What about on the top of your helmet, quite a few guys with the Go Pros pop it on the top of their helmets.
Cheers
Armando
Cheers
Armando
Mounting GoPro camera on the 899
Hi all,
Has anyone of you already used a GoPro camera on your 899? If so, what did you use to mount it and where did you place it?
It looks pretty much impossible to mount it onto the handlebars....
Thanks!
Has anyone of you already used a GoPro camera on your 899? If so, what did you use to mount it and where did you place it?
It looks pretty much impossible to mount it onto the handlebars....
Thanks!
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Thanks. I would have never thought that the suction cup could work on the 899...I tried it on the monster 696 and didn't hold on. I guess it depends also on the shape of the tank...
Will give it a go
The paint finish will have nothing to do with it. I can mount the suction cup to the dash of my vehicle and it will adhere correctly. Here's the science behind it: A small pocket of air forms between the suction cupdown and the tank, but no air can get in. Therefore an amount of gas occupies more volume and it has less pressure inside than on the outside. The air pressure from outside pushes the suction cup stronger from the outside than from the inside, so there is a down force pushing the suction cup against the tank or any other surface. Since air has less pressure inside than out, that is what creates the suction. Any questions
Dude, you lost me after "the science behind it"!!!!!! J/K! I appreciate the facts. I'm gonna try it myself. Before I was afraid that it would stick to a matte finish so I never tried it cause the last thing I want is my GoPro to fall off on the freeway or something! Haha! Awesome bro, thanks!The paint finish will have nothing to do with it. I can mount the suction cup to the dash of my vehicle and it will adhere correctly. Here's the science behind it: A small pocket of air forms between the suction cupdown and the tank, but no air can get in. Therefore an amount of gas occupies more volume and it has less pressure inside than on the outside. The air pressure from outside pushes the suction cup stronger from the outside than from the inside, so there is a down force pushing the suction cup against the tank or any other surface. Since air has less pressure inside than out, that is what creates the suction. Any questions
So I did a lot of research here and decided to buck the GoPro trend and went for a Garmin Virb Elite.Hi all,
Has anyone of you already used a GoPro camera on your 899? If so, what did you use to mount it and where did you place it?
It looks pretty much impossible to mount it onto the handlebars....
Thanks!
I am however planning using a GoPro Suction 2 mount and intend to place it just behind the fuel cap for forward motion and on the seat cowl for rear.
I am not sure if the power of the suction mount will damage the paintwork so I am just doing some extra diligence around this.
Will revert....
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Ha, I'm glad you enjoyed that trip back to physics class! However, I simply applied the theory and hypothetical reasoning. Don't get mad at me if your gopro falls off at your next track day
Awesome let me know. So far I tried the big roll bar mount and it works...on the mirror
! but it does and the camera can face both ways.Not entirely sure about the suction cup (no matter what science says
)...honestly looks like there's no space or enough flat area to stick it to.Otherwise I'm thinking of the chest support....?
Miss F, apparently the chest support is not great as the camera can't stabilise properly and it needs a solid base!Awesome let me know. So far I tried the big roll bar mount and it works...on the mirror
Not entirely sure about the suction cup (no matter what science says
Otherwise I'm thinking of the chest support....?
I have tried the GP suction cup on my Diavel in the tank area and no joke I can hold the cup and literals shake the bike - it's suction power is that strong!
I have not put it on the 899 yet as it's getting a venture shield coat on Monday. Once that's on I will place the mount on the tank and test it. Will send you an image of the results.
Other options are to helmet mount the camera but does not look that cool and certainly not what the 899 would want - ie a non-cool owner.....
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I think the best places to mount the GoPro / Contour / etc are, on the helmet with the sticky support, and wherever you want the suction cup (on the tank is the better, I think).
Then you can try another places, but the suction cup is the most useable support in my opinion, I put it on many areas of my bike (I don't know if I've written well this sentence, sorry for my english )
One view that I like very much is on the rear seat:
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I record with the Contour over 200 km/h (124 m/h) and... perfect
Then you can try another places, but the suction cup is the most useable support in my opinion, I put it on many areas of my bike (I don't know if I've written well this sentence, sorry for my english
)One view that I like very much is on the rear seat:
I record with the Contour over 200 km/h (124 m/h) and... perfect
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Ahaha, very true!
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