I have been looking for a decent camera mount for quite a while. I had found a great little 3mp camera/camcorder that is about the size of two decks of cards. Its not the best, but for about $30.00 and it being a "flash card" camere, I figured I couldn't go wrong.
I had googled camera mounts for motorcycles and really didn't find anything that would work on the V. I looked on www.ridegear.com and found the "ultra clamp" and "ultra mount" but they were a bit pricey. (close to $50.00 with shipping) Anyway, I was cleaning my desk off and found a $25.00 coupon for Amazon.com and it occured to me that I should look there for my camera mount. Well, they had the ultra mount/ultra clamp for $27.00 with free shipping. So, I decided to go for it since it was only going to cost me $2.00. ;D
Anyway, here it is. Its perfect for the V. I can mount it on the mirror stalk (shown in pics), on the handle bar - a tight squeeze but doable or on my engine guards for a low view perspective. I'm going to try out a few of the positions when the weather gets nice again and link to some videos of it. Just for now, heres some pics of what it looks like.
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/xz550rj/DSCF0105.jpg)
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/xz550rj/DSCF0104.jpg)
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/xz550rj/DSCF0102.jpg)
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/xz550rj/DSCF0101.jpg)
My Blue Heeler, who is a bit curious but is absolutely terrified of my bike since I put the MAC's on it
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/xz550rj/DSCF0107.jpg)
David
I allways wanted to do the shot from outside the front wheel!
don't let me ride your bike or i'll be scraping camera, not peg ;D ;D ;D
Looks good, David! The MACs probably hurt your dog's ears! ;D
H2O
Quote from: h2olawyer on May 16, 2007, 08:00:45 PM
...The MACs probably hurt your dog's ears! ;D
H2O
Yeah, I figured that. I never start it in the garage and will usually close the garage door before I start it because of the megaphone effect. Levi (we rearrange the letters to spell e v i l when he is mischevious) will run and hide in the middlemost bathroom in our house only when I take my V's key off the keyrack. I can go in the garage with my gear on and push the bike out and he's fine. As soon as I take the key off the rack he runs and hides. Blueheelers are too darn smart.
Also, you may have noticed that I have the viewfinder LCD open in the pics. I don't plan to ride with it that way. Just had it that way for "the photographic effect".
David
I had my viewfinder open at the Gap, it's actually fine to glance at when there is time, & make sure everythings lined up. don't get distracted though. practice with it first, & if it needs to be realigned, pull over.
--Lucky
I've got a red heeler, i agree, they are evil.
Quote from: inanecathode on May 17, 2007, 12:07:56 AM
I've got a red heeler, i agree, they are evil.
Not YOUR dog! ;) Only tries to 'talk' to me the entire time I'm over there. Good watchdog, though. Amazed it puts up with the cats.
H
2O
Quote from: h2olawyer on May 17, 2007, 12:12:39 AM
Quote from: inanecathode on May 17, 2007, 12:07:56 AM
I've got a red heeler, i agree, they are evil.
Not YOUR dog! ;) Only tries to 'talk' to me the entire time I'm over there. Good watchdog, though. Amazed it puts up with the cats.
H2O
Lol that is IF they arent moving. The minute they move he gets all ancy and looks at me like "aw come on just this ONE time, last time i promise!"
He wants to know when you're coming over again so he can sample your clothing o_O
8) Cool, looking forward to the vids! Try not to pay too much attenion to IT while riding!
Heres a little teaser video. Nothing special, just a quick ride around the block. I attached the mount to the crash bar/engine guard. It was a perfect fit and showed almost no vibration in the video. The camera is riding on the left side of the bike about 10 inches above the ground. It actually worked out a lot better than on the mirror stalk, as the camera turned with the bike.
The video is about 5 mins and is about 75mb. The link will open up a player onscreen and stream the video from my photobucket page.
Enjoy. ;D
David
(http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/xz550rj/th_ASF_0002.jpg) (http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l299/xz550rj/?action=view¤t=ASF_0002.flv)
8) 8) That's a great angle there. I like how towards the end you really let her rip Man it's been so long since I've heard a V run. Ahh the memories :-\ .
