Doomking Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 What's a good/favorite place to mount your Go Pro camera?Tank? Helmet? Side fender?Thanks for the suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 helmet visor, gives a sweet first person view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomking Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 you're an ass...thx for the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 ha thanks you sound just like my girlfriend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carwhore Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I mount mine from my bedroom ceiling fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I've seen some innovative folks mount them to their chin guard on their full face helmets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I mount mine from my bedroom ceiling fanSo thats why I got so dizzy watching that video. I thought it was from diverted blood flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I mounted mine in weird places all over the bike. One of my favorite's is the rear axle mount that I made...see: http://vimeo.com/11790090The helmet view looking straight ahead gets boring fast to viewers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWing'R Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) Mine is mounted to my windscreen. I also have a mount for the handlebars. Edited March 18, 2012 by SWing'R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buildit Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I lead a lot of rides so having a rear facing mount is awsome to catch the action from a better view point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomking Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) "BTW, how've you been? Haven't seen/talked to you since NinjaDoc's ride last year."Not too bad. Shortly after the ride last year my wife found cancer in her breast and she has been battling with it ever since. We used to enjoy riding together, hopefully she will be in better shape once the treatments are over by the end of this month. Thanks for all the mounting tips. Edited March 17, 2012 by Doomking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprez55 Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I mounted mine in weird places all over the bike. One of my favorite's is the rear axle mount that I made...see: Axle mounted Camera in North Carolina on VimeoThe helmet view looking straight ahead gets boring fast to viewers.Nice vid! How were you able to mount that, and do you use your rear break ever? (not being mean, just an observation from that video)In the very far future, I hope to mount it where the headlights are but on track fairings instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) Nice vid! How were you able to mount that, and do you use your rear break ever? (not being mean, just an observation from that video).No - I don't use the rear brake...ever. At least not for braking. But I don't think I used the brakes at all in that video - just rolled off the gas a bit to slow.The Ducati has a hollow rear axle and I made a mount to fit inside of that, with a RAM ball on the exterior. Then used a small RAM clip bar to hold the camera up so it didn't drag in the corners. I'll see if I can find a pic of it.I've made some other RAM ball mounts for my friends using the swingarm spool hole - very easy to do.On my tour bikes, I have about 5 RAM balls mounted to the bike so I can move the location around a bit - makes for easier to watch videos. Here's one mounted low on my Honda ST1100. Raw video with no music or editing, so it's kinda boring...http://vimeo.com/14828185Vid from the handlebar mount on my BMW, I like the wide angle view it gives and you can flip the camera around to show the rider as well...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REvVFFyEW-U&list=UUt0jhIHySjzE3wjSnG9HzxA&index=3&feature=plcphttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtYMskRcH3E&list=UUt0jhIHySjzE3wjSnG9HzxA&index=12&feature=plcp Edited March 17, 2012 by Earache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Here's one of the BMW mounts I made...Shoots forwards and backwards fairly well and you can adjust it on the fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Has anybody tried on the front fender? I thought that might be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoblick Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 I just picked up a hero hd2 and a bunch of mount, So put a mount on the right hard bag on the multi, i like the view, something a little different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I'm ADD and look a million other places so helmet isn't a good choice for me. Here is how I do it on the VFR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I just picked up a hero hd2 and a bunch of mount, So put a mount on the right hard bag on the multi, i like the view, something a little differentI think that's the key to making better videos - different viewing angles. One, always used, static camera location makes for some very boring video.I made a camera mount for the Kevin Schwantz Racing School that shows the rider's entire upper torso. This allowed the students to see what the instructor was doing in corners, braking locations, etc. made for some cool video (which Schwantz owns all of them, so I can't post any).Pic of the mount...Looks kinda industrial, but it had to be to cope with the high speeds they do. Thing was rock solid at 150 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have a front-facing cheapo ebay HD dashcam facing forwards from the windshield mount, and another facing rearwards from the cargo rack. My gopro (by far the best image quality) is on the top of my helmet. People give me funny looks sometimes, but it really gives the best coverage. My cameras are for in case of an accident so I go for coverage (where were the cars and what color was the traffic light) and quality (license plates) over watchability. I don't care if the videos are boring - I only watch them if something happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I have toyed with mounting a camera using the "peg" for my frame slider, but I feel like that will just insure I destroy a camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSparky Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I tried the fender. it was terrible. On front of the windscreen is ok. I prefer on the side of the tail facing forward. it can get the whole side, including what the knee and handlebars are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertman85 Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I just made a short video with one on our ride of mohican state park. You can tell where it is mounted and here are some different angles. (tank fairing, front fairing, Tail fairing)...I replaced the front windscreen with a clear one and it looks awsome... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv4yBWYKoaE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_lfW2MWViU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWing'R Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Asside from my windscreen mount I made one of these DIY mounts, it works great. Provides a nice view of the instrument panel.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRpYJtb1rogMy bike using the above mount...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqVqxKfu_vk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scruit Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) ^ I would use a 1/4 nut in place the the wingnut - then I'd put the wingnut on upside-down so that the *base* of he wingnut comes into contact with the camera, not the "wings". Then a washer between the wingnut and camera. Much more adjustable fro direction of camera.That only works on the straight section between the risers, otherwise you won't be able to get it level facing forward. Won't work with clip-ons, of course. I have a GPS mount there right now. I'm really impressed with the vibration resistance there - I wonder if he's using a nicer camera with dynamic stabilization... Cheap dashcams/helmet cams will suffer more from vibration. Edited March 19, 2012 by Scruit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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