Gargre door opener mod

[Slingshot]

For all of those that have an automated garge door opener, you may be interested in this little mod.

I've just hard wired my remote into the bike and it now it operates by either clicking onto high beams or flashing the high beam with the passing button.

It's a piece of cake to do, firstly your garge door remote needs to be of the 12 volt variety (the battery in it will tell you how many volts it is), if it's not you'll need to regulate the voltage to the correct level. Take the battery out of the remote. You need to make the button act as if it's always pushed so either short the switch out by soldering a wire across the terminals or tape the button down.

Then find the wire on the bike that is 12ish volts when the high beam is on and 0 volts when the high beams are off. Tap into this wire and solder it to the positive battery terminal on the remote, find a ground on the bike and run a wire from that to the negative terminal on the remote.

Then find a place under the fairing and attach the remote so it won't fall off.

And that's it, now you will be able to control your gargre door with your high beam switch!

[myvice]

Clever bugger aren’t ya!
But now every one will be able to get into your garage by flashing their high beam at the door!
Didn’t think of that did you? Lucky I saw the flaw in your plan, no need to thank me, all in a days work for a complete idiot.

[InDeSkyz]

Don't most garages have a different range or something that sets your particular garage to open?
Is there a way to not loose my garage remote but build one into my bike anyway?

[Slingshot]

But now every one will be able to get into your garage by flashing their high beam at the door!
Didn’t think of that did you? Lucky I saw the flaw in your plan, no need to thank me, all in a days work for a complete idiot.

The remotes have around a dozen dip switches to make it unique so it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Is there a way to not loose my garage remote but build one into my bike anyway?

Not that I know of, I think you can buy spare remotes.

I put my remote in my pocket.

I used to too, but it was a pain having to take my hand off to push the button right about the time that I needed to pull the clutch in.

[Gremlin]

ooh you are a clever little bugger...

must remember this for when I have this issue...

[scumdog]

Note to self: Get a door for gargre THEN I can get a remote opener for it!!

[Leong]

Then find a place under the fairing and attach the remote so it won't fall off.

Brillliant idea... I have to stop on our street, take gloves off, open zip pocket, get remote out, push button, put back in pocket, glove on so I don't drop it, then up our steep driveway......

Might be a good idea to mount the remote in a more secure place though, ie under the seat?

[Dafe]

Thats not a bad idea you got there.
Only, It's nice to open the garage door from the outside when your bike's on the inside. Unless you have IA I guess. Which I don't!

I've got a mate who rents a house from me only a one minute walk up the road from my house. He uses my garage for his bike as my garage is full alarmed, monitored and has access control.

I have two ways of entering my garage.
1) Wireless Remote.
2) Card Access.

Wireless Remote.

I have a four button remote control. The buttons are programmed to 1) Open/Close the roller door. 2) Activate/Deactivate all external lighting 3) Arms the House Alarm 4) Arms the Garage Alarm.
I use an Airkey receiver which sends a different 26bit data string for each button that is pressed, making it equivalent to badging an access control card at a card reader.
The advantage of this is that I can track and trace who has come and gone and when. I can cancel any specific buttons function from any single remote by removing the associated 26bit data string.

2) Card Access.

I have a card access reader down my driveway which accepts only a 35 bit data string (An Internationally Controlled Format), meaning - guaranteed not ever to be a duplicated access card.
I use the card to open/close the roller door at will. If I triple badge my card at the access control reader, It will automatically arm my garage. I always leave the disarming function to be done on the keypad inside the garage, just incase somebody ever obtained one of my cards or remotes.

My garage and house both monitored by an alarm company.

P.S. I install access control and high level intruder alarm systems professionally. I use DSC, Concept, Tecom, Cardax and Genesis security systems.
If anybody needs (free) advice or wants a perky job done on their security, just let me know. Wellington Area only though. I'll keep your pride and joys safe and sound.

[jimbo600]

I've got an even simpler solution. When I arrive at the garage I rev crap out of the bike until the missus opens it up from the inside. Easy & efficient.

[Dafe]

I've got an even simpler solution. When I arrive at the garage I rev crap out of the bike until the missus opens it up from the inside. Easy & efficient.

Hehe! Nice one Jimbo!

[Leong]

I've got an even simpler solution. When I arrive at the garage I rev crap out of the bike until the missus opens it up from the inside. Easy & efficient.

I tried this with the horn.... all I was was a dirty look!! :slap:

[Phenoix]

Buying a garge door openers probably cheaper than the wife tho :P
And it works every time

[BNZ]

Buying a garge door openers probably cheaper than the wife tho :P
And it works every time

Yup cant replace the battery in the wife. And my garage door opener doesnt get angry when i use other garage door openers

[jimbo600]

Yup cant replace the battery in the wife. And my garage door opener doesnt get angry when i use other garage door openers

True, but my garage door opener bakes cookies and washes up

[dawnrazor]

True, but my garage door opener bakes cookies and washes up

I used to have to keep my bike in my front living room at one place i lived (no garage, no garden, no nothing) anyways my missus would open the door for me so I could push it into the house, which was nice of her. But because it had to live beside thr radiator she used to hang her underwear on the bike to dry and the cat would sleep on the seat. Was in a rush one morning and went to work with a pair of her skids hanging off the rear indicator.
I have a garage now, things are much less frilly!