GeordieBear
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Hi all,
I have just joined this forum. I have been riding bikes on road since 2005. I have owned my Rocket 3 for two years now and have done about 10,000 miles so far. Its a Matt black 2012 Rocket roadster. I havnt done many mods to it yet apart from clear indicators and it having the TORS exhausts. I do plan to start doing some more serious modifications and custom work soon however as I got the Rocket for it to be more of a muscle bike. I am looking to chop down the rear fender and get some new David Platt Outlaw exhausts as well as some air filters. The Rocket is so far far too quiet for my liking and I want to unleash some of the power and grunt of its mighty engine.
Currently however I am having some starting issues which I believe is coming form the Datatool (factory fitted) alarm. Does anyone have any knowledge in this area about how to remove the alarm. Upon tracing the alarm wires it seems to plug into a connector block under the side panel but I cannot see anything else this connector would attach to.
I have never been a big fan of alarms on bikes as a with a previous bike it was nothing but hassle. This one has always seemed to have issues since I bought the bike with odd starting problems and it quickly draining batteries, although I usually keep it charged when it is resting in the garage. Currently the bike is not turning over. The electrics come on and the bike seems to go through its checks once the alarm button is pressed and the key is turned. On pressing the starter button however it seems to click and have a momentary attempt to start before cutting off and the bike resetting and the sound of the checks occuring again. The alarm icon on the dash also comes on at this point and can sometimes then stay on so it needs to be then reset, either by taking the key out and letting the alarm set and deactivate, or by flicking the kill switch. I would like to begin by removing the alarm although I am open to other suggestions to also try. The Motobatt battery seems fine and has been on charge and seems to have plenty of life after just being changed a few months ago after the alarm drained it over winter
Any help would be appreciated.
I have just joined this forum. I have been riding bikes on road since 2005. I have owned my Rocket 3 for two years now and have done about 10,000 miles so far. Its a Matt black 2012 Rocket roadster. I havnt done many mods to it yet apart from clear indicators and it having the TORS exhausts. I do plan to start doing some more serious modifications and custom work soon however as I got the Rocket for it to be more of a muscle bike. I am looking to chop down the rear fender and get some new David Platt Outlaw exhausts as well as some air filters. The Rocket is so far far too quiet for my liking and I want to unleash some of the power and grunt of its mighty engine.
Currently however I am having some starting issues which I believe is coming form the Datatool (factory fitted) alarm. Does anyone have any knowledge in this area about how to remove the alarm. Upon tracing the alarm wires it seems to plug into a connector block under the side panel but I cannot see anything else this connector would attach to.
I have never been a big fan of alarms on bikes as a with a previous bike it was nothing but hassle. This one has always seemed to have issues since I bought the bike with odd starting problems and it quickly draining batteries, although I usually keep it charged when it is resting in the garage. Currently the bike is not turning over. The electrics come on and the bike seems to go through its checks once the alarm button is pressed and the key is turned. On pressing the starter button however it seems to click and have a momentary attempt to start before cutting off and the bike resetting and the sound of the checks occuring again. The alarm icon on the dash also comes on at this point and can sometimes then stay on so it needs to be then reset, either by taking the key out and letting the alarm set and deactivate, or by flicking the kill switch. I would like to begin by removing the alarm although I am open to other suggestions to also try. The Motobatt battery seems fine and has been on charge and seems to have plenty of life after just being changed a few months ago after the alarm drained it over winter
Any help would be appreciated.