Alarming News

[Ninja51]

Help!!

My ZX9 (shipped over from the UK) has a Datatool Alarm on it.
Well bugger me if the bloody remote has packed up! This of course has rendered the bike in operable. I could get a new remote but instead Im thinking of ripping out the alarm as Im now in crime free NZ!!
Can anyone recommend any bike electricians who may undertake this.
I could try it myself but Im no wizz with wire cutters!!
(Wellington area)

[750Y]

mate, get a new remote.

[enigma51]

mate, get a new remote.

Definitly get a new remote

[Ninja51]

Remote cost: £36
Shipping: £70 !!
Total: £106

Thats $286
I know its cheaper than a new bike but....

You could be right though.

[dhunt]

Help!!

My ZX9 (shipped over from the UK) has a Datatool Alarm on it.
Well bugger me if the bloody remote has packed up! This of course has rendered the bike in operable. I could get a new remote but instead Im thinking of ripping out the alarm as Im now in crime free NZ!!
Can anyone recommend any bike electricians who may undertake this.
I could try it myself but Im no wizz with wire cutters!!
(Wellington area)

it's not the batteries?? Just had to make sure.

[Ninja51]

No, sadly not the batteries. Could just be the inline fuse apparently.
They fit these things so well to hinder Mr Bike Thief that I will have to dismantle the rear end plastic to get at it!! Wish me luck!

[Pwalo]

No, sadly not the batteries. Could just be the inline fuse apparently.
They fit these things so well to hinder Mr Bike Thief that I will have to dismantle the rear end plastic to get at it!! Wish me luck!

Good luck. I really like naked bikes (most of the time).

[F5 Dave]

Remotes are tiny, won’t they airmail it? Heck you could afford to lose one & still be cheaper.

So you’ve changed the battery? They don’t have to drop much voltage to stop working. Measured my 12V battery with an open voltage of almost 12V & it was toast.

Put the battery in & push the button, put a meter between the (-) & some part on the board until you find voltage esp if you can see the inline fuse it will look like a resistor. If you see no voltage then fuse is dead or button not making contact. Try some contact cleaner.

[XTC]

Try here.

http://www.car-alarms.co.nz/products.html

Good luck

[Timetogo]

Having just bought a C2 back from the UK in the last month myself with a datatool, they won't give you any off your insurance for having one fitted. I asked cause of the huge premium so, I'd certainly consider ripping it out. Be a pain in the arse to have repaired.

[Ninja51]

Having just bought a C2 back from the UK in the last month myself with a datatool, they won't give you any off your insurance for having one fitted. I asked cause of the huge premium so, I'd certainly consider ripping it out. Be a pain in the arse to have repaired.

Sure would! Ive considered getting a new remote from M&P in the UK and having delivered to family. They could then bung it in the post! But then there's all the reprogramming parlaver...oh joy! Now then, where are those wire cutters?? Another C2 from blighty eh? Mine was viewed with interest whilst having its compliance checked cos they hadnt seen the green/purple colourway over here.. mind you how it arrived in one piece I will never know...the so called crate was shot to buggery. Might as well have been made with balsa wood! Where abouts in this fair land are you?

[Timetogo]

Sure would! Ive considered getting a new remote from M&P in the UK and having delivered to family. They could then bung it in the post! But then there's all the reprogramming parlaver...oh joy! Now then, where are those wire cutters?? Another C2 from blighty eh? Mine was viewed with interest whilst having its compliance checked cos they hadnt seen the green/purple colourway over here.. mind you how it arrived in one piece I will never know...the so called crate was shot to buggery. Might as well have been made with balsa wood! Where abouts in this fair land are you?

Auckland I came from Edinburgh, mines the blue/purple number. didn't know they didnt have the green/purple here, actually i haven't seen many round at all, there seems to be quite a few B's though. Certainly worth a bit more here than in the UK at the mo', mind you theres a LOT of quite old bikes here that you never see on the roads there anymore

[Lou Girardin]

Call any major car alarm outfit, get them to test the remote frequency, It takes seconds and you'll know if it's the remote or alarm at fault.

[Biff]

I can test whether it's transmitting or not if you want to send it to me. But even if it's transmitting it doesn’t necessarily mean it's talking the right language.

Me thinks you've got a rolling code system there ole friend. I used to run a vehicle alarm install repair type setup and your problem was common with new or recently acquired type vehicles.

In the following order this is what we used to do:

1. Press the remote button up to ten times about once every second. On some rolling code systems the code the alarm is listening for and the one the remote is transmitting are different. However modern alarm units normally store consecutive keys. Pressing the remote several times (which you've probably done) should eventually synchronise alarm and remote codes.
2. Change the remote battery
3. Check the alarm - you'd be surprised how much time and money is wasted on the remote when it's actually the alarm that's shot. Check the input voltage is within it's normal operating range (assume 13V). Check the earth, check the aerial lead. Check the immobiliser circuit etc
4. Check whether the remote is actually transmitting. We used a local radio workshop who had a spectrum analyser to test whether it was transmitting.
5. Order a new remote or remove the alarm .

Shame you don't live in ChCh mate, I could have physically helped you out.

If I can be of no help whatsoever with anything in your life please feel free to PM me.

[Ninja51]

Auckland I came from Edinburgh, mines the blue/purple number. didn't know they didnt have the green/purple here, actually i haven't seen many round at all, there seems to be quite a few B's though. My only worry with compliance was the Hel brake lines but they let it through no problem. Certainly worth a bit more here than in the UK at the mo', mind you theres a LOT of quite old bikes here that you never see on the roads there anymore

Hi Scottie! (Well Im assuming you are a Scot anyway!)
Welcome to NZ. At least we are on the same rock. Im 30K out of Welly in Upper Hutt. (So if you are ever heading for the ferry and need an overnight...look no further and message me. The Mrs is a mean cook!) Ive seen a couple of C2s, a few C1s and like you some B4s. How did yours survive the shipping? My wheels arrived with severe signs of erosion and the brake discs were rusty as Bobby Charlton at a charity footie match.
But Ive solved the alarm prob. Ripped it all out and made good all the wires again. It was interesting wearing earplugs as i did it cos the bloody thing keeps going off even with the battery disconnected! Took about half an hour once the tail piece was removed! Drastic I know but now not paranoid that I'll get stranded. Not really done much to the bike. Had it from new in 99 and added aftermarket screen, hugger and that lovely little rear light clip.
Its seen 45000miles so probably wont get much for it over here. (Cant sell it for two years anyway) But at least Ive used it, and not just taken it out for ten miles on a Sunday! Most miles were covered in France on holidays but I also did several of Bike Magazine's long weekend trips. I rode the Nurburgring on one such trip. What a wuss! I was overtaken by a bloody van!! Im glad I brought it out here...it was far cheaper than buying another used one here. NZ is a glorious biking enviroment. The only downside appears to be the lack of what we would call B Roads. And suddenly discovering 40k of gravel is a pain in the arse. But who cares, the roads are so empty its sheer bliss. (Well, except for those in Auckland of course!)
Ride safe. Richard.