I’ve got the previous gen Monimoto and I’m very happy with it. It strikes a good balance between cost, convenience and security. Of course a thief might find the tracker on your bike and then it’s easy to remove but as it’s quite discrete I’d think a lot of opportunists wouldn’t spot it. It’s also easy to swap between bikes if you buy a new bike.
That's true - sometimes if I'm borrowing a particularly fancy press bike and perhaps taking it on a trip for a couple of days I will just throw a Monimoto under the saddle
I've had my mm6 monimoto now for nearly 2yrs,and the battery is still good! I've had 2 replace the fob battery but wow👌 and thats with daily status updates ❤️👍😎👍👍
I've had the previous model for a few years and it's been great. I've set the status updates to daily too just for peace of mind but I guess it'd be fine without
I have the original monimoto. over a year old now and battery still shows half so my advice is bury it well. Then when you come to your routine service once a year, just add an extra half hour to remove a few bits and bobs to be able to change its batteries. no real hardship and the device works an absolute charm. I keep my fob in my motorbike jacket pocket so its always with me
It would be better you hide it on your bike, somwhere the service dudes won't check. And do it without witness. Unless the mechanic is your dad, brother, or brother in law, then nobody else should have a faint idea where is the tracker.
Glad I stumbled across your review as I'd been thinking about one for a while. Double bonus they're on offer at the mo and your discount code worked! Early Xmas present it is 😁😁
I've been using it for a year now and it is very simple to use. The downside was trying to find any possible hiding place for the unit on my bike, there was just no easy place to hide it. However the tracker does react to movement so it would still activate if they found it and threw it away. Also its currently not Thatcham approved so it doesn't give you any disocunt on your insurance. Does it work? Yes. My parked bike got hit my a stupid white van driver and I was round the corner when I got the phonecall and my monimoto app went off, plus the bike alarm went off. The alerts got me back to the bike a minute or so after and the locals actually got the van driver to come back. If I didnt have Monimoto, I wouldn't have realsied the alarm was mine and wouldnt have returned to my bike for probably another 30-45 mins. Its an affordable good device and see it in more shops now but I hope in the next version they can get Thatcham approval. Nice honest review Motobob
I just got a Honda Super Cub and they use a similar fob to know when you're near the bike. Now I kinda wish it had a tracker built in too, that would have been the ultimate security.
I put my fob on my keys, I park my bike at a parking lot or on a street far away, so it's convenient for me not to forget it and the bike arms and tracks if needed. Thefts where I live happen when it's parked on the side of the road or carpark (yoinked into the a back of a van). So I'm not ever concerned about someone stealing my keys and it not activating the tracker
I’ve had the previous version a couple of years now and would say they work quite well. Alerted me recently on holiday when a hotel staff member moved my bike in the car park for example. I combine mine with an Apple AirTag which gives a more accurate location and is a lot easier to hide. Wonder if the new version responds quicker? The old model is a little slow at making the call I find. Otherwise a great device for added security.
Depends if you want a do-it-all devices that has loads of extra fun features, but it's got to be wired in so it's easy to find if someone does steal your bike. Or if you want to go the monimoto route which just does its one core purpose really well, which is to be hidden and then let you know if your bike gets nicked. Like I say in the video if you're someone who loves to check the status of your bike 5 times a day then the Monimoto isn't designed to do that
How about a dual setup? Military and prepper community always advice to be redundant, so I'm thinking having both a hard wired device in a semi obvious place (not so obvious, but being the easyer one to find) and also the battery operated device hidden much better elsewhere. Of course, adding other levels of security like caliper mounted inmobilizers, a chain, a throttle+break lock and maybe even a clutch lock are ways of making it so inconvinient to steal that it will be bypassed for annother bike that has no security devices. I do have 2 anker points on my bike to run a heavy dutty hardened steel chain into the ground for when it sits at home, I have a chain to take my bike out and secure it into a structure in a parking spot (can be a post, a rail, a tree, the truck of a friend etc). I run a caliper mounted rotor inmovilizer on both wheels and I'm about to pull the trigger on the brake n throttle lock plus 2 gps tracking devices
The next version should include anti start features. The option would be nice if we wanted to utilise it along with the calls and texts with coordinates. You would obviously want an auto electrician to install it but then it’s hardwired in.. removal of device= no start.
