Helmet Cam - Uwharrie OHV - A Video Ride Report

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Old 06-28-2008 | 02:37 AM
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Very nice piece of work there NB. Take one part problem, resolve and good old fashioned American ingenuity and bingo! I've been amazed by the fab skills here, and most are the result of issues no one knew existed until they wanted to do something different.

Given the emphasis here on photographic documentation I'd say you have a leg up on the rest of us. Stills are nice, video is awesome. Please make sure to keep sharing.....

 
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Old 06-28-2008 | 03:40 AM
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Hey thanks, Xerxes. I plan on trying out the mount tomorrow on another ride. Hopefully it works as good as it looks.

I'm still learning this video stuff. It does open up a whole new dimension in sharing a ride. I still like still shots, though. A good photo can really capture so much where a crude helmet cam video falls way short. And vice versa. If one can figure out how to use the strengths of both, some pretty cool stuff should be possible.

 
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Old 06-28-2008 | 05:28 AM
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Hey illenium, I changed up the mount this evening because the above method didn't work out so well. I had just set my helmet down and the camera fell off. The dual-lock strip glue did not stick well to the foam tape I used to build up the base to get the right angle from the camera. So instead of sticking it back on and risking it falling off during a ride, I decided to do a more solid mechanical mount. I didn't want to put any hole in my helmet, though, so I used the two screws that hold the visor on. Your helmet probably has something similar. Here's what I did - this version looks like it is going to be very solid:

Here's the right side visor mount, this is what I'm going to replace on the left side:



I used a 1/4 inch polycarbonate plate, aka Lexan, drilled and countersunk holes for the visor mount, then drilled for the camera mount:







Camera mount on:



And the camera:




This one seems nice and solid, but should still break away in an accident because the visor screws are just plastic. Hope this helps and gives you some more ideas.

looks like a nice idea, i'll figure something out this weekend on how
to mount the ATC, it came with some accessoirs, hopefully i get out
of the office to ride this weekend, i wanted to do a dyno run tomorrow
but wont have the time

Parts are coming in, i gotta get the dyno done before i start putting
on the parts

i'll upload a video if i take it for a spin, unfortunatly i could not find
any offroad tracks/places here so far... guess i'll ride through
downtown baltimore
 
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Old 06-28-2008 | 08:48 PM
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Ok i scambled all the stuff together that came with the ATC cam
and started to figure out how to mount it, i cant do it like you since
the visor is too far on the top, but i found an alternativ which i'll be
trying now






Time to ride...



 
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Old 06-28-2008 | 09:35 PM
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That's a great looking mount. If mine ever breaks off, I'll try to do something similar for Version 3.
 
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Old 06-29-2008 | 02:55 AM
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heres the vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbpS_LoOFr4

i had to add some music, recording sound is impossible because
of the wind, cam worked fine, video is kind boring though..maybe
i should learn how to wheelie

PS: youtube quality [:@]
 
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Old 06-29-2008 | 05:39 AM
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YouTube is pretty rough on the quality. Try http://www.vimeo.com , it seems to be better.
 
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Old 06-30-2008 | 04:35 AM
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Hey, That's one of the best helmet cam footage i've seen, well done.

Chris.
 
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