How do you deal with stoplights?

[ReconRat]

I attached a neodimium (rare earth magnet) to my headers and have no problems now. They cost less than a dollar on some websites.

That's what is in hard drives, but I'm still wondering how to get the magnet off the steel backing plate without breaking it...

[warpspeed]

HA last night I came up to a well known FOREVER red light....whipped the bike thru a gas station and came out on the other side where it was green and kept on rolling

[Steve Butters]

HA last night I came up to a well known FOREVER red light....whipped the bike thru a gas station and came out on the other side where it was green and kept on rolling

shoulda just ran it...^ this is illegal too

[smashweights]

I had one of these mounted on the bottom of my wifes old scooter' date='

not sure if it really made a difference or not.[/quote']

yeah, i only have one light like this and it didnt seem to make a difference for me. i may have mounted it a bit too high, stuck it on the bottom of the swingarm, maybe should have gone with bottom of the lower fairing...

lol that would be awesome to witness.

done that before too, neutral, kickstand, crosswalk button, run back to bike, GOOOOOOOO!!!!

[JaysonL]

Thanks to this thread I was on a mid afternoon ride and came up to a stoplight that didnt wanna respond.... Noticed the box everyones talking about for the first time in my life and motioned the truck behind me to inch up closer.

He activated the signal and everyone was happy! Worked like a charm....

Thanks to everyone whose put in their 2 cents

[palandor]

I have balls of steel, so I never have this red light problem.

haha, <Duke Nukem voice> "balls of steel" </voice>

:-)

[jporter12]

haha, <Duke Nukem voice> "balls of steel" </voice>

:-)

I missed that game, so I was THRILLED when I found it for download on the Xbox360! I still need to unlock the full version, though.

[smashweights]

I'll wait for a cycle or two then run it. If cars are behind me, I'll give a "come here" motion to get closer to me so they can trip the front sensor. About 1 in 4 have enough mental capacity to understand this gesture.

LOL! that's actually a pretty accurate estimation. i've done that on a few occasions and even the ones who pull up on the sensor still take like 3 minutes to get the hint that waving them up means "GET UP ON THE BAR!"

[demitrix]

You know i never had much of a problem with it, until i read this thread, i had to run two red lights tonight because there was no traffic and they just werent seeing me.

[Likwid]

Emailed the ODOT on 4/5... got a response today

Mr. Matthew,

Thank you for reporting the problem you experienced with the detection of your motorcycle. The Traffic Signal Maintenance, City of Akron has been notified and they are working on the matter.

Satya Goyal

Office of Traffic Engineering

[chevysoldier]

Emailed the ODOT on 4/5... got a response today

let us know in 4-5 months if they fix it.

[Likwid]

let us know in 4-5 years if they fix it.

fixt

[timotheus]

i made a left on red after waiting for 2 or 3 cycles, i didnt get 100 yards before getting pulled over. i explained the problem and the cop said he was a rider too and he understood the problem and let me go

[Ron Burgundy]

i get off my bike, strip my suit off and run around with just my white underwear and my helmet screaming "tom cruise help me, i'm on fire". then the light changes.. by the time i get my suit back on, the light changes red again and i repeat the process..

[Likwid]

^ sometimes oprah helps

[RacerRich]

I used to wait until the light cycled once. Then, I'd just make the turn or cross the intersection as if it was a stop sign. Never had an issue doing it like that.