there is a company that manufactures a plastic tubular cylinder( appox 1/2" in dia x 8" L ) that has a ferrous type strip in it that is specifically for this. i think j c whitney or competition accessories sells it. i will update this when i find it.

You guys are thinking of the Green Light Trigger:
http://www.greenlightstuff.com/trigger.html

A previous thread also suggested reving the engine as the alternator gives off a large magnetic field.
Me, I've got neo magnets on the oil filter.

Quote from: ROBsS4R on June 18, 2008, 07:30:57 PM
Really... Hmmm

I will try it tonight on a left hander that will never turn for me.

I always have to go straight and make a U turn and then make a right 

Fill out this form and they will adjust the sensor for you.

http://www.dot.ca.gov/maintform.html

Quote from: msincredible on June 19, 2008, 08:02:22 AM
Some intersections are too busy for that.

Agreed, I was 1/2 joking.. But if I'm at an intersection (say at night) and there's absolutely nobody around, then yeah, I'd consider running it...

I've actually been pulled over for running one that wouldn't turn. I told the cop I sat there for 2 cycles (which was true) and it never changed, so I went anyways (wasn't a busy intersection anyways). He still gave me a ticket 

i have noticed that sometimes the pavement is marked where the sensors are buried...
with a cut mark, or a patch of pavement

To many camera's in my area to run them.

I will look into a magnet perhaps.

If it's an inductance sensor with the metal strips in the pavement, just set your side stand down on the metal strip for a few seconds. That should change the inductance enough to get it to change.

I've used this technique many times in RTP. On weekends there is zero traffic and all the lights have sensors so it becomes a necessity.

Quote from: ROBsS4R on June 19, 2008, 01:28:17 PM
To many camera's in my area to run them.

I will look into a magnet perhaps.

Just fill out the form.  It only takes a minute and they are responsive.

In my conversations with leo's I usually bring this up. Most say that if it's safe to turn they won't ticket you... if it isn't safe you need to wait for it to cycle through (most of ours trip the sensor lights on the third cycle regardless), wait for a car, or go a roundabout way.

Seems like common sense to me.

I just get off the moto and hit the button.
It's just about the only form of exercise I get in a day 

Two friends and I were stuck at one so we repositioned our bikes and nothing happened.  We just waited for a clearing and ran the light.  Why spend money on some device for their defective system.

Quote from: msincredible on June 19, 2008, 08:02:22 AM
Some intersections are too busy for that.

I would think most of the time if the intersection is that busy you would also have traffic in your direction as well, let a car go ahead of you and trigger the light. 

Quote from: SKOM on June 19, 2008, 01:47:22 PM
I just get off the moto and hit the button.
It's just about the only form of exercise I get in a day 

I did that once and it cycled the walk light and not the dang turn light!

I've tried every trick ...but most lights won't budge at all.

Fortunately some States recognize this problem and have passed or are considering passing red-light laws for bikes

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-06-10-red-light-laws_N.htm

Ah, I see.  So "tripping traffic lights" doesn't mean this:



Personally, I find that positioning over the sensor wire itself (meaning, at least in my area, the rectangular cutout in the ground that's been sealed up with tar) usually works for me.  Alternately, pulling a bit forward (but not so far that you get smooshed) can let the car behind you pull up a bit, and then _they_ may trigger it.