Tank mounted Video Camera

[thebulletproofpoet]

Anyone tried this? :? I've seen a few ads in the press and plenty of home-edited clips by a mad european brothers ripping up alpine passses. :D

I'd like to record a few routes but not sure if a) the camera would get in the way or b) the picture would be any good (too shakey etc) though I guess this has more to do with how smooth you ride.

[Jelster]

Get a remote camera and use your camera as a VCR, you can then mount the smaller "lipstip camera" virtually anywhere...

You'll pay up to £50 for a tank mount, or £100 for the complete remote kit. See here: http://www.urbanbiker.co.uk/video/.

I have 2 microphones which are both under the tail unit, but I'm going to try and use one into the helmet for commontary this year :shock:

I got my kit from www.rfconcepts.co.uk

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[Wiltshire7]

i know u can get a thing called a 'bullit camera' made specially for cars ad bikes. they are good as they dont get in the way and wont harm u should u decide to crash and fly over the top.

i think they did complete systems for £500, not cheap, but the quality i saw was impressive.

as for sticking a normal cam corder to ur tank, just be careful u dont let it fly off in the wind! u can get proper clamps to attach it to ur tank. vibrations shouldnt be that bad i dont think, i think they usually have rubber bits ont he clamps to suck up some of the vibes too.

oh, and be sure to post ur vids on here!

[shutdown]

there's a camcorder mount thingy for 40 quid.

i guess it wouldn't be too bad on the soft sprung SV, wouldn't like to mount it on a sportier bike

http://www.thebikereview.com/news/one_news.asp?IDNews=68

[JakeRS]

but if the police stop you for speeding, you're f*cked because they have solid evidence, right?

[Mike1234]

Have a look at http://www.3rhm.com/sportbikecam.html for a decent camera mount.

[shutdown]

but if the police stop you for speeding, you're f*cked because they have solid evidence, right?

Thats a good point, i seem to remember some german guy in a ferrari F50 (or F40, can't remember, it's the one with the stupidly big spoilier on the rear) making a video and had a camera mounted on the roof and one pointing at the speedo.

he sold copies of the video and eventually the police got a copy....he was then nicked based on the evidence that he shot.

[Wiltshire7]

that was because he was selling copies of it. u wouldnt have to give a copy to the police as u dont have to incriminate urself if u dont want to.
so just make sure the police cant get a copy from somewhere else!

[uthaug]

I have the www.sportbikecam.com mount.
It's not cheap, but very well made.
I might add a bullet/lipstick cam later, to get different cameraangles.
Lookie here:
http://www.runes-mc.dk/Billeder/Galleri/simg0864.jpg

[Wiltshire7]

that looks quite smart.

do u find urself riding faster when its on?

[uthaug]

do u find urself riding faster when its on?

Not that I've noticed.

But I do try to pick a route that's as interesting as possible.
Or even better, riding behind someone

[Viney]

I have a sportsbikecam mount and its superb. I have caught all my mates doing silly things that they didnt thing where silly at the time. Better than having all the cables etc flying around associated with remote cameras etc. Very stable, and easy to fit. Got mine form the states for about £40!

[thebulletproofpoet]

How high does the sportsbikecam mount put the camera? Does it get in the way?

[Viney]

Unless you lie on the tank everywhere you go, then no, i didnt find it a problem at all. Its stable and is bolted to the bike as opposed to using suckers etc like the motrax mount. The only thing being, is that you have to have a clear screen as its not high enough to clear the top of the screen. This also helps with wind noise etc.

[thebulletproofpoet]

A timely discussion as I was about to order a double bubble screen! Will look at the clear version rather than the black :)

[Godikus]

i couldn't afford a camera mount so i just stuck my camera in the map reading bit of my tankbag and put some teeshirts in the bag to get the right angle and height. worked great. really good quality and it keeps the camera safe from the weather should it take a turn for the worst.