Factory security working?

[HDB0B]

The Siren plug is in the upper right ..... parked in a blank plug socket. (one pic shows as stock, 2nd with siren module in it's slot above the 50 amp fuse and plugged in)
The Siren module goes into the open slot below it.

Bob

 

[Trikesyke]

If you have the owner's manual, there is an entire section devoted to the security system. Pg 101 of the '16 MY owners manual even goes so far as to explain that a dealer can set the system to "service mode". This prevents the security system from activating yet allows the bike to be started and ridden w/o the fob. I am betting that the dealer did that prior to the trike being put into the rental fleet. That way, they simply handed a key to the rentee with the instruction to lock the bike fork lock at all times when off the bike. Just as we had to do before the advent of the security system being shoved down our throats.

Reading the owners manual is what got me started on all this. I remember seeing that in there. And I remember the dealership instructing me to do the fork lock thing....

 

[Trikesyke]

The Siren plug is in the upper right ..... parked in a blank plug socket. (one pic shows as stock, 2nd with siren module in it's slot above the 50 amp fuse and plugged in)
The Siren module goes into the open slot below it.

Bob



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I'm thinking you just like showing off that clean ride ! I noticed the missing 50A fuse in one picture.

 

[PosseRider]

I did a Radio Shack siren.. cost-$6.00 each, bought 2 & hooked together. Talk about loud.....WOW

 

[RedOregon]

I did a Radio Shack siren.. cost-$6.00 each, bought 2 & hooked together. Talk about loud.....WOW

Details? Part number? Could you upload a shot of where/how you connected it and tied it/them down? Appreciate it...

 

[PosseRider]

Details? Part number? Could you upload a shot of where/how you connected it and tied it/them down? Appreciate it...

Here is pic of siren .will try to find a part # They r side by side. Maybe 2x3 in. Just plug wires into the plug used for HD siren

 

[PosseRider]

Here is pic of siren .will try to find a part # They r side by side. Maybe 2x3 in. Just plug wires into the plug used for HD siren
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I have also used this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEI-VIPER-A...aa3411f&pid=100033&rk=1&rkt=2&sd=121237866974

 

[Trikesyke]

I dont have the flashing of the speedometer light every three seconds, nor the double flash of the turn signals when I turn the ignition off. I am able to change the pin. I cant find anything in the owners manual about activating the alarm. What am I missing?

UPDATE:

I was at the dealership today and ran this by the mechanic. The outcome was that yes, they turn off the security system on rentals and they made an error in not catching that and turning it back on before it left the dealership. No charge to reactivate it whenever I am ready to put it back on the road this spring. Good news.

 

[Trikesyke]

Sadly, the factory security system on the trike stinks in ways I never imagined. Short of attempting to start it w/o the fob in close proximity, it takes one hell of a lot to set it off.

Mikey,
In a conversation today with the mechanics, they said when they program the security, the software asks if the unit they are working on is a trike. Since it doesn't lean on a jiffy stand, the trike has different parameters for security activation. Is it possible yours is incorrect? Just FWIW.

 

[MikeyTX]

Nope. Mine is set correctly. To set mine off, I either have to rock it side to side, like I'm trying to shake the air bubbles out of the tank when fueling or, turn on the ignition switch without having the fob on me.

 

[tnbillybob]

UPDATE:

I was at the dealership today and ran this by the mechanic. The outcome was that yes, they turn off the security system on rentals and they made an error in not catching that and turning it back on before it left the dealership. No charge to reactivate it whenever I am ready to put it back on the road this spring. Good news.

My 16 is brand new! Wonder why the security was off on it?? Or there could be a problem with the system. Certain that the dealer can correct.

 

[MikeyTX]

My 16 is brand new! Wonder why the security was off on it?? Or there could be a problem with the system. Certain that the dealer can correct.

When the m/c's are shipped from either York or K C, they are set to transportation mode. It is explained in detail in the owner's manual. This keeps the security system from energising in transit. The dealer is supposed to reverse the setting during the PDI. Some of the set up peeps have no clue as to how to do it.

 

[wimoonshiner]

I know alot of people like the security systems on their bikes, but if I would decide to get a new trike, I would not want it on. We don't have it on our 2010 TG and I'm very happy I don't !! I've always said if someone wants it that bad, an alarm system won't stop em, beside there's more things to go wrong with it installed, just my opinion...

 

[MikeyTX]

I know alot of people like the security systems on their bikes, but if I would decide to get a new trike, I would not want it on. We don't have it on our 2010 TG and I'm very happy I don't !! I've always said if someone wants it that bad, an alarm system won't stop em, beside there's more things to go wrong with it installed, just my opinion...

Good luck with that. It has become a standard item on the touring line. No longer an option. To remove it requires the purchase and installation of a new module as the module also controls the turn signal function. Then, you have to have the dealer use the tech II to make the new module talk to the primary ECM. All of this needs to be done at a dealership. If you try to change out the module at home, you will not get the bike to start.

 

[Sloufoot]

I know alot of people like the security systems on their bikes, but if I would decide to get a new trike, I would not want it on. We don't have it on our 2010 TG and I'm very happy I don't !! I've always said if someone wants it that bad, an alarm system won't stop em, beside there's more things to go wrong with it installed, just my opinion...

There is also a run disable that is activated with the alarm. Not just an alarm going off. The siren you have to buy extra anyway. Your insurance is higher without an alarm system. Higher also if you have an alarm that doesn't self arm after you shut the ignition down. If you disable an alarm system on a bike that was on from factory, and it gets stolen I would bet the insurance company might have things to tell you that you wouldn't want to hear.