Super Tenere problem, kind of... (traffic light vehicle sensor inquiry)

[GB]

Originally Posted by roadstar

Try putting your side stand down to touch the ground (worked for my 05 Concours) for some reason that bike would not trip a light.

This works 100% for me on ANY bike.. put the side stand down on the wire sensor and it will trigger the light..

[EggChaser]

Originally Posted by GB

This works 100% for me on ANY bike.. put the side stand down on the wire sensor and it will trigger the light..

Yep my brother used to have to do that on his K75 years ago, used to really annoy him that I could trip the same lights on my bicycle

You usually don't have to get the side stand touching the road, just flip it down and back up with it located over the sensor.

[BeerTownGS]

Just got a Tenere a couple of weeks ago, good to know in advance to expect this issue.

My other bike is a older F650GS and it too would refuse to trip the lights on some intersections; I had a magnet mounted on the skid plate as low as possible and that helped some, otherwise revving the motor a couple of times or actually turning off and restarting would also trigger. I absolutely had to park right on the line/cut though.

I have not seen any optical sensors here in SW Wisconsin, I think they are all still induction loops.. maybe due to snow and winter, not sure how optical would work in heavy snow...