Ordered an onboard camera system

[ceo012384]

After doing a bunch of research I ordered an onboard camera system. Since I'll be doing at least 3 track days (one of which is like 1200 miles away) and 5 days around the gap, at this point it seems to make a lot of sense to get some footage.

I haven't considered the really nice units (like this: ) because they are way out of my price range.

Before I was considering the cheaper units like the tony hawk POS cam, the oregon scientific yct2k came or whatever it's called (gets interference from bike's electronics according to several sources), and a few others. I decided they wouldn't be the best choice.

I settled on this setup being offered by a great guy on the wera boards with a slight discount for being from that forum: Onboard bullet cam kit

I like the fact that it's modular giving you tons of mounting options, the lens itself is tiny so there are tons of mounting options there too. Some people have hardwired to the bike battery with a switch instead of using AA batteries, also.



I've seen some raw footage coming out of this setup and the quality is head and shoulders above the cheaper units.


It will show up friday and I will be rigging it up over the weekend along with packing and prepping for TDs and my trip. I'll get tons of footage in the next two weeks, methinks

[marko138]

Nice. Can't wait to see the footage.

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by marko138

Nice. Can't wait to see the footage.

Me either, it will drive home how friggin' slow I am

From what I've seen the quality will be great.

When I get into it this weekend and decide how I want to install it on the bike we'll see how that goes. I might dream up some interesting mounting locations

[Dnyce]

i think ill buy one....

[t-homo]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Me either, it will drive home how friggin' slow I am

by yourself. damn.

Originally Posted by ceo012384

When I get into it this weekend and decide how I want to install it on the bike we'll see how that goes. I might dream up some interesting mounting locations

I would think right under the headlights would be a pretty cool place. Also looks nifty for the bedroom when Kat comes up again. You have to post that shit up though.

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by t-rock

I would think right under the headlights would be a pretty cool place.

Yeah I might do it like this:

Originally Posted by t-rock

Also looks nifty for the bedroom when Kat comes up again. You have to post that shit up though.

Oh snap! You went there...

[Mr Lefty]

nice... though I'd like to see it offer more than 1hr per Gig... ya know? especially since it maxes out at 2gig...

[t-homo]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

Yeah I might do it like this:


Oh snap! You went there...

That was exactly what I was thinking, on both accounts.

[dReWpY]

im hoping you or trip can get some vid, i want to compare to last year with the zx and if im slower or really slower then last year

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

nice... though I'd like to see it offer more than 1hr per Gig... ya know? especially since it maxes out at 2gig...

A 2 gig card would give 2 hours.... where in the world would you need two hours of continuous video?

I'll just keep a handful of 1 gig cards on hand, and they can be dumped to a laptop in the garage between sessions (or at the lodge at night for the gap) if need be.

Also, the cost of storage space is offset by the increased quality...

Originally Posted by drewpy

im hoping you or trip can get some vid, i want to compare to last year with the zx and if im slower or really slower then last year

I'll def get some footage of you if you want

I'm going to try to attach the whole rig such that it's fairly easy to remove. That way I could toss it on someone else's bike if need be, and maybe even get someone to get some follow-footage of me with it.