03-14-2020, 03:43 AM
In self-imposed Gulag - got sick coming home from a business trip and both of my employers are saying to stay the heck away from them. It’s given me time to finalize the claim following the unpleasantness with my Bonneville, which is being repaired.
While I didn’t come off of the bike due to the low speed, I was bruised up a bit. I was going to discuss this with the insurance adjuster but she beat me to it with an offer that was more than I would have asked for. Not a windfall by any means, but I’d like to use some of it to start using a camera on my daily commute. Had a police report not been issued showing the offending driver to be at fault, this incident would still be in a he-said she-said quagmire. It got me thinking that video evidence in the future is a good idea.
I’m thinking a used GoPro would do the job. The smallest model available to keep things simple, and local Craig’s listings show abundant availability.
The questions become where to mount the camera. One thought is to put a mount on the bike itself, maybe below the headlight to keep it on sprung weight to reduce vibration.
The other option is helmet mount. In this case, where is the best location to minimize wind noise and resistance at speed. I’ve seen riders mount them in front, on the side, and on top of their helmets.
Finally, can a GoPro be set up to record in a loop, so that just tapping on and off will do the job, without complicated operation?
While I didn’t come off of the bike due to the low speed, I was bruised up a bit. I was going to discuss this with the insurance adjuster but she beat me to it with an offer that was more than I would have asked for. Not a windfall by any means, but I’d like to use some of it to start using a camera on my daily commute. Had a police report not been issued showing the offending driver to be at fault, this incident would still be in a he-said she-said quagmire. It got me thinking that video evidence in the future is a good idea.
I’m thinking a used GoPro would do the job. The smallest model available to keep things simple, and local Craig’s listings show abundant availability.
The questions become where to mount the camera. One thought is to put a mount on the bike itself, maybe below the headlight to keep it on sprung weight to reduce vibration.
The other option is helmet mount. In this case, where is the best location to minimize wind noise and resistance at speed. I’ve seen riders mount them in front, on the side, and on top of their helmets.
Finally, can a GoPro be set up to record in a loop, so that just tapping on and off will do the job, without complicated operation?