Which immobiliser

mgh0 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Karma :

So, my XJ 600 got hotwired and pinched.

I want to prevent this in future and along with the increased physical security, chains and whatnot, I like the idea of being able to immobilise/alarm the bike should thieving shits pay another visit.

Ideally less than £50-£100 what would be best for the job?
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salty21 · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Karma :

personally i would avoid an immobiliser like the plague, there nothing but trouble and have the potential to leave you stranded when they fail (and they do).

Just beef up on physical security and maybe buy one of those cheap alarms off ebay and just connect it to the battery and nothing else. That way you still get the movement sensors so the alarm will go off if anyone touches it but it wont cause you problems later on.
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biketrak imo

excellent recovery rate, doesnt STOP the theft but will almost garantee a recovery/theft alert
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

I would go for a discreet immobiliser switch somewhere, and a big chain. Cheap immobilisers tend to be crap, so a hidden switch is easier and just as effective - hotwiring chavs aren't going to spend the time looking for it.

If you wire in line with the battery negative, use a beefy switch - there's a lot of current going through there. You could use lighter switches if splicing into the feed to the coils.

Whatever you do, make sure it's a proper soldered connection and a high quality switch. You don't want it to fail while you're riding and suddenly cut the power.

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I've an old 555 timer book that has a circuit in it that's designed to not stop the starting of an engine, but to make it run as rough as arse by false triggering the ignition, making it almost impossible to drive/ride. Good thing about this is that no-one expects it, and just thinks they're trying to nick a dog.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

AFAIK, all an immobiliser does (in essence) is cut the ignition circuit.

So if it bothers you, I'd suggest diking an inline blade fuse holder into the ignition circuit. Pull fuse, job done. If Pikey McScrote turns up with a 30A blade fuse, fair play to him.
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