Camcorder mounts for bikes

[G Man]

IS there a preferred Camcorder mount for bikes ?
I am looking to get a tiny panasonic SD camcorder

[Sossige]

Hi G Man -

I've done a fair bit of video recording of track days in my Caterhams, so got a little bit of experience here.

Really, the best solution is to use a bullet camera feeding into either a camcorder with an AV **in** or a solid state recorder with an AV in. Mounting the camera directly on the vehicle will likely result in the camera being damaged or subjected to vibration (killed a mate's camcorder at Bruntingthorpe in this way).

I suggest putting the camcorder under your seat and running the cable to the bullet cam down the side of the bike, secured with cable ties. As far as mounting the bullet cam goes, you can get loads of mounts - suction ones through to just velcro mounts.

Have a look at www.fastfilms.co.uk - they sell loads of the kit, more than you'll ever need. Good service too.

S

[Chilli]

I bought a mount off ebay....twenty quid I think. It worked well for 10 days in Spain/France. If only I could get to post the bit where I went to overtake a van and boat round a long blind corner (I know, I know) only to be confronted with an 18 wheeler! Mate, the camera was pointing at the ground under such hard braking.

[black-k1]

Assuming it's to go on the K1200S then you may have a problem finding somewhere to attach it. (There are very few options as we discovered on a recent trip to Germany). The best option (but also expensive) is to get the RAM mount fitting that can be mounted in place of the BMW roundle in the top yoke, as can be seen here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsETW5U7MJQ