The week before my crash, my slip-on got stolen, and I went to get a new Akrapovic slip-on at HKL. At the same time, I also installed a motorcycle alarm. I was offered the Spy 2 Way Motorcycle Alarm.
The alarm system comes with 2 remotes, a speaker and a vibration sensor.
With the remote, you can arm and disarm the system. And if you wire it correctly, you can even remotely start your motorcycle. I asked the HKL mechanic not to wire it to remote start, and I was quite sure with the R6's immobilizer, it was not going to be just simply wiring it correctly.
The red round cylinder is the speaker and I put it in my passenger seat compartment. Initially I had the vibration sensor, the grey box looking thing, in the same compartment but after much testing, it was too far from the centre of the bike, and therefore it did not perform well. We finally shifted the sensor to under the rider seat, and set it to a very sensitive setting. So sensitive, that when we were talking beside my bike, the alarm started going off haha.
The remote vibrates and rings if your alarm goes off, but only if there are not too many obstacles in the way. I tried it at a distance of about 100 metres away and the signal was still strong, and of course there were no tall buildings blocking the signal.
All in all, it's not the best motorcycle alarm out there, but it's a good trade-off between function and affordability. It was slightly more than SGD$100, and that is a small price for deterrence.
If you're looking for an affordable motorcycle alarm, have a look at the Spy 2 Way Motorcycle Alarm.
Ride safe.
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