Where to Mount GoPro on Bike?

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Thinking of mounting my GoPro right above the front wheel. Has anyone done that? Also, will mounting it there restrict air flow, as I'm sure the engine sucks in air from that area to cool itself?

In the pic attached I've labelled the exact place I want to mount it. Just want to hear if anyone else has done it there before I peal the sticker.

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infernobuster said:
If your suspension travels far enough youll knock the camera right off the bike.
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Damn. Totally forgot about that. Guess I'll just mount it up top near the lights. Thanks inferno
 
You might be able to get it far enough forward and out that it would clear the fairing, but it's better to be above the suspension and it's nice to able to reach the button from the seat.
 
Go spend some time on youtube, do a search for your bike + gopro (or any other camera). Just watching a few posted video's will give a general idea of some good and bad spot's to mount the camera just based on the camera's viewpoint.

I watch a few video's last night that would have been great if the posters hadn't had their camera's mounted so low to the tank that half the screen was the instrument panel.
 
Front fenders are usually really flimsy too. The video would be really shaky
 
I think it is also nice to have some part of the bike framing the shot, so it's not just moving road in front.
 
Why not in the handlebar somewhere, right behind the instrument panel, like everybody does?
 
I tried many different mounts and angles, having it on the bike gets some neat shots, but the novelty wears off, and it's really hard to get it to stay steady without any shaking. I found that by far the best way to use a GoPro is with the chest mount as far as steadiness. It stays perfectly still, and you get a really cool 1st person view of the road in front of you as well as your hands on the bars and all of the controls. My favorite angle by far.
 
If you have frame sliders you can try attaching to those too using something like a clamp RAM mount with go pro end clip, I've used that set up before.
 
jc100 said:
If you have frame sliders you can try attaching to those too using something like a clamp RAM mount with go pro end clip, I've used that set up before.
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can u provide a pic by chance?
similar to the OP ive probably covered my bike inch by inch trying to find the perfect mounting spot. and your set up seems like it may provide a pretty steady shot

thanks in advance
 
Johnny5 said:
I tried many different mounts and angles, having it on the bike gets some neat shots, but the novelty wears off, and it's really hard to get it to stay steady without any shaking. I found that by far the best way to use a GoPro is with the chest mount as far as steadiness. It stays perfectly still, and you get a really cool 1st person view of the road in front of you as well as your hands on the bars and all of the controls. My favorite angle by far.
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I tried this but my windscreen takes up most of the view (not clear) and ruined the shot. I have the suction cup and the angle is great but it shakes a lot.... and is very loud when it does, so I have to mute the sound.

Anyone successfully mount it on their helmet or near their neck?
 
I'm considering making a mount for it to be below the chin of my helmet, using a simple spring clamp to hold it to the helmet and then some of the arms that come with the gopro.
I don't notice it on top of my helmet at 140+ on the sled.

My chest mount is my favourite view on the MX bike.
 
I'd suggest you have it tied on to the back in case it pops off and don't try to attach it on to a waxed surface or a dirty surface. Clean with Isopropyl Alcohol... also primed surfaced tend not to work.
 
is base coat on fiberglass not the same? Seems to stick pretty good to my all white fiberglass.
 
I got a chest mount harness...I like the point of view a bit better, and I don't even notice it while riding. The only way the camera is falling off the bike is if I fall off with it.
 
FriendlyFoe said:
is base coat on fiberglass not the same? Seems to stick pretty good to my all white fiberglass.
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Then you are probably sticking to an epoxy, as long as you haven't sanded it down a lot, then it should stick really well to that. It's kinda like this. If you try to stick it just to fibreglass without any resin, it's going to suck.... just like if you are trying to stick it to raw wood. If it is a lacquered wood, or a paint job with a clear topcoat, then it should bond nicely. Clean and slightly scuffed aluminum is the best surface to bond too... folks DON'T USE WINDEX as a cleaner !!!!
 
when touring i like to mount it to my helmet.. lets me easily turn it off and on, and i can take a pic/vid of wherever I look.. Have got a couple good shots of deer/moose.. even boobies.. ha! cause of that

I think the chest mount is my fav spot for getting good all round shots.. Depending on the bike, having it on your chest can stop alot of the wind hitting it thus making the sound much better.

When mounted on your head you do notice it when watching.. shoulder checks, looking at speedo... can make you a bit sick.
 
mrkyo said:
can u provide a pic by chance?
similar to the OP ive probably covered my bike inch by inch trying to find the perfect mounting spot. and your set up seems like it may provide a pretty steady shot

thanks in advance
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I would have done but I just traded in the bike that had frame sliders for one that doesn't. The sliders on my old bike were Motovation type, large delrin cylinders. You can buy a RAM mount that clamps to any bars with a plumbers type pipe clamp. I swapped out the smaller pipe clamp for one that fit around the frame slider and because the slider sits away from the faring it wasn't too bad a set up. My bike was different to yours but all frame sliders protrude out a bit. If it's not enough for you then add a RAM arm to extend the camera a little. Just beware that the larger the arm, the bigger the vibrations the camera picks up and the shakier the video.
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