Drift Camera Placement?

[Tracer1234]

Hey all, bought a drift camera, where is the best place to mount it on a helmet?


Ta
____________________
Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15

[Rogerborg]

The outside is popular.

What model, what are the mounts like, which helmet?
____________________
Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[kerr]

I mount mine on the side using the curved mount, or you could go full teletubby and mount it on the top.
____________________
aprilia 125 Af1 Futura >> Suzuki gsxr 600 srad >> J1 zx6r >> cbr 600rr >> Speed Triple

[grr666]

Mines on the R/H side, below the pivot for the visor but forwards a bit.
Mic hard wired into lid, so a short run for the cable.
I used the curved mount, it's pretty robust.
____________________
Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
Ste wrote: Avatars are fine, it's signatures that need turning off.

[NJD]

(On a GoPro but) