Had some trouble with the running of the bike. When the engine got hot, it would drop down onto 2 cylinders and plumes of smoke from unburnt fuel would start coming out the back! In order to make sure I had transportation I disconnected my new Power Commander and took the bike for a blast up the motorway in case it was some dodgy fuel that had got into the tank. Everything seems OK now, but I have yet to reconnect everything. I’ll put the Power Commander back on and see if it does it again – if so then it’s going straight back to the shop! I’m still not 100% convinced that was the problem though, as it had been on the bike for a couple of weeks without trouble.
Also, my Meta alarm has stopped beeping. If you listen closely to the alarm module you can hear static hiss from the loudspeaker. I put it down to dodgy electronics and need to test if the actual siren still goes off. Either way – It’s definitely going back for replacement. Take my advice anyone who’s getting a new bike alarm… Get a Datatool system, I’ve never had any trouble with the three that I’ve had.
September 19th, 2005 at 2:36 pm
Or, don’t get an alarm! They aren’t cost effective (they don’t lower your insurance premium more than their cost), they piss you off to high-heaven with annoying beeping noises, and can fail, leaving you stranded, or embarrassed!
Neither of the two common species of bike-thieves (pikus-maximus, and scum-professionalous) are troubled by alarms when wanting to relieve you of your considerable investment, and PAJ.
They do however, serve to warn you when you some twat is touching your bike and common manners dictates they shouldn’t be. Assuming you’re within ear-shot.