wondering about getting an alarm and not sure if those £20 Cyclone Alarms any worth the money/not going to mess up my electrics etc.....

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CYCLONE-MOTORBIKE-MOTORCYCLE-BIKE-ALARM-IMMOBILISER_W0QQitemZ200391654633QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item2ea845fce9

any suggestions/experiences with Cyclone welcome and appreciated...plus i hope people are enjoying todays weather

[LordShaftesbu...]

I've used one on every bike I've owned - well, the ones that haven't been stolen, anyway. I'm very happy with them - the Datatool etc. ones are a total rip-off.

[Ol]

I bought the Cyclone C11 (i think) talking alarm for the NSR, fitted in about 45 mins, works really well, hasn't gone off for no reason, and doesn't seem to drain the battery.. from me.

ALTHOUGH - i'd advise agains the talking version, as although it was hilarious at first, it did start to get on my tit's after a month !
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[lonner]

they do the job but i prefer the jse ones as there neater and have better fobs

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HONDA-VFR-750-800-Universal-Motorcycle-Alarm-System_W0QQitemZ320493940122QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Motorcycle_Parts?hash=ite

[vcrmoss]

Thanks everyone, thats informative and I guess I'll go for one.Doubt anyone will be tempted by 10 years old Gilera but at least it'll make me sleep better.As for fitting it given my skills I think it will take more like 4,5 days rather than 45 minutes but I cant say im not enjoying the maintenance side of things.

[LordShaftesbu...]

They've got a new one out I just noticed:

https://www.motorbikealarm.co.uk/products

The V2 is the new one - I've only ever used the C-11. Might get that V2 for my new bike.

[999birdie]

[Damon]

I bought a V2 alarm the otherday and fitted yesterday. All went in ok with no dramas. Easy instructions too.

I never wire in the immobiliser to any of my alarms as I think if they are going to steal my bike, they are going to chuck it in a van and deal with later. At least the alarm is going to make a fuss and I have peace of mind that it is not going to keep me stranded at the side of the road.

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[kingsknight]

I would love to buy this

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CYCLONE-V2-MOTORBIKE-MOTORCYCLE-ALARM-IMMOBILISER-/200379831192?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item2ea7919398#ht_2907wt_939

but iv never installed an alarm before and i would be worried about messing my bike up some how lol
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[ThoughtContro...]

I use a Cyclone in both my little CBR and the SV. Both work fine as basic alarms. I don't use the immobiliser function in case it goes wrong, nor the remote start.

One feature you will get from the way the alarm gets wired up is that if you accidentally press the remote start button a couple of times the lights come on, the alarm gets disabled and the ignition is live.
If you try and switch off a running bike using the key where this has happened, you will be under the illusion that the ignition switch doesn't work. Just press the alarm disable button and all is sweet. Caused a panic when it happened to me tho, which wasn't helped by it snowing at the time.
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[drmouse]

kingsknight:

I have one warning for you: watch out for where you route the wires.

I had one of the C11 alarms, and was a little untidy when I moved it to a new bike. The live wire ended up over the regulator, which gets warm when the bike is running.

This melted through the insulation, shorting out the live to ground, and causing a small fire. It also melted a hole in my battery.

All this was happening right under my arse, although I didn't know anything was wrong till I stopped and my bike stopped running (felt a bit warm, but it was a hot day ).

Moral of the story: keep wires away from hot things. Oh second moral: Don't gloat about wiring your alarm in faster than your mate did, coz if this happens he will laugh.

Other than that, yeah piece of piss to wire up, depending on experience. You don't need to know about alarms, you do need to know about vehicle wiring and electrical systems.

[lnewland]

i had one of these on my cb500. cracking bit of kit for he price. only rason i stopped using it was there was a rip in my seat and where it rained the storage compartment underneath filled with water which is where i mounted the alrm box and sounder
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[Darth]

I have had these on all my bikes - for £20 it just seems silly not to.

Have had brief dalliances with other brands cheapy alarms but these are by far the best i have tried anyway. Have had 2 that died due to water ingress but to be fair i think alot of that was down to where they were positioned on that bike.
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[Rob W]

Think I'll have to get one of these for the Blade, now I know that you can wire them in without using the immobiliser. For £20 odd quid you cant really go wrong.
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[Birkonian]

If you have a cyclone alarm, beware of leaving your immobiliser in 'running' mode when the bike is not in use. This can run down your battery, especially on smaller bikes.
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[LordShaftesbu...]

Not sure why you unearthed a 3-year old thread to say that. Everyone knows alarms draw from the battery to some extent, not just the Cyclone.

[j.silvs]

I do have a small question on this actually:

They have come up with this simple plug and play alarm:

https://www.motorbikealarm.co.uk/shop/cyclone-compact-motorbike-alarm-and-immobiliser-system/

As it doesnt have the immobiliser will it still drain from the battery or be OK?

[LordShaftesbu...]

Depends if you switch it on or not.

[Shinigami]

i have a hawk alarm, peice of piss to fit the basics, not connected immobilisor or remote start as the bike already has an imobilisor and remote start is pointless.

any alarm will use battery power if it's connected. I've fitted a voltmeter display to my dash connected to the battery with a switch to enable/disable it so I can check the battery voltage on the go, primarily got this due to regulator issues but it's pretty handy to just have there
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[Flatbadger]

Just connect the thing to the battery to use the alarm without the other nonsense. No running down with regular use of the bike.
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[LordShaftesbu...]

I once left my bike with the Cyclone alarm and immobiliser both armed for a 2-week period and the bike still started. That was my Triumph and its battery is quite small (YTX-9).

If you're still worried about it draining the battery either get a trickle charger or ride your bike more!

[j.silvs]

I ride my bike every day so all good on that front.

They have now made a basic cyclone alarm which is only a plug and play alarm, will just get that as I have the Suzuki SAIS immobiliser

Cheers

[Aff]

It says it has a 1.4mA draw.

If we say the average bike battery is 10Ah then it should be able to last about 7000 hours with it turned on, that's like 10 months.
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