Some GoPro Tomfoolery

[Rambler]

Missed out on a Saturday morning ride. This gave me some early afternoon time to get up some Feej stuff.

This is what I did.

GoPro Tomfoolery

 

[Knifemaker]

The view of your center stand was very exciting....

Try the mount on the tank looking through the windscreen?

 

[LKLD]

Other than the fairing mounted shot, I would only use the other shots for transitionals in video, to break up main sequences. I mainly use fairing and helmet mounted shots, as I think they offer the most compelling perspective. I, like you, have tried other mounting options, say..saddlebags and windshield, but found them to be too bouncy to be watched. Different perspectives can really add to a video, even if only done in transitionals.

Best of luck,

Rob

 

[Rambler]

The view of your center stand was very exciting....

Try the mount on the tank looking through the windscreen?

Point taken!

Like LKLD suggested, such shot will probably be used as short clips within longer videos with a better perspective.

I normally suction mount on top of tank looking through the windshield.

Here's one I did earlier:

 

[Rambler]

Other than the fairing mounted shot, I would only use the other shots for transitionals in video, to break up main sequences. I mainly use fairing and helmet mounted shots, as I think they offer the most compelling perspective. I, like you, have tried other mounting options, say..saddlebags and windshield, but found them to be too bouncy to be watched. Different perspectives can really add to a video, even if only done in transitionals.
Best of luck,

Rob

On a ride, I mainly prefer a 'wide and balanced' view - camera either mounted on the tank or on the chin of the helmet.

Here's a video of a chin mount view - from a recent ride out in the mountains of Northern India.

I unhooked the mount set up after that ride and either will have to redo it or try and work out a simpler solution to mount the GoPro on the chin area of a modular helmet (Shoei Neotec). Also adding a video showing - handlebar mount pointing to me. Shows the chin mounted GoPro

Chin mount on Shoei Modular:

 

[snackbauer]

The helmet perspective is always better, since you control where you want to point the camera. Seems like most vloggers end up with the helmet mounted Drift camera since the Gopro looks kinda silly on a helmet.

 

[LKLD]

I used my Contour +2 on my Arai, but switched to the Shoei, and the faceshield reaches back further, so I'm going to have to get creative on my helmet mount. Even on top maybe, though I prefer side mount option.

As far as tank or chin mounting, I prefer to have a clean shot of the road, as it less distracting to me. Ymmv

 

[Tiger_993]

Nice, Rambler. I thought all of the test shots were useable for mixing in quick clips in a longer video. I've experimented with most of those locations as well and my favorite is the suction cup on lower right fairing showing the front wheel and roadway.

What I am working on now is a rear-facing view of the rider, but so far, my only mount point has been the windshield which bounces too much. I think this a nice shot to mix into a video sequence, but I need to come up with a mounting option for that doesn't bounce. Here is what the view looks like:

 

[Tiger_993]

I used my Contour +2 on my Arai, but switched to the Shoei, and the faceshield reaches back further, so I'm going to have to get creative on my helmet mount. Even on top maybe, though I prefer side mount option.
As far as tank or chin mounting, I prefer to have a clean shot of the road, as it less distracting to me. Ymmv

I wanted a chin-mounted perspective but the chin on my helmet would not take the GoPro mount (helmet shape and large vent slider on the chin made it impossible) so I had to come up with an alternative. I ended up placing the adhesive mount on the jaw area of the helmet and used GoPro links to wrap the camera around to the chin. I think if you did something similar with the extension links, you could stick the mount far enough back to clear the face shield and still get the camera where you want it to be.

 

[LKLD]

Any pics of your setup? Would like to see exactly what you're doing with your GoPro, and see if I could adapt my Contour. The Contour adhesive helmet mount sucks. I lost one camera on the interstate about a year ago, went back to get it, but it was toast. Now I use security cable (tiny) with snap buckles to make certain it doesn't happen again. On the Arai, I tethered it to the Sena helmet mount.

On another note, I also have the helmet adhesive mount on my rear shelf ( it's flat, not curved like the helmet, so it stays) and it can give a good shot from behind you. This is especially good for having a rider behind you, or to have a 2 camera perspective simultaneously, when used in conjunction with a forward facing camera.

 

[Rambler]

 

[Tiger_993]

LKLD, the video above that Rambler posted is almost exactly what I did. It might even be exact. If you still need pics after watching the video, let me know and I'll take some and post them up for you. I got my parts from Ebay where they are dirt cheap. This setup works very well for off axis mounting and when you combine adjustment links that change direction, you can point the camera wherever you need it to point. I'm not familiar with the Contour mounting, but I would think you could duplicate something like this for it.

 

[LKLD]

The Contour is a bit different than GoPro in its mounting. Looking at my helmet again, I think I will try to use an adhesive mount on the back part of the faceshield, that way I can still tether it to the Sena mount. It's either that or top mount, while more obvious, it's not as bad as a GoPro on top (Teletubby look). I'll report back how it works.

 

[Rambler]

Stem Mounted Ram - GoPro4 perspective:

 

[Rambler]

I'd been looking at the 'Proshot' GoPro mount for full face helmets (non-modular). They are a nice clean set up. The Proshot folks were not too keen to respond to whether the ProShot would work on a Modular Helmet. The GoPro mounts set up worked fine but made the helmet look ugly. I pulled the trigger on a ProShot - Black color for the Black Shoei Neotec.

Just got done installing it. Seems fine. Needs a little 'angle' to accept the curve of the helmet. But the velcro is strong and I think over time the ProShot will bend to the shape of the helmet. Planning to go on a longish ride on Saturday. Best opportunity to field test the rig.

 

[gixxerjasen]

GoPro chin mount on my Arai, even with the vent it works.

 

[Rambler]

That front chin real estate is lost on a modular. The vent as well as the flip latch is positioned right in the front. Any mount has be to worked to the center from the side. I'll photobucket some pics and share

 

[gixxerjasen]

Ahh yes, modulars. Never owned one of those...yet.

 

[Rambler]