Hi all. Installed an inexpensive alarm on the VTR last spring as an additional theft deterrent. Bike is normally covered, chained and rotor locked but wanted to slow them down a little before it’s heaved into a van. Standard offshore two-way box with remote arm/disarm + activation chime. Shock sensor only (no proximity box) so I added a mercury tilt switch. The power on/off switch is handy if you need to cut system from battery. Easy integration with PosiTap connectors. A few of these cheap alarms also come with flashing ‘system armed’ LED’s. None on this one so I stuck a flashing red light near the instrument cluster hooked to constant & switched 12V sources. Light flashes whenever the key is turned off. Hook & loop install on rear tray and there’s still room for all the other stuff I lug around.

Steve – Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

Aw man great but incomplete post. Where is the link to where you bought the super secret mystery alarm?

Also, for a scant $28 you can add a tile tracker and use your phone to see where the bad guys have taken your bike.

 

Sorry about that. Beret 5000m or Spy 5000m are the more common names. A search should come up with a bunch of suppliers.

 

Can I safely guess you bought it after watching this video?

 

Watched that video too. Looks like the remote line-of-sight distance is OK but have found it to be more limited in and around cars, garages, etc. Good when I'm in a motel but the bike isn't too far away.