Since I’m preparing already my next summer trip to Italy and in order to increase safety, I just installed a YM600 alarm in my FJR1300/A.

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However the installation of an alarm has other advantages beyond the anti-theft prevention. Thanks to the YM500 alarm I installed in my previous FJR, I managed to prevent a car trying to run away after striking and overthrowing my bike in a restaurant car parking. In the exact moment the bike felt down the alarm went off alerting me for this incident. If I hadn't the alarm installed I would have certainly paid for all the damages made to the bike's fairings and side cases. In this same day I recovered all the money I invested when I bought and had this alarm installed.

Comparing to my previous YM500, the new YM600 alarm has some improvements. The main one is the automatic arming and disarming using Yamaha original ignition key, thus preventing some false alarms I used to have with the previous model. Many times I forgot to disarm it with the alarm command. Another advantage of the new model is the louder alarm siren, turning it more audible.

The new alarm also has two additional security improvements. It has its own battery that keep it working in case the battery cable connection is cut down, and has a magnetic contact bellow the saddle that activates the alarm in case someone forces the access where it is installed.

Note: The YM600 alarm is specially designed for Yamaha's equipped with an original Yamaha immobilizer, like the FJR/A.