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buried in your pocket, not effective. Also not effective 9100. Gorilla only provides shock and tilt, It does not
from underground garages. Some are advertised as make a perimeter alarm and does not have a GPS
1 mile but that is straight line, no component. So its a good basic
obstruction. For our testing and use, motorcycle alarm, with the absolute
we found the feature ineffective. easiest install of ANY alarm.
Having said that, we have heard Having said that, in all the set ups we
some people like it. But again, to us, tried on sensitivity, we could not get
if the feature is not consistent or the shock sensitivity dialed up to
100% dependable, its a wash. We where we wanted it. We tried
are more interested in products and everything and in fact had Gorilla
features that are straightforward and send a new shock sensor, but that
dependable. worked exactly the same. to get the
Gorilla alarm to work on our tests you
: had to hit the bike hard, get on it and
One thing we have to be upfront bounce it around. The tilt feature
about with all these alarms and this worked better. We tried moving the
is understated in any of the setups, that is, it is crucial shock sensor to various positions and in horizontal
where the sensors are placed. Case in point: If you and vertical, but it did not make a difference. Our
put the shock sensor in an inner basket in the tail phone calls to Gorilla did not help. They would only
section, the shock sensor will not be as sensitive as if tell us to send it in for testing. But they did send a
you put it right on to the inner wall of an outside new unit out to us, but as stated, worked the same.
component like fairing etc. Likewise with a perimeter There is no wiring into your system at all, just
antenna, make sure you do some testing on the connect to the battery and find a place to attach
placement to get the maximum sensor and/or pager antenna.
benefit to your liking. Available at motorcycle dealers and
distributors everywhere.
The problem with the multitude of Availability: Full services from Gorilla
no-name alarms you see on eBay Alarm, Los Angeles California.
is they are all a little bit different,
crazy suspicious low prices and
free delivery. Like many people, Shock, Tilt and Perimeter
they take the gamble. But after
reading this article hopefully you The Spy 5000M is made in China
will save the money, time and (what isn’t) and available mostly
dicking around and look up the through eBay. However, this is an
ladder for something a bit more upscale motorcycle alarm. The thing
serious, a bit more reliable. But if one has to be careful with is when
you want to gamble, these things go for $15-75. We ordering. Some Spy 5000M units come with the
did install and try a few out and all 3 worked, but you perimeter component and some don’t, so be sure
really had to poke hard at the bike to get the alarm to that if ordering, it clearly indicates perimeter
go off. One unit was the opposite, alarm kept going component included if that is what you want.
off randomly for no reason... no wind, nothing to
bother. The Spy 5000M is a dependable and consistent unit
from our tests and tests that we have seen in other
articles. Everything works quite well.
Shock & Tilt plus Pager on the 9100
If you only want Shock and Tilt, save your self some This alarm has a wide range of features including:
money and buy the 9000. If you want pager, the
