I wanted to mount my GoPro on my bike. I had tried it on the helmet before and hated it. Too much drag or weight pulling to the side, and I'm too tall to have it on top.
Requirements:
Clean install. Must me somewhat un-noticed when GP isn't attached.
Must be able to reach it while riding.
Must be able to rotate it 360 degrees.
Must not interfere with any normal operation of the bike (IE, windscreen, mirrors, controls)
No permanent modification to the bike - Use factory screw/ bolt points.
Able to charge while riding (I'm already installing 2 USB Charging points into the glove box using the power taps forward of it)
Solid Mount, as little shake as possible at highway speeds.
No sticky-mounts with 3M tape on the paint. (Yeah, I've already got scratches on both sides from learning how heavy this bike actually is before my MCE Cages came in, but still... Those GP mounts look stupid when not in use IMO. Also not as stable as bolted on)
Keep in mind, this is still in development, and will not be painted or trimmed any further until I'm happy with the results. Final color will be matte black.
Attached are photos of what I came up with. Took a piece of 1/8" flat bar that I had scrap from another project, and bent it as needed to not interfere with the mirror or windscreen. Used a Nylon spacer and a longer 5MM bolt to secure it to the factory mounting point for the plastics. (That may change to a threaded coupler with a piece of 5mm all-thread sticking out one end, red lock-tite'd in, and a separate 5mm bolt to mount the camera too. I think it'll be more stable.)
The camera is currently mounted with a 1/4-20 (standard camera mount) bolt going through a hole with a rubber washer on the bottom, and a flat washer on the top. That has a ny-lock nut securing it, then the GP Tripod-mount attaches to that.
I'm thinking about cutting a piece of metal to weld to the existing bracket, that goes down to the factory bolt below as well. That'd help a lot with the stability. There isn't a whole lot of movement, but I have a feeling that once I get above 20 MPH it'll shake. Another issue I'm having is my rotator method... I need to come up with a much more solid method for that... I wish there was a mini-rotator like the one I have for doing panoramic's with my DSLR.
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