How accurate is the pinpoint of location after theft ? A couple of feet, B ten feet, C 50 foot. The larger the inaccuracy of pinpoint the least use it is. Have you got some one to move your bike hide it then you try and find it. That would be useful info. Cheers Marc
As someone who has two motorcycles stolen I can appreciate these devices could mean for recovery. Unfortunately many police where I live are not interested in following up on anything but violent crimes. So unless you are willing to steal your own bike back from the criminals there isn't much of a reason to put trackers on. When criminals know there is little chance that anyone will bother looking for them they are encouraged to keep doing it.
While I agree that the police might be unlikely to do much, I've known a few people manage to get their bikes back because of a tracker. Sometimes just ditched in a car park or side street. For the chance you might have to avoid the whole insurance process and costs, for me it's worth a punt.
Downside of putting it somewhere hard to find, means youll have to dis-assemble the bike to change the batteries, would rather a bike battery powered device 🤷♂️ if i had one of these it would have to go in an easy to spot easily accessible place 🤷♂️ the batteries are really whT put me off of this so probably going for a pegase on my next bike
I was about to ask the same question as could't find an answer except for 1min for first notification and 5min thereafter - good luck on such a notification when bike is put into the van.
It seems metal affects the Monimoto and my bike has a lot of metal. Well I got my monimoto to finally work. There's only one problem - it only works when it's mounted in plain view on my iPhone mount. Anywhere else on the bike I don't get a phone call. Now what?
I’m surprised manufacturers in 2024 don’t include these things standard.. if it’s on the road then you should atleast have this kind of tech in your bike standard from manufacturer.
they don't work in the IOM or the Channel Islands, which is ridiculous as they both have the UK +44 area code, expensive paperweight, so if you travel to these islands, just know that this device does not work, if your bike is nicked, don't bet on it being found
Do you know perhaps, that if someone tilts my bike to the side the tracker gets triggered for that? I didn't find any video, about testing the minimal impact that needs to trigger the alarm.
Since some people buy tracking devices to lower insurance premiums, do you know if this one makes any difference / is included in a list of known safety devices on insurance websites?
Had one for ages and am disappointed with insurance companies for not supporting this product. I guess the reason is that it is separate and very dependant on where the user places/hides it.
A good place to mount it, in the fuel tank 😂 not in the tank itself but on my sv650 you can lift the tanl up and there alot of space inside the tank cover, can it be hard wired to ignition?
Yes. You must solder the wire to battery terminals in the monimoto. Then drill a small hole into the cover for the wire. To connect it to the bike battery, you would need a DC step down converter to dim the voltage from 12 to 3 volts. This tiny device can be found on any electronics online shop. It has a potentiometer which help you adjust the output voltage. The only thing you should do is to wrap it in something waterproof, as it comes usually without case. The input connects to bike battery, using an fuse. That fuse value must be lower than the max amps the converter allowes. The main issue is that wiring and the connection with bike battery can be spotted by thieves. And as precaution they could remove the bike battery, which would make your tracker useless. So, to conclude, the best solution is to use the tracker as it is, but think more where can you hide it, to make it hard to find, and reasonably accessible since you should replace batteries once a year, just to be sure.
@@1zanglang I know my dealership so I trust them also I've asked them just after I made that comment and they said they'll do it whenever I want, this is the lexmoto dealership by me btw
Pegase will not work in a few years because of the shut-down of GSM networks worldwide. If you want something that will last you will have to get an LTE tracker like Monimoto
@@JohnMiller2 Eventually GSM will be shutdown in Europe as well (the deadline i think is 2029) but at least for the moment is unlikely, considering the wide use of it in many sectors. So i think pegase got us covered for the next few years, after that we’ll see.
I get all the positives with Monimoto... but have you ever watched the videos of people trying to locate a bike with them? The GPS accuracy is worse than you would expect. You won't locate a bike that isn't out in the open. I think this is true for all GPS trackers.
