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Author Topic: Barber Motorsports Park Track Day Gopro footage of 1098s wreck  (Read 4999 times)
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« Reply #30 on: November 05, 2009, 06:26:46 AM »

Wow great footage! Glad he's OK! At least the footage kinda makes up for the lowside.  waytogo

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« Reply #31 on: November 05, 2009, 08:49:14 AM »

Nice vids.

How hard is it to mount the GoPro in the front without it getting in the way?
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« Reply #32 on: November 05, 2009, 11:36:14 AM »

Wow great footage! Glad he's OK! At least the footage kinda makes up for the lowside.  waytogo

vw151 - saw your pics on VWVortex, what's your screen name there?

I am vw151 pretty much everywhere.   I don't get on vwvortex a ton anymore.  Used to spend a lot of time in the MkV forum.  I have a 2006 GTI, that has sort of taken over trailer duty in the last year.  Poor VW.  Motorcycles are just more fun.  Smiley 
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« Reply #33 on: November 05, 2009, 11:39:06 AM »

Nice vids.

How hard is it to mount the GoPro in the front without it getting in the way?

I'm not sure what you mean.  Specifically where in the front are you refering too?

Either way, it seems that with the proper mount you can get away with putting it about anywhere that your body isn't and anywhere that won't drag on the ground when leaned over.  They have 2 different sized  clamp mounts for bars and round connections, a giant suction cup mount, a wrist band mount, a chest mount, a special helmet mount and then also several types of 3M adhesive mounts.  The camera is so small you can put it a lot of different places.  It's a pretty trick little piece.  I finally picked up an older 3MP non wide angle so me and my buddies can switch views.  I'd really like to get the HD gopro but maybe one day when I pay off some debt. 
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« Reply #34 on: November 06, 2009, 03:35:09 AM »

The camera is so small you can put it a lot of different places. 
That's what I wanted to know. From pictures it looked bulky enough to get in the way if you mount it on your tank for instance, especially on a track as your head is going to be in the same area. I've actually seen shots where the view is obstructed by the underside of a helmet.

I wonder about the drag it creates when it's mounted to your helmet though.
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« Reply #35 on: November 06, 2009, 04:03:13 AM »

That's what I wanted to know. From pictures it looked bulky enough to get in the way if you mount it on your tank for instance, especially on a track as your head is going to be in the same area. I've actually seen shots where the view is obstructed by the underside of a helmet.

I wonder about the drag it creates when it's mounted to your helmet though.

On the tank it would be marginally in the way and the wide angle lens is so wide it's bound to pick up anything near it.  It has a 170 degree viewing angle.  For that mount the non wide angle might be better. 

Although the tank is a good spot to mount it, this camera kind of begs to be mounted in more interesting places because of the mounts it comes with.  We were talking about clamping it to a fork slider and checking that our next, pointed forward or back. 

Mounting on the tank you can do with almost any camera because of the gas cap mounts available, and they'll all be in the way when you tuck.

On the helmet mount, The drag is marginal or at least unnoticeable to me when it's  up there.  Helmet is a decent place to mount but I hate the way it picks up where the rider is looking, like the quick shoulder checks and stuff.  That's just my opinion though. 
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