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Go pro.

Postby dobbo » Sun Oct 03, 2021 11:53 pm

Has anyone fitted a go pro camera to their bike and if so how and where did you position it on the bike?

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Re: Go pro.

Postby Paul » Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:56 am

Hi Dobbo,

I've not tried mounting a camera on an R1200S, but it looks like it could be quite a challenge. I've mounted cameras to my bikes using the go-pro sticky mounts, a suction cup and various RAM ball solutions.

On the R1200S, I think the suction cup route is probably least likely to be successful, given that there are not large flat areas of fairing to place one. The sticky pads are certainly strong enough to hold a camera at speed, but they are fairly permanent and don't improve the look of the bike. It can also be hard to place them in such a way that you can mount the camera close to being level. RAM balls and arms are the most flexible, but finding places to mount one near the front of the bike could be challenging. Using a RAM ball on a U-bolt, or a "tough claw" you could attach the camera to your rear sub frame, and get some shots either facing backwards, or forwards.

If you are riding with others and want to film them, be aware that with the wide angle on the go-pro camera, if they are more than about 5 meters away from the camera, they will be tiny in the image.

The most obvious way to mount the camera would be a Go-Pro sticky mount on the windscreen. That would give you a good forward facing view, and also the option to point the camera at yourself.

I found that using Go-Pros was not that great though, because unless you keep swapping the position of the cameras to get different angles, you end up with hours of not very interesting footage. I switched to an insta360 camera, which captures a full 360 degrees image, and allows you to re-frame the footage to give more dynamic shots, which look like you are moving the camera around. The other advantage is that they capture everything around you, so if something interesting happens, it will be possible to see it in the recorded footage. Here's an example of a short video I captured using the insta360 to demonstrate that effect.

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Re: Go pro.

Postby BoxerCup R » Tue Oct 05, 2021 1:05 pm

On the XJR I used to put it on the rear grab rail :-

https://studio.youtube.com/video/zgb9icB3Dqc/edit

but then I screwed a camera bracket to the nearside of the oil cooler and love seeing the front suspension work going along the road 8)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vdH4kLjEUQ
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Re: Go pro.

Postby dobbo » Wed Oct 06, 2021 1:54 am

Paul great footage however my kids bought me a gopro years ago but I've never used it as yet. BoxerCupR good perspective from the oil cooler I too want mine facing forward thanks for the replies may have to mount it on my helmet but reluctant to do so.

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Re: Go pro.

Postby BoxerCup R » Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:47 am

dobbo wrote:Paul great footage however my kids bought me a gopro years ago but I've never used it as yet. BoxerCupR good perspective from the oil cooler I too want mine facing forward thanks for the replies may have to mount it on my helmet but reluctant to do so.




Just make sure you position it so the speedo is not visable :wink:
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Re: Go pro.

Postby dobbo » Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:40 am

BoxerCupR yes I've seen many a youtube video clip which hides the speedo(edited out somehow)this is above my skill levels. Is there a reason for this eg can the police demand to see it or do they peruse youtube to uncover speeding offences?

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Re: Go pro.

Postby BoxerCup R » Sun Oct 10, 2021 5:02 am

If they stop you on a ride they can ask to look at your camera and then there lies the evidence :wink: Better safe than sorry.
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Re: Go pro.

Postby Mitch1100 » Sun Oct 10, 2021 11:18 pm

I placed mount on screen above headlight on R12s and HP2
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Re: Go pro.

Postby dobbo » Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:07 am

BoxerCupR the Highway patrol cops are scum over here. Mitch1100 is that a suction cup type of mount and what is it called so I can buy one? It looks like the way to go.

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Re: Go pro.

Postby Mitch1100 » Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:09 am

Just a curved sticky mount with a Swivel mount
https://static.gopro.com/assets/blta2b8 ... &auto=webp
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Re: Go pro.

Postby dobbo » Wed Oct 13, 2021 11:50 pm

Thanks Mitch.

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Re: Go pro.

Postby Mitch1100 » Sun Oct 31, 2021 10:48 pm

2009 HP2 Sport...sold
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Re: Go pro.

Postby capt howdy » Thu Nov 11, 2021 1:57 am

I would change the date and time on my GoPro so the evidentiary value is useless - I hope :wink:


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