Head to monimoto.com/uk/ and use MOTOBOB10 at the checkout for 10% off! (Valid until the 27th of November 2022)
I appreciate you doing this review! It'd be awesome if you make a video comparing all the best GPS trackers in the market to one another!
Thanks MOTOBOB, great review. Used your code and saved £12.90 😁 This will be my second Monimoto, such a great device. 👍
My pleasure! Enjoy 👍🙏
I’ve got the previous gen Monimoto and I’m very happy with it. It strikes a good balance between cost, convenience and security. Of course a thief might find the tracker on your bike and then it’s easy to remove but as it’s quite discrete I’d think a lot of opportunists wouldn’t spot it. It’s also easy to swap between bikes if you buy a new bike.
That's true - sometimes if I'm borrowing a particularly fancy press bike and perhaps taking it on a trip for a couple of days I will just throw a Monimoto under the saddle
I have the older one and agree its very good. Had mine for 2 years now and the battery still hasn’t gone. Great bit of kit.
I've had my mm6 monimoto now for nearly 2yrs,and the battery is still good! I've had 2 replace the fob battery but wow👌 and thats with daily status updates ❤️👍😎👍👍
I've had the previous model for a few years and it's been great. I've set the status updates to daily too just for peace of mind but I guess it'd be fine without
I have the original monimoto. over a year old now and battery still shows half so my advice is bury it well. Then when you come to your routine service once a year, just add an extra half hour to remove a few bits and bobs to be able to change its batteries. no real hardship and the device works an absolute charm. I keep my fob in my motorbike jacket pocket so its always with me
It would be better you hide it on your bike, somwhere the service dudes won't check. And do it without witness. Unless the mechanic is your dad, brother, or brother in law, then nobody else should have a faint idea where is the tracker.
Glad I stumbled across your review as I'd been thinking about one for a while. Double bonus they're on offer at the mo and your discount code worked!
Early Xmas present it is 😁😁
Enjoy!
I've been using it for a year now and it is very simple to use. The downside was trying to find any possible hiding place for the unit on my bike, there was just no easy place to hide it. However the tracker does react to movement so it would still activate if they found it and threw it away. Also its currently not Thatcham approved so it doesn't give you any disocunt on your insurance. Does it work? Yes. My parked bike got hit my a stupid white van driver and I was round the corner when I got the phonecall and my monimoto app went off, plus the bike alarm went off. The alerts got me back to the bike a minute or so after and the locals actually got the van driver to come back. If I didnt have Monimoto, I wouldn't have realsied the alarm was mine and wouldnt have returned to my bike for probably another 30-45 mins. Its an affordable good device and see it in more shops now but I hope in the next version they can get Thatcham approval. Nice honest review Motobob
Is this a 4G device, and how often do the USA maps get updated?
I just got a Honda Super Cub and they use a similar fob to know when you're near the bike. Now I kinda wish it had a tracker built in too, that would have been the ultimate security.
This was a great video! I was on the fence about this and your video helped persuade me to buy the tracker. Thank you so much!
I put my fob on my keys, I park my bike at a parking lot or on a street far away, so it's convenient for me not to forget it and the bike arms and tracks if needed. Thefts where I live happen when it's parked on the side of the road or carpark (yoinked into the a back of a van). So I'm not ever concerned about someone stealing my keys and it not activating the tracker
Thanks for the discount Bob.
Just ordered 1.
Enjoy your content, thanks from San Diego, Ca.
I’ve had the previous version a couple of years now and would say they work quite well. Alerted me recently on holiday when a hotel staff member moved my bike in the car park for example. I combine mine with an Apple AirTag which gives a more accurate location and is a lot easier to hide. Wonder if the new version responds quicker? The old model is a little slow at making the call I find. Otherwise a great device for added security.
cant decide between airtag or monimoto. you're saying you use both but would just the airtag be enough?
@@dr.gurn420 no because the airtag doesn't detect movement like the monimoto.
Other trackers give you much more Data than just location if moved.
