[mps711]

Unless you have connected up the LED so you can see when the alarm is armed, when you think you are arming the alarm you are probably actually disarming it, which is why you can move the bike without setting the siren off.

When you arm the alarm the indicators flash twice, and flash once when you disarm it, so you can tell whether you are turning it on or off. The one setting you can change on the alarm without the programmer is to turn on the beeps when you arm and disarm it, which helps to tell whether the alarm is being armed or not.

 

[mps711]

I cannot talk about the 390 Duke, but my understanding of the 790 & 890 Duke is that they do not use the immobiliser built in to the plug in alarm, the bike already has an immobilser system which works based on the proximity of the ignition key, therefore if you put the key in the ignition of a 790 or 890 Duke you will turn off the immobiliser and allow the bike to start.

Neither of my 790 or 890 Dukes have had a flashing LED on the display, which is a bit annoying, on my 890 I have connected up the LED that came with the alarm, so at least I can now see when the alarm is armed.

 

[mps711]

I have a feeling that as the bike has its own immobiliser, the one in the meta alarm isn't actually connected up, there are a few missing wires in the KTM plug.
It would explain why the bike can still be started without disarming the alarm.

 

[mps711]

Hi,

Connected it up this afternoon, the LED works perfectly, just need to find a location to mount it, I've got a new tail tidy coming this week, so can't really drill any holes until that's fitted.

One thing I did realise now I have an LED is that the alarm is passively arming, however what I don't quite understand is that even when it is passively armed and the LED is flashing you can still start the bike and with the engine running the LED still flashes.

Have you noticed this with yours?

 

[mps711]

Thanks, when I last played around with it I just pushed the LED wires into the back of the plug and left the existing wires in place, probably the reason the LED was so dim

When I have time I'll have another go following your instructions.

Matt.

 

[mps711]

Thanks, that look's good, do you just connect the LED wires into the alarm plug?

When I fitted the alarm to my 790 I played around with connecting up the LED, however when it flashed you could hardly see it, how bright is your one?

 

[mps711]

I fitted the meta alarm to my 790 and most recently last week to my 890 Duke, I went for the cheaper option and bought the alarm from the ebay seller for £110 and the fitting kit from KTM, it plugs straight in to the plug under the KTM seat and works perfectly along with the reed switch that comes in the KTM kit.

The only issue I have is that it doesn't light up the LED on the dash, the 790 Duke didn't either, which does make altering any settings in the alarm a bit difficult and doesn't give any indication that the alarm is set, I presume if you buy the alarm from KTM it doesn't flash the dash LED either?

The alarm does come with a separate LED, I assume the Abacus instructions show how to wire this into the KTM plug?