I ordered a siren kit and rechargeable pager to go with it, and need some help figuring out the installation of the siren, since I have a Breakout.

The Breakout is a "Softail" technically, but the Breakout also has the "wider rear end" similar (identical??) to that of the Rocker.

The siren installation instructions are different for different models as well as families, and sure enough, the instrucitons for a "Softail" are different than for a "Rocker". There is no mention of the Breakout at all in the version of instructions I found online.

So, to those of you who have a Breakout, and have instaleld the siren kit:

- Do I follow the Softail instructions or the Rocker instructions?

- If Softail, the instrucitons say to remove a "mudflap" that I gather is there attached to the front of the rear fender. Do I have that mudflap? (I can't look right now - my breakout is at the daler getting a Stagee 4 kti installed).

- Will I need to put the bike on a lift to get in to where the siren and its wiring connector attach?

- Once i install the siren, and have given the siren internal battery enough time to get charged from the bike battery, do the siren and the pager simply "work", or do I need to do anything else?

I could sure use some guidance here.

Jim G

 

It goes in front of the rear tire. On most softails there is room to get in there but on the Breakout there none and the rear tire has to be removed, I am pretty sure there is no way around it. I was planning on installing it myself but paid the dealer to do it after I found out about the tire. good luck

 

Oh, ouch. The whole siren cost well under $100, but paying the dealership to install it changes the picture a lot. How big a job is removing and reinstalling the tire, and how much do dealers usually charge for the tire removal/reinstall plus the minimal (tail wagging the dog ) labor for the actual siren install?

Jim G

 

If you have a jack, a 3/4" allen wrench/socket and some mechanical ability I guess it wouldnt be too bad. I now have the service manual and the allen wrench so I would probably do it myself now.The dealer charged me an hour and a half labor. When I need a new rear tire I will replace the battery just to be safe.

 

Thanks! And, replacing that siren's built-in battery (which acts as the power backup if the bike's battery is somehow disconnected by a thief) at each tire change is a good idea! That battery is cheap compared to the cost and/or time to take off the wheel again later to do it.

Jim G

 

Where did you buy the allen for the rear axle? I need to pick one up.

 

I dont remember exactly where I bought it but I just did a quick search on Amazon and ebay, you can get them pretty cheap either of those 2 places. Mcmaster-Carr is another place that has them.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-hex-l-keys/=qzo0y3 scroll to 3/4" in the searchbox on the left and they give you will have a few options for length and material

I bought a long allen wrench and an allen socket just in case one worked better than the other.

19mm is the same as 3/4" .748 vs .750 so either one would work

 

I searched all over town when I had to pull mine off - finally found one in a set of impact hex sockets at harbor freight.

 

I know this is an old thread but it is the first result when I was searching. I was installing the siren into a 2015 Breakout today and was able to do it without removing the rear wheel. I removed the rear fender and unhooked the plastic shield in front of the rear wheel. There was just enough space to slide in the siren and clip it into the plastic slot, working from the exhaust side. The plug is easily accessible this way as well.

 

Thanks! I've been holding on to my siren for some time now. When we replaced the rear tire it didn't look like we cold get to the space where the siren went, even after removing the mud guard. Guess I'll need to look at it from that different angle.