Did I waste my money on this gadget???
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Road Warrior
Joined: May 2007
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From: West Branch, Michigan
From what the instructions say, because bikes ( especially crotch rockets) dont have as much metal on them, sensors embedded at traffic signals have a hard time recognizing when a bike only is stopped at the signal. This thing is suppose to be powerful enough to trip the sensors into triggering the signal light to turn green, without waiting for a car to pull up next to or behind you. Like I said........it's "suppose" to do this.
Road Warrior
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Our stop lightes generally work when you flick your lights from HI to LO or LO to HI. That triggers the sensor to switch. Also our laws state that if a motorcycle is alone at a light it then becomes a four-way, and the motorcycle can proceed through the light after a complete stop.
Road Master
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From: Carolina
I'd have to know what you paid for them to know if you got ripped off...but I've been taking some advice that I learned on this forum, which is to stop your bike right over top of one of the edges of the sensor block and that seems to be working.
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From: Connecticut
Sometimes when things are inexpensive it's worth giving it a shot. Anyone giving you a hard time will probably spend more money on beer tonight than you did on those gadgets. Talk about pissing money away, literally, huh? LOL Let us know if they actually work.
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Road Warrior
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From: West Branch, Michigan
editbrain.......... what state to you live in? Are you sure? Man, I'd hate to go through a red, find out I was mis-informed and get a ticket for running a red plus points. Bad enough to pay a fine, but insurance rates would go through the roof.
I wouldn't try that here in Michigan, unless I was making a RIGHT TURN on a red after traffic clears. I know that is allowed for sure.
wmo777....... thanks for the input.
I wouldn't try that here in Michigan, unless I was making a RIGHT TURN on a red after traffic clears. I know that is allowed for sure.
wmo777....... thanks for the input.
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Road Warrior
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From: West Branch, Michigan
DynaMightBuzz.......
Magnet's were $10. a piece with free ship and no tax. Not going to bust the bank, but still, hate to think I threw a 10 spot away. Should have come to the Forum first to ask.
I'll know better next time.
Magnet's were $10. a piece with free ship and no tax. Not going to bust the bank, but still, hate to think I threw a 10 spot away. Should have come to the Forum first to ask.
I'll know better next time.
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Houston, TX
Really? I was wondering about that. So am I reading you right in that where I see the lines in the pavement where the "sensor" (I guess that's what that is?) is laid in the channel in the surface, if I stop the bike over that, I'm good?
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Road Warrior
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From: Newtown, PA
Why don't you just mount the things, then go to a particularly stubborn light at an off time - say at midnight or so. See if the thing works. Then you can answer your own question. Many intersections have sensor strips embedded in them and they can sense the weight of a car or motorcycle - but not always the motorcycle because they are lighter. These magnets are supposed to work on those embedded sensor strips that are not sensitive enough to detect a less than 1,000 pound motorcycle.
