So I'd like to get an alarm for my Superhawk being I don't have a garage. Anyone have any experience with any motorcycle alarms. I'd like to get one that's waterproof being I ride rain or shine. Don't care about a shock sensor but maybe a tilt sensor and/or one that goes off when the side stand is put up. Any suggestions?

 

all depends on how much you want to spend

 

I know a couple people that use scorpio and that seems to be a good product... not sure on the prices though

 

Well I don't want to spend a bunch of extra money on features I don't need. I saw some on Ebay with remote start etc. I think that's kind of dumb on a bike. I just want something basic that will make a ton of noise when the bike is moved or the side stand is lifted.

 

Looking at some of those Scorpio alarms they look pretty sweet!! But man they are spendy!!

 

My opinion, best features are tilt detection and kill switch, you can adjust sensitivity to know if someone is messing with it and kill switch for bike jacking or if they hot wire. Unfortunately even with those it only takes 2 strong guys a couple seconds to take it, I would suggest lojack or something similar but lead blanket cancels those out. Buy a big "gorilla" or similar hexagonal type chain and either bolt it down or wrap it around a pole or thick tree and take out all slack. None of these will keep the bike from being stolen from someone who really wants to take it, they are basically just there to make them say that one will be more difficult so i will take someone else's, sorry to say.

 

Oh yeah I agree. My bike does sit right outside my window so if an alarm sounds it'll both wake me up/alert me, and hopefully scare the person off. If it doesn't scare them off hopefully I'll at the very least get a good look at their rig to get a plate number or be able to run out there with a shotg...er... baseball bat and deal with them until the police arive. I did think about wrapping a chain or cable around it and to my truck or Explorer as an added measure.

 

The big chains are the best because they know it WILL slow them down once your bike is in their van alarms don't do much, personally if I didn't have my garage I would use both.

 

+1 agree, did the same living in the big apple years ago