Thanks DaveTN
Im gonna ride with Lucky toorrow. I usually ride behind him, so ya'll get a good view of lucky riding as well as the sound of two mac equipped V's.
Photobucket only allows 100mb uploads at a time so I'll have to find a better location. Any ideas? You-Tube?
David
And how many stop signs did you roll on through, I thought that was California (as in California stop) only thing ;D
OOPS :o :o
Two.
David
Never thought about putting a camera on my bike but that would be great for a trip thru the scenic mts. thanks Daaave one more thing to get ::)
Heres the one I got GT@oh
http://www.amazon.com/Industrial-Revolution-UltraClamp-Camera-Attachment/dp/B000IGCA5O/ref=sr_1_7/102-6428956-2921714?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1179677719&sr=1-7
David
Quote from: DaveTN on May 19, 2007, 10:30:08 PM
Im gonna ride with Lucky toorrow. I usually ride behind him, so ya'll get a good view of lucky riding as well as the sound of two mac equipped V's.
Photobucket only allows 100mb uploads at a time so I'll have to find a better location. Any ideas? You-Tube?
David
www.youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com)
video.google.com (http://video.google.com)
video.yahoo.com (http://video.yahoo.com)
Any of those should work...
Quote from: MotorPlow on May 20, 2007, 04:02:56 PM
www.youtube.com (http://www.youtube.com)
video.google.com (http://video.google.com)
video.yahoo.com (http://video.yahoo.com)
Any of those should work...
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Don't know about Yahoo and Google, but You-Tube brings the video clarity down to dissapointing levels :'( .
I went with Google. You tube has a max limit of 5 mins. Google allows more and has a special uploader program.
Didn't get to ride today. Had homework and also hadn't seen my son in 2 months. Lucky and I are going for a ride tomorrow afternoon and it should be quite scenic.
David
uhh...no we're not... just realised that my son's Jr high graduation is tomorrow night...
It's funny how kids have all these events now. When I went to school I had one graduation.. :D
I had Jr high graduation 30ish years ago... sheesh!! how long??!!
I've even heard of Kindergarten graduations. ::) I know the parents are proud, but Kindergarten?!?
I had a Jr. High graduation (too many years ago). Next summer (2008) is my 30 yr. High School reunion. Feels more like it should be 10 or 15. Can't possibly be 30 . . ..
H2O
Yep, Even Day School and Mothers Day Out have graduations too. Oh, BTW, I graduate next year!!! Yeeehhhhaaa. It took me 20 years to do it (right). Well, don't celebrate though because I go right back for two more years after that to finish my Masters (as a Physician Assistant)...Then WE can all celebrate. ;D ;D
David
Quote from: Lucky on May 20, 2007, 09:49:56 PM
I had Jr high graduation 30ish years ago... sheesh!! how long??!!
Hey, maybe they had one for Jr. High but when the bell rang for the final time, I was out the door singing an Alice Cooper song ;D .
My Y.O.G. =`the last M.Y. for the Visions.....
Quote from: DaveTN on May 21, 2007, 09:55:32 AM
Oh, BTW, I graduate next year!!! Yeeehhhhaaa. It took me 20 years to do it (right). Well, don't celebrate though because I go right back for two more years after that to finish my Masters (as a Physician Assistant)...Then WE can all celebrate. ;D ;D
David
Excellent!!!!! 8) Keep at it Dave!!
Thanks for the vid, it seems really freaky being shot from the incorrect side of the road. Whoever introduced roads into the US must have been left handed. I don't know how you guys stand it.
Quote from: roro on May 23, 2007, 06:27:21 AM
Thanks for the vid, it seems really freaky being shot from the incorrect side of the road. Whoever introduced roads into the US must have been left handed. I don't know how you guys stand it.
