I have my GoPro mounted on the nose of my bike.

 

That is what I did too. Just mount it on the nose. I tried a few others, and they all sucked compared to just being right out front.

 

i have it mounted right where the mirrors would be mounted, vibrates a decent amount though because of all the extra arm pieces needed to make it face forward

i used to have it mounted right on the tip of the nose and it was a bit better dealing with the vibrations

 

I just went out today and found/made some mounts for my Contour Roam, it has a threaded hole on the bottom which gives you so many more options for mounting cause you can bolt it just about any where.

I got 7 different options with 5 different mounting points.

I took the factory reflector mount for the front fender and drilled and retapped the back side and put a stud in there so I can mount the camera to the side of teh front fender.

I used one of the included mounts and stuck it to the tail so I can point it forward and evaluate my body position, or backwards.

I used the other included mount, which is a swivel mount and put that one on the swing arm, so I can watch behind from the swingarm view or foirward and get the foot view. The mount locks in many different angles so I can rotate it and lock it in place.

Sample vids of above 2




I Made a small bracket to moung it where the passenger reasets were so I get another optin for rear view.

I put a bolt through the mirror holes and bolted it in behind the fairing next to the cluster, so I can get a view of my self

Sample vid (I know I need to shave)


I know a lot of these are not possible with the gopro, which is why I am happy I went with the Contour instead.

 

Nice mounting options Rich.

 

Yeah some say I am pretty smart once in a while.

 

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Rich has as some great angles for the Contour! Here is what we came up with at www.MOTODRACING.com for the Contour, GoPro, iPhone, and just about anything else you can think of.

We also have a customer iPhone mount case

Forward position allows racer full tuck position

 

wouldnt the camera turn with the handlebars though? if i remember correctly the bolt in the middle rotates along with input to the clip-ons. I may be wrong tho. Can you explain this D_Racing_GoPro?? Thanks!

 

Rich can you post up some track vids so I can see how much vibration occurs at the front wheel mount, and also what type of view you get from the forward facing rear seat mount?

 

I have not been on track yet with the new camera setup, so I dont know what kind of vibrations I am gonna be getting, I might try to ride it up and down my driveway if my arm is up to it.

Some of the pics above are actually videos, just click on the 5th image, it should open up as a video that shows the veiw you want.

 

Can you cause some damage to the camera if you mount it on unsprung part of the bike, i.e. swingarm or front fender? I put one of the sticky mounts on the swingarm, but I have only used it for 20min test run so I don't have any idea of long term effects

 

I doubt it, They are designed for motorsports and personal action cameras. I know many people have used them on swingarms.

 

Excellent.
Now to have all cam mount points mounted with cam simultaneously and sync the video.

 

Im a fan of the swing arm mount :cheers

 

If there were a fear of damage from swingarm mounts, it would be better stated -
Any mounted cam low and exposed on the bike will get the same basic grit/stone chip peppering that your leading edges do on the fork covers, fairings, brake rotor edges, etc....( any paint left on those leading rotor edges ?)
Id bet a mount that held a camera so it was not exposed to road grit from the front would still get to looking the same as the undertail of your bike after time but it should not suffer the same heavy stone chipping probs that low front mounted cams have, just get dirty.

In the pic above the cam just well may be protected enough to not suffer stone chips

Most of the vendors do sell replacement lenses though. A step up would be snap on lense filters of low enough cost to make regular replacement no big deal.

 

If there were a fear of damage from swingarm mounts, it would be better stated -
Any mounted cam low and exposed on the bike will get the same basic grit/stone chip peppering that your leading edges do on the fork covers, fairings, brake rotor edges, etc....( any paint left on those leading rotor edges ?)
Id bet a mount that held a camera so it was not exposed to road grit from the front would still get to looking the same as the undertail of your bike after time but it should not suffer the same heavy stone chipping probs that low front mounted cams have, just get dirty.

In the pic above the cam just well may be protected enough to not suffer stone chips

Most of the vendors do sell replacement lenses though. A step up would be snap on lense filters of low enough cost to make regular replacement no big deal.

I planned on using the screen protector from a cel phone. I have it on my touch screen phone and so far it has held up to some pretty nasty abuse.

 

Thanks guys, some great info.

Going to give the nose mounting location a try.

 

I always suggest using a high FPS rate which is found on the GoPro and Contour for best video especially to reduce vibration which can be bad on pot hole lined streets.

Here is video from the track using the MOTO-D mount with a Contour:

Here is video from the street using the MOTO-D mount with a Contour (and yes that Aprilia is fast!):

 

I placed one of the sticky mounts to the undertail of my bike, gives a pretty good view of the people and landscape behind you, able to see tire travel or flip it around and you can see rear shock. I also had a mount on the side of my fairing that when facing forward you could see the front tire, place some extra fittings on and could get a good view of the front suspension play, or flip it facing the rear and see all your footwork.

 

i use the suction cup with a few elbows on the tach to look out at the rider i'm following/filming. never had a problem. the tail mount seems to vibrate too much. plus, when facing backwards, i get flicked off by the faster guys messing with me before they buzz me. :lol

 

when facing backwards, i get flicked off by the faster guys messing with me before they buzz me. :lol

Im that guy :lmao
I always wave or give a thumbs up though

 

Standard tail, tank mount (forwards and up), and one of the ears of the upper (2007 GSXR 1000). Recently put a mount on the side of helmet and that looks pretty good although you feel it when you are going +100 mph.

Curious to try the swingarm mounting and under tail. For the swingarm I can only put it on the left side since the exhaust pipe probably covers to much of the view.

 

Yeah, the whole triple tree moves, but when you are riding do you really turn your handlebars that much?

 

Only when I'm backing it in