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After my PowerCommander install which did not fit where the manufacturer said to put it I was reluctant to do this install - well it was easy.
First, nothing will make your scooter theft-proof. You can chain it to a lamp post with a Kryptonite New York Chain and in some neighbourhoods it will be stripped in an hour.
The reason I got the Gorilla alarm is my workplace - hospital emergency deparment - parking lot is full of bad actors - find beer bottles and crack pipes there on a Sunday morning - but does have a security gaurd who patrols. I wanted the alarm to have something to get the security gaurd's attention in case someone was messing with my scooter.
Gorilla alarm has a shock sensor, motion sensor - trips if the scooter is moved from the sidestand to the upright position - I don't park with the sidestand so I didn't install this - and a voltage drop sensor which goes off if someone hotwire the scooter. You have to install the main computer/siren, an antenna wire, wires to the battery, and a warning LED which I put just above the gas filler assembly.
Decided to try putting it under the right (as you're sitting on the scooter) side cover - when I took this off it was like the first time you lift the seat - there is SO MUCH space - this is where I should have put the Power Commander module. All the alarm parts fit in easily. The only thing you need is lots of zip ties to hold the wires securely.
One more glitch - installed everything, pressed the remote and - nothing.......... :x
Turned out the fuse that came with the alarm was broken.
Replaced that and everything is fine. Siren is plenty loud under the side cover.
While I was at it I discovered there is a "secret compartment" inside the grab rail - just remove the two Phillips head screws -kind of cool.
First, nothing will make your scooter theft-proof. You can chain it to a lamp post with a Kryptonite New York Chain and in some neighbourhoods it will be stripped in an hour.
The reason I got the Gorilla alarm is my workplace - hospital emergency deparment - parking lot is full of bad actors - find beer bottles and crack pipes there on a Sunday morning - but does have a security gaurd who patrols. I wanted the alarm to have something to get the security gaurd's attention in case someone was messing with my scooter.
Gorilla alarm has a shock sensor, motion sensor - trips if the scooter is moved from the sidestand to the upright position - I don't park with the sidestand so I didn't install this - and a voltage drop sensor which goes off if someone hotwire the scooter. You have to install the main computer/siren, an antenna wire, wires to the battery, and a warning LED which I put just above the gas filler assembly.
Decided to try putting it under the right (as you're sitting on the scooter) side cover - when I took this off it was like the first time you lift the seat - there is SO MUCH space - this is where I should have put the Power Commander module. All the alarm parts fit in easily. The only thing you need is lots of zip ties to hold the wires securely.
One more glitch - installed everything, pressed the remote and - nothing.......... :x
Turned out the fuse that came with the alarm was broken.
Replaced that and everything is fine. Siren is plenty loud under the side cover.
While I was at it I discovered there is a "secret compartment" inside the grab rail - just remove the two Phillips head screws -kind of cool.