Lean angle, speed etc etc
Depends if you want a do-it-all devices that has loads of extra fun features, but it's got to be wired in so it's easy to find if someone does steal your bike. Or if you want to go the monimoto route which just does its one core purpose really well, which is to be hidden and then let you know if your bike gets nicked. Like I say in the video if you're someone who loves to check the status of your bike 5 times a day then the Monimoto isn't designed to do that
How about a dual setup? Military and prepper community always advice to be redundant, so I'm thinking having both a hard wired device in a semi obvious place (not so obvious, but being the easyer one to find) and also the battery operated device hidden much better elsewhere. Of course, adding other levels of security like caliper mounted inmobilizers, a chain, a throttle+break lock and maybe even a clutch lock are ways of making it so inconvinient to steal that it will be bypassed for annother bike that has no security devices.
I do have 2 anker points on my bike to run a heavy dutty hardened steel chain into the ground for when it sits at home, I have a chain to take my bike out and secure it into a structure in a parking spot (can be a post, a rail, a tree, the truck of a friend etc). I run a caliper mounted rotor inmovilizer on both wheels and I'm about to pull the trigger on the brake n throttle lock plus 2 gps tracking devices
I use this and it is very good.
The next version should include anti start features. The option would be nice if we wanted to utilise it along with the calls and texts with coordinates. You would obviously want an auto electrician to install it but then it’s hardwired in.. removal of device= no start.
How accurate is the pinpoint of location after theft ? A couple of feet, B ten feet, C 50 foot. The larger the inaccuracy of pinpoint the least use it is. Have you got some one to move your bike hide it then you try and find it. That would be useful info.
Cheers Marc
Ya sold me one. And I used your discount. So, thanks, here's a sub.
As someone who has two motorcycles stolen I can appreciate these devices could mean for recovery. Unfortunately many police where I live are not interested in following up on anything but violent crimes.
So unless you are willing to steal your own bike back from the criminals there isn't much of a reason to put trackers on. When criminals know there is little chance that anyone will bother looking for them they are encouraged to keep doing it.
While I agree that the police might be unlikely to do much, I've known a few people manage to get their bikes back because of a tracker. Sometimes just ditched in a car park or side street. For the chance you might have to avoid the whole insurance process and costs, for me it's worth a punt.
I pray for those who steal my bike. I'm coming in that mf'er like rambo
Downside of putting it somewhere hard to find, means youll have to dis-assemble the bike to change the batteries, would rather a bike battery powered device 🤷♂️ if i had one of these it would have to go in an easy to spot easily accessible place 🤷♂️ the batteries are really whT put me off of this so probably going for a pegase on my next bike
Beautiful GSXS 1000 GT my Dude .
Been borrowing it for a couple of weeks - definitely looks good under the studio lights!
great video thanks... Was about to order one but the discount code has expired.
I ordered this from Amazon. It arrived today with the seal open. So sent it back
Ordering it directly from Monimoto, would be difficult, isn't it...
I just purchased one! Finding a mounting location on my Triumph Bobber is a challenge.
im thinking of getting one for my T120 but not sure where it could live, not many options really.
Take off the seat and tie it to the wiring harness.
Does the tracker have a motion sensor built in too on top of the gps tracker? So it will know if the bike has moved even an inch?
I was about to ask the same question as could't find an answer except for 1min for first notification and 5min thereafter - good luck on such a notification when bike is put into the van.
Yes it does it will call your cell phone at about 1 minute after motion is alerted
Do they offer a dummy tracker that you could put under the seat?
It seems metal affects the Monimoto and my bike has a lot of metal. Well I got my monimoto to finally work. There's only one problem - it only works when it's mounted in plain view on my iPhone mount. Anywhere else on the bike I don't get a phone call. Now what?
I’m surprised manufacturers in 2024 don’t include these things standard.. if it’s on the road then you should atleast have this kind of tech in your bike standard from manufacturer.
they don't work in the IOM or the Channel Islands, which is ridiculous as they both have the UK +44 area code, expensive paperweight, so if you travel to these islands, just know that this device does not work, if your bike is nicked, don't bet on it being found
Great stuff 👍🇨🇦🤪
Do you know perhaps, that if someone tilts my bike to the side the tracker gets triggered for that? I didn't find any video, about testing the minimal impact that needs to trigger the alarm.
