VOLUME 58 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 26, 2021 P107
Website: https://monimoto.com/
MSRP: $199.00 plus annual SIM card fee of $42
S TANDOUT FEATURE
No hassle super small GPS tracker
RIDER AN ALYSIS
The Monimoto arrives in nice packag-
ing, and it's super easy to install with a
couple of supplied zip ties—there are no
wires to attach. I put it under the pas-
senger seat on a BMW 1250 GSA, but
the unit is so small that it wouldn't be
hard to find a place for it on whatever
you ride. Prior to installing it, you do
need to pull the tube-like unit apart to
remove the battery saver. It's kind of
hard to get apart, and I was afraid that
I was doing something wrong, but the
Monimoto website offers a setup video
that shows you exactly what to do.
Once the battery-saver tab was
removed and the unit pushed back
together, I downloaded the app on my
LOWDOWN
cell phone and confirmed that the
key fob and the unit were paired
and that my phone was commu-
nicating with the system. This is
only necessary on initial setup, so
there's no need to leave the Blue-
tooth connection active. The key fob
is rather large, and I found it to be
too big and bulky to be left on a
key chain, so I put it in a zippered
pocket of my primary riding jacket.
According to the manufacturer,
your riding gear is the best place
for the key fob, so it's protected and
not banging against hard objects
on a key chain. At this point, you're
done in terms of maintenance or
monitoring of the system. There's
nothing to remember to turn on or
off, and as long as the key fob is near
the bike or the bike is stationary, the
transponder "sleeps" and therefore
should have a long battery life. But of
course, my job is to see if the thing ac-
tually works, so for that, I left the key
fob at home and went for a ride. Well,
I say that I went for a ride, but my cell
phone was ringing before I got to the
end of my driveway. Case closed! It
works. Some people will surely scoff
at paying $42.00 a year to keep the
SIM card active, but when you think
about it, it's less than 15 cents a
day to make sure that if your bike is
stolen, you at least have a really good
chance of getting it back—quickly. All
in all, the Monimoto seems to be a
great little hassle-free device that you
install and forget, and hopefully never
hear from again.
Keith Dowdle
•SOME MIGHT THINK THAT $42.00
PER YEAR IS TOO MUCH
•EFFORTLESS TO INSTALL
•DOESN'T RELY ON YOUR
MOTORCYCLE'S BATTERY
•WORKS AS ADVERTISED
GPS TRACKER
You can stash the Monimoto GPS
under your motorcycle's seat like we
did. The system works beautifully.
that tells you if the system
is working, what the battery
level is, and lets you put
the unit to sleep manually
if you happen to ride away
and forget the key fob. The
retail price for the Monimoto
system is $199.00, and it
comes with a SIM card that's
active for two months, after
which it's $3.50 per month or
$42.00 per year to keep the
card active. It sounds like a
sweet deal, so let's see how
it works.
