Red Light Runner

One thing that most people take for granted is that sensor based traffic lights will turn green for you when it realizes that you are waiting. These sensors are based on induction fields that detect disruptions whenever a big piece of iron stops over it. Motorcycles are not flat enough pieces of iron to satisfy light sensors, frequently causing riders to run red lights or sit at an intersection forever until a car pulls up behind them. Here are a couple of tips on how to fix this.
1. Lower the kickstand.
2. Restart the engine.
3. Glue a magnet to you boots or underside of your bike.
4. Park and run the to pedestrian button and back.
5. Walk the bike back and forth over the sensor lines in the pavement.

I've found a couple of sites that sell the magnets mentioned in step 3, and went to my favorite amateur mad scientist supply house for a big list of N40 neodymium magnets.
http://www.unitednuclear.com/magnets.htm
Now I've just got to figure out where to put them without it interfering with the bikes electrical system, or erasing everything in my wallet.