Mine calls me if someone sits on my bike.
If someone stole your keys then your bike deserved to be stolen lol.
what if you were out riding the bike though and you get pulled off it at the lights
Will this product work in a car, as well as it works in a motorcycle?? Or because a car has more parts it blocks signal for tracking???
Where’s the full video?
We would like another 10% discount code this one has expired 😢
Since some people buy tracking devices to lower insurance premiums, do you know if this one makes any difference / is included in a list of known safety devices on insurance websites?
It all depends on the insurer - you'll have to check with them I'm afraid
Had one for ages and am disappointed with insurance companies for not supporting this product. I guess the reason is that it is separate and very dependant on where the user places/hides it.
Paid promotion is not a review!
I specifically didn't call it a review for that reason
A good place to mount it, in the fuel tank 😂 not in the tank itself but on my sv650 you can lift the tanl up and there alot of space inside the tank cover, can it be hard wired to ignition?
Yes. You must solder the wire to battery terminals in the monimoto. Then drill a small hole into the cover for the wire. To connect it to the bike battery, you would need a DC step down converter to dim the voltage from 12 to 3 volts. This tiny device can be found on any electronics online shop. It has a potentiometer which help you adjust the output voltage. The only thing you should do is to wrap it in something waterproof, as it comes usually without case. The input connects to bike battery, using an fuse. That fuse value must be lower than the max amps the converter allowes. The main issue is that wiring and the connection with bike battery can be spotted by thieves. And as precaution they could remove the bike battery, which would make your tracker useless.
So, to conclude, the best solution is to use the tracker as it is, but think more where can you hide it, to make it hard to find, and reasonably accessible since you should replace batteries once a year, just to be sure.
can be rewired to external battery? as batteries 18650 are bigger than AA,
It wouldn't be so hard. The 18650 battery should be secured to the tracker case, and protected from heat and water.
Hey I'm a new to be rider, I don't know how to set it up myself but would the bike deleaship help put the tracker inside the bike for me?
What if some dudes from dealership have something to do with bike theft?
@@1zanglang I know my dealership so I trust them also I've asked them just after I made that comment and they said they'll do it whenever I want, this is the lexmoto dealership by me btw
Can we have several bikes on the same app/mobile/account?
Yes, you can just add more trackers within the one app.
@@DanTube2010 thanks!
The app is trash. Won't work with my Android device. 3 hours wasted and now have to make effort to send the shitty thing back
Did Suzuki co-sponsor this video?
beautiful, isn't it?
No it’s just the nicest looking bike I had to hand :)
@@motobob show off!😎🤣
Lightyears behind pegase
Pegase will not work in a few years because of the shut-down of GSM networks worldwide. If you want something that will last you will have to get an LTE tracker like Monimoto
@@JohnMiller2 Eventually GSM will be shutdown in Europe as well (the deadline i think is 2029) but at least for the moment is unlikely, considering the wide use of it in many sectors. So i think pegase got us covered for the next few years, after that we’ll see.
An Apple AirTag does the same thing. Smaller and cheaper.
Apparently it's not as accurate as you think. Atleast according to the videos I saw of people testing them
WHY CANT YOUR PHONE BE THE KEY FOB !
Really? Is that fob, such a pain in the ass to carry?
@@1zanglang Your phone can do everything that little piece of plastic can. Let's move forward not back
“ motobob10 doesn’t exist “ smh
I believe it was set to UK only, but if you try now they've opened it up to US and Europe. Apologies!
I get all the positives with Monimoto... but have you ever watched the videos of people trying to locate a bike with them? The GPS accuracy is worse than you would expect. You won't locate a bike that isn't out in the open. I think this is true for all GPS trackers.
It can track using the cellular network, since it has a SIM card.
@@1zanglang yep
I use sizzapp no subscription so cheaper in the long run