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Places to stick GoPro's on the Bike

cjbenedict

cjbenedict

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Hey, was hoping people could suggest where are good places to put the GoPro on the front of the bike to show the corners of the track best.
 
Whatever you do, safety line the GoPro with fishing line or similar.
 
Ive tested a few spots/angles on the bike.

in order of best view
1st - my favourite is the one on the side of the bike like the first link
I bought a gopro roll cage clamp and then attached it to the frame slider.
the lower you get it to the ground the faster it makes everything seem. just becareful not to mount it where it might interfere or touch the ground in a corner.

the camera can be turned backwards to see your shifts and behind you.

2nd. on the nose fairing right infront of either of the mirrors.
with a wide angle shot it gets everything infront of you

3rd. on the gas tank facing forward. Its only good if you have a clear windscreen.
 
The 60 fps is a nice idea, good to know :)

For the first video, where abouts is it mounted. Middle of the bike? Lower middle? Clamped to the frame slider? I'm trying to get a general idea of where, to limit the times I might have to move the stick on mount.

Cheers


Franko! said:
Camera at the side (like first post) is my favorite angle and you get to see how busy the front suspension is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3dDKnEiKJE&feature=plcp

Also if you record 60 fps, your frame count makes a very accurate timer. See lower right of video...
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Cool, I appreciate the suggestions along with the type of angle it produces, is a great starting point.

The roll cage clamp seems like a good secure way to mount it to the side without screwing it into the fairing as well. Although the fish line as a backup is also an excellent idea, thanks.

I go to Shannonville this sunday, will try one or two spots.

Cheers


mrkyo said:
Ive tested a few spots/angles on the bike.

in order of best view
1st - my favourite is the one on the side of the bike like the first link
I bought a gopro roll cage clamp and then attached it to the frame slider.
the lower you get it to the ground the faster it makes everything seem. just becareful not to mount it where it might interfere or touch the ground in a corner.

the camera can be turned backwards to see your shifts and behind you.

2nd. on the nose fairing right infront of either of the mirrors.
with a wide angle shot it gets everything infront of you

3rd. on the gas tank facing forward. Its only good if you have a clear windscreen.
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cjbenedict said:
Cool, I appreciate the suggestions along with the type of angle it produces, is a great starting point.

The roll cage clamp seems like a good secure way to mount it to the side without screwing it into the fairing as well. Although the fish line as a backup is also an excellent idea, thanks.

I go to Shannonville this sunday, will try one or two spots.

Cheers
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I use the roll cage mount on a frame slider, as mentioned above.

If you crash the fishing line will be about as much use as a chocolate fireguard.
 
Mount it on the side fairing facing backwards.
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Fiery254 said:
If you crash the fishing line will be about as much use as a chocolate fireguard.
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I tied mine to my rad using a piece of string and it held the camera on in a really bad crash.

Other good spots:
Base of windscreen. Gives you very good engine sound and no wind noise. Perfect view of whats coming.
Tale facing rear. Best view of whats behind you. Not much wind noise as your body blocks it.
Side fairing facing forward. Good view of suspension. Bike blocks half the shot though.

Not so good spots:
Swingarm. All you see is the back of your foot.
Tale facing forward. You see a lot of your own ***.
 
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my undertail mount
[video=youtube;lAJa9w0NRBg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAJa9w0NRBg&feature=g-upl[/video]
 
My suggestion was more to prevent it falling off while riding. To secure in a crash just use metal fishing line instead.

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Thanks all for the great suggestions for where is good and not so good to mount, and the photos/videos are a great visual key too. Am looking forward to trying it out soon :)
 
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