April 1st, 2010, 11:07 PM | #1 |
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DIY and First Impressions: Scorpio i800 alarm
So I got the alarm shortly after I bought the bike in December but have been waiting until the weather was warm enough to work outside without my fingers going numb. Finally got it installed today. After going through the install and through the manuals on the Scorpio website, installation of the i900 should be is identical.
Here's all the parts that come in the kit: First step is to strip down the back half of the bike. You'll need to take off the seat, passener seat/cowl and rear bodywork. Check the DIY thread for instructions. next you'll need to wire in the main harness to power. I threaded the power cord up through the positive terminal boot so it would look nice and clean when everything's done. You'll probably want to test connect the base system (no ignition cutout or prox sensor) to make sure it works. I got the plug and play harness from Scorpio and it plugs in between the system and the blinkers and brake light. The system gets its negative connection through the ligths so it won't power up until the main harness AND the lights are plugged into the system. The siren will sound a few times and is loud as hell when it's outside the bike like this. You'll end up with a rat's nest that looks like this. Make sure you have the remote in your pocket or within about 2 feet or thing will get really unpleasant for your ears. After the power up tones, it should arm after about 5 seconds. You'll know because you'll hear an escalating series of chirps. As long as the remote is within range of the RFID antenna the alarm will not sound even thought it is armed. After you've confirmed that everything works, now comes the fun part, finding space to tuck the components and run the wires. There's not a lot of room under the seat, and unless you want to cut into the "trunk" some careful placement will be required. I found after much agonizing that the perfect spot is right below the CDI all the way to the right with the siren bell toward the front I found that this location allows you to install the system while preserving the location of all the factory components. I thought about sticking it to the top of the CDI, but what with the CDI having overheating issues as is, I didn't think that was the best way to go. Now, before installing everything, you'll want to go ahead and install the ignition cutout box. This unfortunately requires cutting wires as the cutout must be wired into the ignition circuit. Brown wire w/black stripe. Behold my crappy soldering. Next we'll need a place to stash the ignition cutout. Since it's now a permanent part of the bike we can find a nice little hidey hole for it. I found that you can tuck it just forward of the fuse box and it fits nicely. It's hard to see in the pic but it's down there. Because of how the wires come out of the cutout box you'll want to stick the velcro on the side with the Scorpio logo so the wires come out the top, towards the rear of the bike. Coil up excess wires. I didn't take a pic, but you'll now want to plug the main harness and accessory harness in to the control unit. Now you'll want to stick the main control unit in its new home and connect the RFID antenna. The ignition cutout gets plugged in to the accessory harness. You can see the accessory harness running up to just next to the CDI at the top left of the pic. I ran the remote antenna (not the big RFID antenna) up the right rear subframe to the tail light. I figured this would produce the best range as it gets it away from the big metal bits like the tank that might interfere. Next plug in the proximity sensor. You can see in the pic that the proximity sensor and RFID antenna fit nicely on the plate above the battery. We'll end up reversing the placement of the two from how they are in the pic but you get the idea. Now the only thing left to do is to plug in the lighting adapter harness. Remember that at this point it'll power on so take care not to wet yourself when the controller starts squaking during the initial power up. It might be hard to see from the images but I ended up running the blinker wires and brake wires outside the frame as it tidies things up and makes more room for all the new wiring we're introducing to the already cramped underseat space. You can see in the pic above that everything goes back in nicely. Now you can go ahead and put everything back together except for the seat and side panels. Now we need to adjust the proximity sensor. Remove the circular dust cover on top to get access to the potentiometer. The thing is super sensitive. I turned the sensitivity on mine down by one of the hash marks around the screw. I set it so that you can stand pretty much right next to the bike but if you wave your hand directly over the seat, or sit on it it'll chirp and then go off. Finished look First Impressions:
If you have any questions about the system or install I can try to answer them. </first DIY> |
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April 1st, 2010, 11:18 PM | #2 |
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Aaaand I just realized this post is in the wrong place.
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April 1st, 2010, 11:29 PM | #3 |
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/moved to new-gen tech and linked to DIY thread
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April 1st, 2010, 11:33 PM | #4 |
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Thanks Alex!
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January 5th, 2011, 09:31 AM | #5 |
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if I buy one of these does that mean u'll come help me install it in madison?
i've become slightly concerned with the safety of my bike since it won't be in underground parking next year
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January 5th, 2011, 03:11 PM | #6 |
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Does it slowly kill the battery?
I mean, like if u left it parked and armed for two weeks.....
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June 19th, 2013, 09:33 AM | #7 |
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I need your help. I wonder if you are available to help me? Thanks
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June 19th, 2013, 10:15 AM | #8 |
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Name: Rob
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Nice DIY definitely like the RFID feature I think is a must. How much did you pay for it? I cant justify an alarm on my 250 but then again I just started owning a bike so I have no idea of how helpful it could be.
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