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good point!

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I would be afraid to mount a camera on my bike. Every video of a wreck I've seen, with a mounted camera, has been a bike with a camera mounted. Call me superstitious.
 
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i was wondering how they were able to do that....LOL....

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Huh...

Of course all the wrecks you have seen had cameras....
How else could you have seen them unless you were involved?
 
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I dunno...sounds like potential "EVIDENCE" to me.
 
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Originally Posted by SamStone
I would be afraid to mount a camera on my bike. Every video of a wreck I've seen, with a mounted camera, has been a bike with a camera mounted. Call me superstitious.
So if nobody had a camera on their bike there wouldn't be any crashes?

I bought one, very small, waterproof and under $100. Comes with 3 mounting options and I haven't yet decided which to use. Nice picture, battery operated, no wires, comes with everything you need including cables to playback on tv or download on computer. Mine holds 1 hr. recording.

http://heart-rate-monitors.heartrate...h?w=helmet+cam
 
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I would be afraid to mount a camera on my bike. Every video of a wreck I've seen, with a mounted camera, has been a bike with a camera mounted. Call me superstitious.
That's funny. Almost as funny as everyone who thinks you're a dumb$hit for saying it!
 
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Quote: "I would be afraid to mount a camera on my bike."

There are laws against that in most states. . . . Get a room.
 
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I'll chime in here as I've tried a few different mounts and have found none that eliminate vibration. As stupid as it may sound, the absolute best place for a video camera is duct taped down upon a soft cloth and strapped to the front fender just ahead of the headlamp. I have shot many video's from here and many have commented that the shots are unbelievably smooth.

Shot with a Panasonic Mini DV and recorded while strapped to the front fender with good old duct tape. I turn on a wind filter for the mic, and then edit the clips and add music with studio 10 from Pinnacle. Just roll up a soft cloth to protect the camera from hard bumps in the road, and tape it down tight with duct tape. All you gotta do is stop now and then to clean bugs off the lens and roll on..
 

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Hey GasCan I really enjoyed the crap outta your videos. Great job.
 
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WOW those are some very watchable vids gascan. Very well done.
 
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right on gascan - most excellent vids
 


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