| Author | Message | ||
     Marcodesade |
So Santa (OK, Mrs. Santa, actually) was pretty nice this year. I got the new Hero2 HD video cam, and I'm looking over a bunch of mounting options, none of which I'm completely happy with: 1. I bought the optional "handlebar mount" and attached it to my clutch-side bar end. Took a bunch of improvising to both get it to face forward AND sit out of the way, but I did it. Problem is, the bar end floats a little, and I'm sure the camera will just roll over the top and point straight up by about 60 mph. Or just pull the bar end off and go flying. 2. Pretty cool suction cup mount. Fits on the front fairing and SEEMS solid, but I just don't trust it not to disengage at speed. I'm thinking about doing this but tethering it to both mirrors just in case. 3. Adhesive mount. This one I trust (I think). But I don't really want the mount glued permanently to the fairing, or the windscreen. Has anyone else come up with a good mounting solution? I thought about the chest strap thing, but I have a black smoke Double Bubble, and I'm sure it'll be in the way. The arm band mount looks interesting, but I'm not sure how accurately and steadily I would be able to keep it aimed directly forward. And no WAY will I wear the thing on my helmet like some damn propeller beanie.     Has anyone devised a better mounting solution? Or can you reassure me about the reliability of the suction cup? | ||
| Froggy |
Why? It is the best mounting spot, hence why you see so many videos on youtube with it mounted there. | ||
| 01fxdx |
get the suction cup mount! the thing is amazing and won't come off. that way you can try several locations to find what you like without the sticky. i like mine on the rear seat cowl, pointing right at my crack. you get a look at where you're going and can see if body positioning is correct. i've run video from side pods looking forward, backward, from flyscreen on my cr foraward, backward. it's cool as shyt | ||
| Bueller_bjorn |
Granted I have a ContourHD but when it comes to mounts I use a suction cup mount to the airbox and a helmet mount and I find the helmet mount captures the action better IMO and doesn't get in my way when I full tuck. here are some clips I've taken | ||
| 99buellx1 |
I have not used the suction cup, but that's mostly because I have imperfect fiberglass race bodywork. I put one of the stickies right near the bottom of the front windscreen.  Video from that location: I also have a sticky on the rear cowl. And I have a sticky on the lower rear passenger peg mount. (for this you use a couple of the adjustable arm's to get the camera pointed correctly and not in the way) Most importantly, every time I mount my camera, I also put some safety wire around it and attach that to something close. 1. You don't want to have the camera drop off and get broken or lost. 2. You don't want to be all distracted trying to catch your camera and crash and die over a $300 camera.....it's just not worth it. | ||
| Albert666 |
i made this for my camera, seems to work ok  | ||
| Stirz007 |
Of course the "best" spot is a matter of opinion, but it comes down to what you want... 99 posted up a good sampling. Another that I have done is a mount to the left pod, so I can see what my front suspension is doing. Personally, the helmet view has some drawbacks - more subject to buffeting, and it looks where you are looking, not necessarily where the bike is going. I've seen some really good dirt bike videos where the rider had the camera on a chest harness. I personally like the fixed mounts better. The suction mount allows you to move the camera around easily. | ||
| Marcodesade |
Wow. Thanks for all the great advice. Froggy, I do like the video that I see with the "helmetcam," but I just can't get past imagining myself with the thing floating above my head like some kind of Borg implant. Plus I really don't want the mount permanently attached to my nice-looking (red with chrome hot-rod flames) helmet. 99, that nose mount is probably how I'm going to go. If worse comes to worst, I'll buy a new Double Bubble for <$100. The airbox mount is also nice, but because my windscreen is "dark smoke," it's nearly opaque. The cam would have to be mounted over the top, and that seems way less stable. I also like the passenger peg mount idea; I briefly considered mounting the optional handlebar mount directly to the passenger peg, but the peg is only semi-spherical (and sharp metal), and I think it would quickly chew up the mount. I had already decided to tether the camera down as a backup in case the mount fails; safety wire seems like an obvious best solution that I hadn't considered (I haven't had to use it for the usual track applications yet). | ||
| Green1 |
I usually mount it on the right side fairing,had it up to 200kph with no problems and no safety wire etc.Its easy to run from the bike and shows the front wheel in the video so its easy to see how much of a lean the bike has in courners,added bonus you can hear the motor at legal speeds.You can mount it on the chin bar of a full face helmet easily as well,you don't feel it at all at speed Side Panel  (Message edited by green1 on December 30, 2011) | ||
| Marcodesade |
