Alarm systems

Hawk451 · Post by **Hawk451** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:13 am

Anyone have an alarm system fitted to their X? I may be getting another '82 soon and I think I'll install systems on both. Scorpio i500 on my ZZR1200 has been good, any other suggestions? Thanks

alimey4u2 · Post by **alimey4u2** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:07 am

Got a factory one on my BMW, works fine but switches off after 3 days to save the battery. If you leave your bike a long while in a garage, you may want to add a trickle charger also......

Hawk451 · Post by **Hawk451** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:05 pm

Noticed this problem on the Zed, both it and my '82 fitted with battery tender. I understand that the westco battery generally doesn't recover from a deep discharge. Cheers.

alimey4u2 · Post by **alimey4u2** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:49 pm

Hawk451 wrote: I understand that the westco battery generally doesn't recover from a deep discharge. Cheers.

Interesting you should say that as I have one on each bike & struggle to fully discharge them...

You may well be correct on that though, my oldest (5 years) may give up the ghost in my lifetime but no signs as yet...

Expensive over here so I won't test out your hypothesis Hawk451, I will take your word for it.....

EMS · Post by **EMS** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:55 pm

AGM batteries, of which the Westco is one of, do indeed not tolerate deep discharges. They take a longe time to discharge to begin with, but if you neglect them beyond a certain amount they will not forgive you.

alimey4u2 · Post by **alimey4u2** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 5:15 am

Thanks, good info guys, I must admit these batteries have accepted (up to now) all the neglect I can give them.....