Alarm installers in Surrey or Home Counties

[Walter Sobchak]

Hi, could anyone recommend a place to get an alarm installed in Surrey or surrounding area, I'm looking at upgrading to an RSV4 Factory and having a bit of trouble getting decent quotes without an alarm!!.

[Harry H]

I'm in Surrey but unfortunately can't help you on Alarm installers. For what it's worth though I'd avoid having an alarm installed where ever possible. In my experience they're the most unreliable thing you'll ever stick on a bike.

My insurer wanted an alarm on the bike but when I suggested I'd contemplate a higher excess in the event of theft they came back with £50. Couldn't believe it was so cheap.

So my excess now is £550 instead of £500 only in the event of a theft claim. Why anyone would pay to have an alarm installed just to satisfy insurance beats me.

[f1nn]

I'd have to agree, alarms on bikes are hateful things.

Any bike that I've purchased that has had an alarm on I've ended up removing due to it either failing or consistently draining/killing batteries.

[f1nn]

I'd have to agree, alarms on bikes are hateful things.

Any bike that I've purchased that has had an alarm on I've ended up removing due to it either failing or consistently draining/killing batteries.

[Walter Sobchak]

I agree with you both, I'd rather avoid having one as they do drain batteries, the bike in question has the factory fitted imobilizer and is datatagged though, hopefully that will do.

[Wedg1e]

It depends on the quality of the electronics (or rather the quality of the design) in the alarm: cheap ones are cheap for a reason.
The alarm on my Pan Euro draws less current than the clock/ trip computer memory does - they alone will flatten the bike's battery in a few weeks. It's no hardship to connect an Optimate while it's parked.
The alarm on my car draws 20mA when armed, and that's the peak current as the warning LED flashes.
So it is feasible to design them properly but not all makers think about the reduced capacity of bike batteries vs. car ones.

I'm all in favour of alarms systems if only for the possibility that it might scare just one chancer away from having your bike. Most of the failures in service are due to poor installation, not crap electronics.

[moto_traxport]

A lot of bike shops in the Home Counties farm out their alarm fitting and fault finding to Safe N Sound. They are based in Hemel Hempstead but offer a mobile service.

Overall I agree with the sentiment from previous posters that if you can avoid being forced to fit one then do.

Edited by moto_traxport on Tuesday 30th June 06:27