Another very nice application. I don't have the fairing kit, but I don't see why that wouldn't work on the stock pads as well. It looks like you're using the adhesive mount, yes? I'm still inclined to try the suction cup. And for sure I'm gonna back it up with wire (which I just bought). If I'm wrong, I wasted $30 (and got a very cool tool); if I'm right, I'll save $300 when the camera falls off. | ||
| Sprintst |
Contour on the helmet. Works nice | ||
| Green1 |
No adhesive mounts, i only use the suction cup on the bike,tried it in many locations on the bike and its never come loose or moved.I don't like the camera on my helmet as i tend to look around alot and the video sucks, unless it a spirited ride | ||
| Marcodesade |
Very nice placement. I'm surprised to see that even the big suction cup mount doesn't look too clunky from the "outside." I'm also happy to hear that the suction cup is solid, though I'm still going to rig up a safety-wire failsafe. How long have you been using yours? I'm curious about the possibility of the cup degrading over time. | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
Just got a go-pro myself... What are most people using to edit videos? | ||
| Pmjolly |
I've put mine on the nose between the headlights, and on the tail. I also tried on top of my helmet. I have used the sticky mounts for these locations. I like the video from front and back, but you can't turn on the camera while riding. Well, you might turn it on while on the tail, but I don't like twisting around and taking my concentration off my riding. I can't reach it on the front. I have to stop to turn it on, or let it run down while I ride to get to the twisty roads. I do not like the camera mounted on top of my helmet. Any speed at or above freeway speeds has the wind pushing my helmet back from the added wind resistance of the camera. I don't like it. It might be OK mounted on the chin bar of the helmet. | ||
| Ros |
It's not an R it's my CR, with suction cup in different places. I don't know hoe to embed a video so here is the link (Anyone can explain how embed the video?) http://vimeo.com/31077122 | ||
| Marcodesade |
OK, I've tried several locations and here's what I've come up with: 99buellx1's nose mount looks to have an awesome picture, but (remember I want to use the suction cup mount if possible) the curvature of the windshield and fairing around that area make the mount a little too easy to detach with a little side-to-side pressure. Pity. If I decide to permanently attach the adhesive mounts though, this is where I'll do it. Green1's side mount looks like it will be very good. The only drawback I saw when I tried it on my bike is that the left side of the picture was blocked by the bike (beautiful bike, but still). I can probably minimize the blockage by mounting as far forward on the pod as possible. Strong contender and I will also keep this in mind as a backup. However, I was able to find a nice spot just in front of the right-side mirror. Very solid, unobstructed view, and the mirror stalk makes a nice anchor for the safety wire backup. The cam does sit up a little higher than I would have hoped, but I think this is where I'll start.  Although I snapped this pic before I trimmed it, I'm pretty proud of my work with the safety wire (first time). You can see the loop around the mount; what you don't see so well is that the top also has a loop just big enough to go inside the housing latch. So when I want to dismount it, I just pop the latch and remove the wire for reuse. Also, it's tight enough around the mirror stalk that unless the camera detaches from the mount, it won't come off the mirror if the suction cup fails. (Message edited by marcodesade on January 01, 2012) | ||
| Xtreme6669 |
I made a video with the suction cup mount set up with the exact same brackets you have in that pic and it shakes too much when riding... It seems like just adding that one bracket to get the camera to turn the 90 degrees needed to face forward make a huge difference in camera stability... Here is a link to the Video I made and put on you tube... This is just my commute to work - nothing exciting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPRTb757vnY&feature =youtu.be | ||
| Marcodesade |
Thanks Xtreme. Your video isn't HORRIBLE, but I see what you mean. I had of course noticed that the more links I added, the more jittery the whole rig becomes (naturally). I was hoping that just a single added link would be tolerable. So what did you end up doing that works better? | ||
| Bigevildoer |
Got mine mounted under the front fairing like so...  Just make sure to keep the RPM's up over 3.5K rpm and your video will be a whole lot smoother... | ||
| Smit3833 |
Thanks for all thw suggestions. I also got a go pro 2 from my gf and need to find a good place to mount it | ||
| Marcodesade |
Smit, I ended up going with the side mount, and it works pretty good. I spent about 2 hours experimenting on Ortega Highway and am pretty happy. Almost all the jitter I see is from my bike's overly stiff suspension, not the suction cup mount (as evidenced by the steady image of the pod itself even when the background is shaking). The best video mode I've found was 960/48. I'll post up a youtube video shortly. |
