fake alarm mod By bilyum (Read 1,314 times)

[bilyum]

its a inexpensive way to steer thieves to easier prey,,,maybe! I had one on my old scooter and can say it would make anyone think it was (alarm) armed. Yes, they sell the LED on eBay!Get two in case you goof up the first one.
Hardly any drain on battery. Get the kind that has the metal frame with a backup nut (not the push in type).
Most of it can be wired near the ignition switch. Also mount in an area that doesn't catch water (rain).By that , I mean not in horizontal area such as floor board but vertical area such as ignition switch. The Led is bright enough to see in daylight.Good luck! Video says it all.

[jct842]

I was always going to put a blinking light on the 1200cc bandit I rode for 7 or 8 years. I did of course carry min. insurance but not full coverage. The cost of full coverage insurance on a crotch rocket is impossibly expensive, like for me over 60 at time with no tickets or claims was around $600 a year. I wasn't about to pay that for a toy, it would be one thing if that was all I had for transportation. Those blinking leds would be so simple to install in dash or where ever, just drill a tiny hole and glue the led flush with the dash, 2 wires spliced in and your good to go. It would probably take 6 months for one to effect the battery charge. and 2 of them blinking at different rates would be neat.

One thing I never understood was an 18 year old kid riding a crotch rocket he bought new with a loan, the insurance payment has got to be 3 times as much as the loan payment. What kind of a job for an 18 year old pays that kind of money?

John

[Bong]

That's a cool idea!!!!!! Most real alarms drain the battery to quick but a dummy light and maybe a small home 9volt window alarm can make a big diffrence...

Still, a big lock and chain is a good idea too.

I think I might try this come spring even if it just looks cool!!!!! Thanks for the Idea!!!!!

[terrilee]

what would u splice it into ?
a direct line to the battery?
u want it to flash when theres no key, right?
a 'line' with a constant 'draw' right ?






Larry Berry Berry

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[JR]

It's cool enough that I'm going to put it in the tech video section with a diagram of how to wire it.

This is so simple for a scooter it's child play. Hook the positive wire up to the battery and the negative side up to the CDI kill wire. We all know that when you turn the key off on your scooter you are grounding out the CDI thus killing the engine on the scooter.

So with the key off you will supply the ground side to this blinking LED. When you turn the key on the CDI kill wire circuit is then open thus no ground, the LED will go off and your scooter will then start.

Also if you wire it this way it can be turned on by simply putting the emergency engine kill switch on the handle bar in the engine off position. This would do two things give you the fake alarm light and tell you to turn the switch back on so your scooter will start!

A win win!

JR

[JR]

Ok guys after thinking about this I've decided that simply what is called a nomally closed (NC) 12 volt realy is the best way to do this because I got to thinking the CDI kill wire has a small amount of voltage on it until you push the kill switch or turn off the key so it won't do.



Now again this is a simple 12Vdc NC relay and the wiring is very simple. The switch is in the closed position when the scooter is off, terminals #30 and #87 which goes to the positive side of your flashing LED.

Terminal #30 goes to positive terminal of the battery for voltage.

Terminal #86 along with the negative side of the flashing LED goes to ground.

Terminal #85 goes to the key ignition wire usually black.

When the scooter key is turned off the relay is closed sending voltage to the flashing LED light. When you turn the key on the relay is then energized and opens the circuit to the flashing LED and turns it off. The realy draws only around 200 miliamps not enough to worry about and only draws voltage when the ignition key is on.

Hope this helps if anyone decides to do this.

JR