09-18-2020, 02:01 AM
Ok, had to share this one, 'cause I'm sort of surprised how well it worked out.
I'm now obsessed with camera positioning on my helmets for the best forward-facing view. Maybe I've been watching too many moto-vloggers on YouTube like Itchy Boots. My initial intention for mounting a camera was just to record footage of my commute incase something bad happens.
My Scorpion 420, which I detailed in another post, does not have a single square inch that isn't a compound curve or angle, and the visor is a center-grab. My only option was to stick the camera on the side. It was ok, but after looking at the footage, I got a large portion of the side of the helmet.
Looking at a few YouTube videos where people made custom-fit GoPro mounts with epoxy, I figured it couldn't be that hard. In my last job, I used JB Water Weld to make all kinds of fixtures and mounts for trade show displays.
Here is my project in pictures. Tested it out this morning, and it was great to have a clear forward view. The camera is slightly to the right of center, so I can reach up with my left hand to open and close the visor without touching it.
I grabbed the photo from my ride in this morning. It shows the lovely freeway widening project underway on the 405, and I caught this loader in mid-dump into the truck.
I'm now obsessed with camera positioning on my helmets for the best forward-facing view. Maybe I've been watching too many moto-vloggers on YouTube like Itchy Boots. My initial intention for mounting a camera was just to record footage of my commute incase something bad happens.
My Scorpion 420, which I detailed in another post, does not have a single square inch that isn't a compound curve or angle, and the visor is a center-grab. My only option was to stick the camera on the side. It was ok, but after looking at the footage, I got a large portion of the side of the helmet.
Looking at a few YouTube videos where people made custom-fit GoPro mounts with epoxy, I figured it couldn't be that hard. In my last job, I used JB Water Weld to make all kinds of fixtures and mounts for trade show displays.
Here is my project in pictures. Tested it out this morning, and it was great to have a clear forward view. The camera is slightly to the right of center, so I can reach up with my left hand to open and close the visor without touching it.
I grabbed the photo from my ride in this morning. It shows the lovely freeway widening project underway on the 405, and I caught this loader in mid-dump into the truck.