Show me your GoPro mounts....

....Please. My wife got me a Gopro Hero4 silver for Christmas. It's going to be fun working in some video. but I would like to get a feel how you guys work it to get the angles you do. Me I need like 3 cameras to do what I'd like. luckily she was smart and also got me the remote and various mounting hardware.

 

You should look into Ram Mounts, they have some solid components that you can use with several optional arms and mounting plates. I'll see if I can put some pics together for you.

 

Here are some options for you. I'm using a combination of GoPro and Ram Mount setup.

This mount is actually a universal/perch mount. It's similar to the one in four photos below




































Here are some other Ram Mount options that can come in handy...

This allows for some flexible rotation and twist from the traditional ball mounting arms.


This goodie allows you to lock the mount in place but not make it easy for someone else to remove it from your bike!

 

Awe.. very good to see this. I like the one that side mounts, do you use any sort of safety wire? and Ooo on the white wheels

 

I made a mount that bolts to the bottom pinch bolts on the fork. Really cool close to the ground footage and you can see the rotor and wheel spin.

 

Although I have thought about it, I have not used any safety wire on any of these implementations. The one that worried me the most was the suction cup mount. At some point I think I'll do a safety wire for the ones that are mounted behind my seating position, as I cannot see these while I'm riding. That being said, I have not had any issues with the mounts that are facing forward, I have yet to use the rear mounts.

 

I have a couple of 1" ball mounts that I can use the fender mounting bolts as there fastener locations but have been hesitant to try them. The suction cup mount, when mounted to the left side of the bike (like in the photo), gives a good view of the front wheel.

 

Gives me an idea to use the axle pinch bolts for a mounting location, that's gota be cool being that low, but then I have a lot of locations in mind. Now to make it work so it doesn't look weird. what about under the headlight? Mount on the mirror stocks?

 

I ruined a camera lens mounting it down there. Sparks off the pegs melted into the lens. It was an old cctv security cam wired to a camcorder in my tankbag back around 2005. Not sure what the lens is made of on the Go Pro cameras, but it's worth thinking about.

BTW, I had the ram mount on the pillion peg bracket. It drops down plenty low.

Edit: Didn't realize you were talking about the front end. Should have recognized pinch bolts. doh!

 

Under the headlight I'd be concerned of enough room under full suspension compression. The mirror stocks is an option and is one of the locations I was considering on using the 1" ball mounts I have. The one thing to consider is context, it is best to have part of the bike in frame as it might give one motion sickness if it's just a camera floating in the air, so the mirror mount locations need some sort of arm to brig the camera over the front of the bike a bit. I've ordered a few more Ram Mount pieces that should give me some good options.

 

Be sure and get the GoPro app for your phone. You can use it to frame your shots and that's important. Also use the app to control the camera if you do a ride by. Don't get hit while fooling with your camera. Get a tripod mount and a little tripod. These are great for action shots from beside the road. I use the sticky mounted bayonet style mounts for the wind screen (this is OK but not a great angle) and on the top of my helmet. The helmet top looks weird but takes and nice shot. I use the suction cup mount on the tank in front of my tank bag. It can see the speedo and the scenery through the windshield. I have used the safety commentators (heavy twine and locking clips) when I suction mounts the camera to the faring but it sticks pretty good. The more places and the more angles you can shoot the better. The best is when you take all your clips and cut them together. I use Movie Maker. It's easy to learn and has a lot of good bells and whistles.

 

I've used the gopro suction cup for years without any problems. The low fairing shots look good, but the lense takes a beating from rocks. You can get replacements from gopro. You can see how my videos came out on my YouTube channelI...http://youtube.com/user/driverdave1

 

Now Dave that's what I'm talking about. I prefer the no music just love to hear the bike, then having the camera there seeing the wheel is a nice touch IMO. But, This is not a put down as I like the 8th gen, but you need some gear whine Where is this high grade at? That's a sweet road, love the pavement, lucky you if it's close by. thanks for sharing. I was thinking of mixing up locations then go back on the same stretch of road then again and again. Gee, on a great road that would be so painful . first off I might have to keep it simple by mounting it higher next to the fuel cap . all good guys , thanks.

 

Tried under the headlight too. Hit a big bump and it folded the camera on its mount. Not a good idea.

 

RVFR, Highgrade is a mere 10 min ride away...as are tons of other great roads. The front range mountains next to Denver have some of the best twisty roads around. I would consider Squaw Pass to be in the top five best in the country (now that it's been fully repaved). That Squaw Pass video on my channel is on my old 6th gen, back before they started repaving it. I really need to do another one on the 8th gen, showing the beautifully flawless black ribbon that it is now.

I started out adding music because my first camera was a ContourHD and all you heard was wind noise over 20mph. Since I got the Gopro, I started adding music, but keeping the native sounds as well. I find it more enjoyable, but that's just me (I also always ride with music in my helmet).

I wouldn't mind having a nice Highgrade video, edited with multiple angles, but I just don't have the time or editing skills to get that involved. Plus, when I look around my bike while holding one of the little stick-on mounts, I just can't seem to find any good places to put it. Also, I'm not too keen on sticking those to my nice shiny paint ;-) So I'm left with the low fairing view or the through-the-windshield view with the suction cup.

No matter what you do, get a suction cup mount. They stay on perfectly, don't mess up the paint, and can be moved around to any flat spot on the tank or bodywork. Other than that, just find a nice little section of curvy road and spend a day making a bunch of short runs at different angles. Oh, and I never just hit record and leave it. I try to stop and start pretty often so none of the videos are longer than 10 min or so.

 

As for wind and engine noise, you can get a cheap, aftermarket, GoPro case off eBay for about $20. They come with a mic and a cut out on the right side of the case so you can access the external mic port. These cases are NOT GpPro quality but they work just fine. Then you can place the mic out of the wind to get better engine sound. You can also use it as a lav mic for voice overs.

 

I put a mount right on my windscreen (slide mount). Gives an awesome POV.

Wish I could share a video with you, but my internet connection has a horrible upload speed.

 

If anyone sees a strange looking dude wearing one size 16 flipflop with a GoPro attached to the toe with Walmart duck tape and pointing up, it's SOW checking oot shemale hardware.

Great little cameras and very innovative mounts and hardware, It's too bad the directions don't subtly suggest any uses but metrics. Tons of "get on the bike, turn on the camera and show some fucking road that is somewhere and ends 20 minutes later somewhere else and not a clue as to any sort of location, story, time of year, date or anything much but "see my new farkle". This may be why when we watch movies, the film editor is right up there in the credits with the cast, writers,cinematographers and the director instead of top billing for the guy washing dishes in the catering truck. Trouble is it ain't no big secret. I mean it's like telling a joke withoot the opening line or the punchline..

".....and the bartender says to the naked Klingon chica...."

The bit using the frame speed to make it look like Numero uno hombe rapidimente is kinda bogus too. This especially when the dude is in 5th or 6th cog and the tach is at 2500 rpm and the look is like one of those crazy dudes at the IOM who are really fast..

 

^ Now there's a good read. gota love this place.

 

What I can't understand is why after 19 posts no one has mentioned jev's avatar?!?