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before I spend the full hour or so to pull the AI listening to the three LOUD audible Triumph Alarm service mode beeps every 15 seconds... I have a question.
Do I just pull the fuse to the alarm to shut it off (and save my sanity) or do I need to disconnect the positive on the battery as well as the negative?
any quick response appreciated... thanks
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Just pull the negative. That opens the circuit. Or pull the fuse, that should work too. I don't know the alarm setup, does it have a separate battery? If so, you need to disconnect it.
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Apparently it does have a separate battery. I pulled the negative. I pulled the fuse. I pulled the battery after some frustration breaking the battery strap bolt loose. I got repeated beeps and the alarm going off full in my face for the better part of 20 minutes and gave up.
The thing is darn loud too. I could hear it from the other side of the house, in a closed room at the back of my basement while typing up the request for help last night.
If someone could figure out a way to wire it in place of the horn... you could hit the horn and would certainly grab folks' attention. Plus it would sound like you were shooting some Star Wars style laser gun.
I know the AI is coming off. I just don't know if I'll be doing it now, which is pretty disappointing. It took more than one Cork and tonic to get my nerves unwound last night. Can't see subjecting the entire neighborhood to that racket again.
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The official Triumph alarm is disabled when the key is turned on after turning the alarm off. So, pull the headlight fuse, turn off the run/stop switch to save the ignition system from heating up, and turn on the switch. The starter will be disabled with the bike in gear with the stand down. Just be careful with your tools around the relays on the right side of the frame backbone.
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I stuffed a thin rag in and around my POS Triumph alarm while I worked on my bike. That is, before I yanked the infernal thing off of my bike and wrote Triumph a nasty letter about what a POS their $425 alarm is. You are too right about the annoyance of three ear piercing shrieks every 15 seconds, inches away from your face as you attempt to turn wrenches on your bike. I'm still waiting to hear back from Triumph about that letter...
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Maybe they are calling and you've gone deaf from it 
Benny
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If you look at the beeper thing that arms the alarm you notice that it has two raised nobbs on it you press the round one to arm the alarm and if you then press the oval one (you will get a different tone) you will be able to work on your bike without the damn thing beeping every 30 sec's like ti does in "maintenance" mode..
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I decided to wrench instead of ride today. Finally got the AI off using Greybeard's advice to keep the alarm silent. Many thanks.
Changed out my choke knob for a black oval drawer pull.
Fixed the broken speedometer cable loop via the black ziptie method.
only a 2 beer job ... good thing it looks like rain already as I've started a 3rd.
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Quote:
I'm still waiting to hear back from Triumph about that letter...
Triumph America called me and said I should talk to Data Tool to make sure there isn't another way to disable the shrieking alarm. Incidentally, here's the letter I sent to them:
Donnie Fair
31 East Fort Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21230
Friday, August 04, 2006
Triumph Motorcycles (America) Ltd.
385 Walt Sanders Memorial Drive
Suite 100
Newnan, GA 30265
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with my Triumph branded alarm system. I bought my alarm system with my bike back in March of this year and installed it to the bike directly thereafter. I have been so frustrated with the operation and obvious design flaws of the alarm system that I have since taken it off of my bike. I would like to know if I have any recourse with Triumph customer service to either refund my purchase price or offer a credit for other Triumph accessories.
Among the many design flaws of the alarm system, perhaps the two most annoying are the three audible alerts the siren emits when in service mode and its auto-arming-after-30-seconds feature. Had I known before I bought this alarm that it would blast 3 audible alerts every 15 seconds into my face during the many hours I like to tinker with my America, I would have never, ever wasted my money. Moreover, had I known before I bought this alarm that it would unconditionally arm itself within 30 seconds after turning the ignition off, I again would have never, ever wasted my money.
It seems to me that at the hefty sticker price of this alarm I shouldn’t have to wear earplugs to work on my motorcycle and I shouldn’t have to contend with a 30-second dash every time I turn my ignition off in order to get everything off of my bike including myself.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience. My telephone number is (443) 324-7752. I would like to discuss this matter with Triumph and furthermore know how many other customers have had similar complaints about this alarm system.
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Donnie Fair
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