Should I Ditch The Datatool S4?........

I had one on my MV F4 years ago, the bloody thing was a nightmare, ran the battery flat, disabled the ignition and caused mayhem. I was never a fan of alarms on bikes beforehand (I inherited the alarm when I bought the bike) but that was the last straw. I've never had an aftermarket alarm on any of my bikes since then. Junk the bloody thing, as you say its just a matter of time.

 

I currently have a Meta alarm on the Z which was dealer installed from new and has been faultless even though I rarely use it. it's an alarm only as the bike has an OEM immobiliser, as most new bikes do so if the alarm developed a fault the bike would still start and run. Never even considered an alarm on the new SS. Some older alarms disabled the bike by some means. If the Datatool is one of these and goes t**s up you're stuck so I'd say get rid.

 

I Recently blanked mine off before the gremlins started, It was an annoyance to operate and could drain the battery if left for a period of time it also drove my MOT tester mad.

 

You only have to break wind next to it and it goes off and sometimes being an old git I could not remember what button to press and the ruddy thing would go off like a banshee.

 

Older bikes, I always dump the alarm and immobiliser - a problem waiting to happen and they make sod all difference if someone really wants your bike.

DS

 

not had an alarm on any of my bikes since 2009
they always causing issues with the bike and are pointless as no-one pays any attention to alarms
if you are really that concerned or need to do something to get your insurance down, get a tracker