Another newbie owner

g'day

picked up a 2000 rsv mille today and thought i should pop along to the forum and say hi, think my back brake is gonna need some attention as it does nothing at the moment but other than that im very pleased with the bike.

I owned a vtr1000 previously and it gave me the taste for another big V

anyways thats all for now... unless anyone knows how to stop the alarm chirping every 30secs (think it may cause insanity with prolonged exposure)

nikfubar said:

There's a thread on bleeding the back brake, but there still not much use when they work :dunno
Sounds like your alarm is in maintinance mode, what make is it :confused with mine you just blip it with the ignition off & after 30 seconds it resets itself & stops chirping :thumbup

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thanks you both for the info regarding the back brake.

the alarm seems to have stopped chirping now, think you are correct about maintenence mode. i'll have to find the manual and have a read tomorow see how it operates

nikfubar said:

With my datatool alarm you blip it once (& it chirps once)to deactivate then turn the ingition on. When the ignition is turned off it arms itself after 30 seconds by chirping twice & if you want to work on the bike without the alarm going off all the time (maintinence mode) you blip it once, turn on ignition, blip it again (& it chirps once) now in maintinance mode (chirps every 30 seconds) once you've finished blip it again & it arms itself after 30 seconds by chirping twice :thumbup

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seems i have the same alarm (datatool possibly s3, was this the default fitment on these bikes?)
I am just reading through the datatool manual i found on the datatool website as i was hoping to disable the alarm before i goto bed, it has gone off once already and i can only imagine my popularity with my neighbours plumeting as i keep them awake through the night. possibly the motion sensor is too sensative and being set off by the wind?

It does not seem possible not to use the alarm as it activates itself 30 secs after the ignition is tuned off. but it seems you can deactivate the motion sensor by pressing the disarm button (left button) while the alarm is armed, though it does not say how long this disarmed state lasts. I hope untill the bike is started.

Maybe im worrying too much, but every other bike I have had with an alarm fitted has proven nothing but trouble

On a plus side i dont need to be in work till late tomorow afternoon, so plenty of time to bleed the rear brake and make good use of the fine sunny weather

Thanks all for the warm welcome and advice its a very friendly forum here.

serviced the back brake this mourning and done 80 odd miles... absolutley love it
though i struggle to understand why the bleed screw was on the bottom of the unit :dunno