Making traffic lights 'see' you.

[Insanity_rules]

I'm trying out a few of those things and killing the engine and restarting seems to work the best for me so far.

[Brett]

You have to stop at traffic lights

[APPLE]

It's really easy - put your side stand down and let the bike rest on it for a fraction of a second - just needs to touch the ground momentarily.
Works every time.

Tru dave?i never new that,

[danb]

Hmm
How about HDD magnets in your boots glued inside or out? Im going to give this a try and attach some pics. I have a few crappy 1gb HDD's to spare. Magnets can't do any harm to us as far as I know being close contact to them for long periods of time. Well coming from products like bio mag blankets etc.

There is 2 Sets of lights that I have come to grief with.

1) Pakuranga Road + Ti Rakau Dirve - Ones next to Westfield’s shopping centre, coming off the Pamure bridge turning right to go onto TiRakau Drive.

2) Pakuranga Road + Gossamer Drive - Coming from town centre direction turning Right into Gossamer Drive.

[c4.]

It's really easy - put your side stand down and let the bike rest on it for a fraction of a second - just needs to touch the ground momentarily.
Works every time.

Gotta concur with you BD.
Been using that technique since I read it here, not only does it seem to work every time, it also seems to fast track the phase in my favour.
ie: pull up, neutral, stand down, stand up, in gear, green light, gotta be quick with the stand up on some lights.
Cheers

[danb]

Ok here are the pics of my "magnetic boot". I only have done one boot, as one should be enough and put the magnet in the left boot because I usually have the bike more to the right of the road than centre. I have tried having the bike exactly in the centre and the left but it makes no difference to trigger them off so it seems.

Once I get the bike back I shall post again and give the results.

[Qkchk:Me]

I think you'll find it's the act of moving the side stand and tiping the bike to the side which alters the magnetic field of the bike, touching the ground will not have any effect initself. It's all about trying to move metal near the sensors.

OOOOwwww thats a big word - Magnetic Field. Its almost as big as marmite.

[Qkchk:Me]

Once I get the bike back I shall post again and give the results.

Was that you I saw this morning lined up for traffic by the Greenlane McDonalds?

[Big Dave]

He was the one with scrap metal, old car doors, wheels and a nanna in a wheelchair dragging along behind his boots?

[Nitzer]

Ok here are the pics of my "magnetic boot". I only have done one boot, as one should be enough and put the magnet in the left boot because I usually have the bike more to the right of the road than centre. I have tried having the bike exactly in the centre and the left but it makes no difference to trigger them off so it seems.

Once I get the bike back I shall post again and give the results.

Jeez, I tried the magnets, bloody nightmare, almost trashed the bike as my feet were pulled and got stuck on the exhaust pipes!

[danb]

Was that you I saw this morning lined up for traffic by the Greenlane McDonalds?

Err if only I had a bike. Now they say tomorrow, then tomorrow will become next week..... uggg.

Jeez, I tried the magnets, bloody nightmare, almost trashed the bike as my feet were pulled and got stuck on the exhaust pipes!

I have seen what they can do - they are not too strong. (I have had stronger magnets in which will easily hold on each side of your hand etc) The best they can do is hold a screwdriver or two.

[imdying]

Jeez, I tried the magnets, bloody nightmare, almost trashed the bike as my feet were pulled and got stuck on the exhaust pipes!

LMAO!! Bling for your efforts though!

[klingon]

So if it's true that... "it's the act of moving the side stand and tiping the bike to the side which alters the magnetic field of the bike, touching the ground will not have any effect initself. It's all about trying to move metal near the sensors."... then we should see you guys with magnetic boots flailing your feet all around while stopped at the lights?

PLEASE tell me which lights you're going to be doing this at -- it will be the best entertainment in a long time