red light magnet

arneson2790 · October 5th, 2012, 01:03 PM

i put one of those red light magnets on my bike today and i followed the instructions just like the paper told me to. it had a picture and i put it where it told me too and i made it about two blocks from my house and my electrical went crazy and now the bike wont start. i took off the magnet and the electrical wont turn on even. nothing works at all. can anybody help?

Alex · October 5th, 2012, 01:08 PM

Where did you put the magnet?

arneson2790 · October 5th, 2012, 01:11 PM

i put it towards the front away from anything like the motor or electrical just like the pic told me too. it was at least six inches from anything but plastic. thats where the directions told me to put it

Fappy · October 5th, 2012, 02:01 PM

I just had to look up what this is - So this is a magnet you put on your bike that's supposed to aid in triggering green lights at intersections with the traffic sensors, correct?

alex.s · October 5th, 2012, 02:11 PM

the magnet does not help trigger the coils at all especially when compared to the massive chunk of steel it is attached to.

i think the two are unrelated.

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · October 5th, 2012, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arneson2790

i put one of those red light magnets on my bike today and i followed the instructions just like the paper told me to. it had a picture and i put it where it told me too and i made it about two blocks from my house and my electrical went crazy and now the bike wont start. i took off the magnet and the electrical wont turn on even. nothing works at all. can anybody help?

Pull out the multimeter start checking voltages and doing continuity checks.

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · October 5th, 2012, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

the magnet does not help trigger the coils at all especially when compared to the massive chunk of steel it is attached to.

i think the two are unrelated.

I've heard good reviews...........?

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · October 5th, 2012, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fappy

I just had to look up what this is - So this is a magnet you put on your bike that's supposed to aid in triggering green lights at intersections with the traffic sensors, correct?

Informative article
http://www.wikihow.com/Trigger-Green-Traffic-Lights

alex.s · October 5th, 2012, 02:46 PM

notice how the article itself says that it doesnt work.

the coils create a large field. a tiny magnet will effect it. but not anywhere close to the amount that a 300 pound hunk of steel will effect it.

Alex · October 5th, 2012, 02:50 PM

arneson2790 · October 5th, 2012, 02:56 PM

i got it working. it just started back on again. i dont know what happened. it just started working again. thanks for all of your help

alex.s · October 5th, 2012, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arneson2790

i got it working. it just started back on again. i dont know what happened. it just started working again. thanks for all of your help

when it happens again in the morning because its cold, look at your battery connections.

CZroe · October 6th, 2012, 09:35 AM

I got the Green light Trigger HP (High Power) and it did a fat lot of nothing. I thought that even being slightly more likely to trigger a light was worth it, but I never got a single known-problematic light to work with it that wouldn't work just as often without it. I did EVERYTHING daily including positioning, sidestand-dropping, starter, revving, flashing high beams to pulse my electrical, etc.

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · October 6th, 2012, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CZroe

I got the Green light Trigger HP (High Power) and it did a fat lot of nothing. I thought that even being slightly more likely to trigger a light was worth it, but I never got a single known-problematic light to work with it that wouldn't work just as often without it. I did EVERYTHING daily including positioning, sidestand-dropping, starter, revving, flashing high beams to pulse my electrical, etc.

Did you try them out on all different types of sensors? I was just about to start sidestand kicking at lights until I read this.

CZroe · October 6th, 2012, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FvnnyL3tt3r1ng

Did you try them out on all different types of sensors? I was just about to start sidestand kicking at lights until I read this.

They were definitely inductive loops that worked fine with a car triggering them. San Diego loops all have circular cuts in the road so it's hard to know where to put your wheels.

GeorgeRYoung · October 6th, 2012, 07:38 PM

Light-change magnets and deer whistles.

FvnnyL3tt3r1ng · October 6th, 2012, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeRYoung

Light-change magnets and deer whistles.

Touche.

rabies · October 8th, 2012, 08:02 PM

no cars? redlight? run it.
in IL there was a law if you waited more than 5 minutes you can run it.
i had a magnet on a bike once..actualy works.
the redlight dealies work off of current not the weight of a car

October 5th, 2012, 01:03 PM	#1
arneson2790 ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: Torrance Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 ninja 250, 1989 kz1000, 1991 katana 600 Posts: 13	red light magnet i put one of those red light magnets on my bike today and i followed the instructions just like the paper told me to. it had a picture and i put it where it told me too and i made it about two blocks from my house and my electrical went crazy and now the bike wont start. i took off the magnet and the electrical wont turn on even. nothing works at all. can anybody help?

October 5th, 2012, 01:08 PM	#2
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Where did you put the magnet? __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

October 5th, 2012, 02:11 PM	#5
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	the magnet does not help trigger the coils at all especially when compared to the massive chunk of steel it is attached to. i think the two are unrelated. __________________________________________________

October 5th, 2012, 02:46 PM	#9
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	notice how the article itself says that it doesnt work. the coils create a large field. a tiny magnet will effect it. but not anywhere close to the amount that a 300 pound hunk of steel will effect it. __________________________________________________

October 5th, 2012, 02:50 PM	#10
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	Most of the reviews on this site of the magnets have come to the conclusion they don't do much at all. Some threads on this: http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=99312 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=96462 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=77822 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=75244 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=71863 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61574 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11414 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53625 http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=19893 __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

October 5th, 2012, 01:11 PM	#3
arneson2790 ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: Torrance Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 ninja 250, 1989 kz1000, 1991 katana 600 Posts: 13	i put it towards the front away from anything like the motor or electrical just like the pic told me too. it was at least six inches from anything but plastic. thats where the directions told me to put it

October 5th, 2012, 02:01 PM	#4
Fappy ninjette.org guru Name: Stephen Location: Philadelphia, PA Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 650R, 2008 Ninja 250R (sold) Posts: 263	I just had to look up what this is - So this is a magnet you put on your bike that's supposed to aid in triggering green lights at intersections with the traffic sensors, correct?

October 5th, 2012, 02:56 PM	#11
arneson2790 ninjette.org member Name: Jon Location: Torrance Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 ninja 250, 1989 kz1000, 1991 katana 600 Posts: 13	i got it working. it just started back on again. i dont know what happened. it just started working again. thanks for all of your help

October 6th, 2012, 09:35 AM	#13
CZroe CPT Falcon Name: J.Emmett Turner Location: Newnan, GA Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): '08 CP Blue EX250J, '97 unpainted EX250F, 2nd '97 unpainted EX250F (no engine), '07 black EX250F Posts: A lot.	I got the Green light Trigger HP (High Power) and it did a fat lot of nothing. I thought that even being slightly more likely to trigger a light was worth it, but I never got a single known-problematic light to work with it that wouldn't work just as often without it. I did EVERYTHING daily including positioning, sidestand-dropping, starter, revving, flashing high beams to pulse my electrical, etc.

October 6th, 2012, 07:38 PM	#16
GeorgeRYoung ninjette.org member Name: George Location: Ottawa, Canada Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): EX250, C10 Concours Posts: 109	Snake oil Light-change magnets and deer whistles.

October 8th, 2012, 08:02 PM	#18
rabies time is running out.... Name: jesse Location: the land of corn Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): pregen ninjari Posts: 412 Blog Entries: 3	no cars? redlight? run it. in IL there was a law if you waited more than 5 minutes you can run it. i had a magnet on a bike once..actualy works. the redlight dealies work off of current not the weight of a car __________________________________________________ The King

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