Heh heh heh..... I'm playing around with camera angles too. Im going to shoot a video with the camera mounted on the hand grip facing backwards next. :o
David
Quote from: roro on May 23, 2007, 06:27:21 AM
Thanks for the vid, it seems really freaky being shot from the incorrect side of the road. Whoever introduced roads into the US must have been left handed. I don't know how you guys stand it.
no, no, we are on the right side of the road ;D
For a real thrill, try riding a bike with passenger while pulling a trailer through London UK traffic when all your riding life has been in Texas. The timid need not apply.
Lucky and I went for an almost 2 hour ride in the country today. I shot about 50 mins of Video before I put the camera away because of an approaching storm. Its sad becasue the last part of the ride was the most beautiful to film but I missed it. Oh well.... Next time.
Anyway, the vid is 850mb and I'll upload it to google and post the link. Its about 55 minutes long. I'm going to edit it down to a more appropriate size and cut the boring parts out. I have a bunch of exams this week and have to get them out of the way first before I can play video editor. ;D
One of the best things about the new vid is that I switched from autofocus which made everything blurry to fixed focus, and now everything is more clear. Vid is uploading now.
David
I rigged up my mount again...
Video shot with a Casio Exilim Point & Shoot Camera:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7348631778611062575 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7348631778611062575)
I have a second video on my web page.... www.motorplow.com (http://www.motorplow.com)
Thats some seriously good leaning there motorplow. ;D
David
Still haven't scraped anything on the pavement though... :-[
OK, Here it is! My Ride with Lucky on the 23rd. We started out on Hwy 70 across from Ace where Lucky works and headed down Hwy 70 also known as Kingston pike heading west and Knoxville Road heading east. We followed it through some mild twists and turns until we got to Kingston and then turned onto Hwy 58. 58 is a nice ride along Watts Bar Lake and out into the country. There are some twists and turns but nothing to drag a knee on. The scenery is very nice though.
From there, we followed 58 to hwy 72 which leads across to Loudon. At that point we stopped at a small market for a water break. I took the camera off because it was clouding up and I was afraid it would rain...it later did. Followed 72 to Loudon which had some really nice twists and turns and one very sweeping turn around a cemetary that really got me down low. From there we rode along 72 with some nice twists and turns until we go to Loudon. At that point it looked like it was going to cloudburst so Lucky headed for his house and I got on hwy 11 back to mine. 11 is pretty nice and I'll video it soon and post it.
The video is long...850mb but it seems to stream fairly well with a broadband connection. When I get some time, I'll edit it down to a more manageable size.
Enjoy: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1606028647392201882&hl=en
David
ill atest to motorplows riding skill. riding behind him at the dragon really showed me that the vision could be pushed, provided the rider had the skill, beyond what i had thought. i gained a few notches on my skill belt after that weekend.
god that was in 2005 and im still talking about it. yes it was that awsome.
Yeah, I gotta get back to the Dragon. That was really fun...
Then again, Mutt and I were there last year after the 3 of us were there in 2005.
Looking forward to getting home & back on my real broadband connection so I can watch it. At least I have internet access at the race track & for that I'm very thankful.
By the way, the Formula Mazda I'm crewing for won his class today. Things look good for Sunday as well. The track at Miller Motorsports Park (near Tooele, Utah) is amazing. 4.5 miles long & 23 corners. The American LeMans series cars fastest qualifiers were @ 2:18 last week. Fast lap by any of the SCCA racers this week is 2:35. The Formula Mazdas are running around 2:57 per lap.
My V is enjoying the sun & desert climate. Been using it as a pit bike & she's loving the race atmosphere. Too bad the speed limit is 15 MPH & enforced! Got several comments. One was from the owner of Go4It racing schools in Colorado. He was looking at the VFR my friend rides and looked at my bike. He said "WOW - is that a Vision? I haven't seen one of those for 20 years." Then he turned to me & asked if it runs. I told him it runs better than it did even on the day I bought it new. Started it for him & he got a big grin & said "sweet - always loved the sound of that high revving v-twin. Although, when he races bikes, it's on a new Ducati . . ..
So far, a great weekend. Hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day holiday & remember the reason we celebrate it. This is the first year in a long time I won't be at a veteran's memorial service bright & early on Monday morning.
H2O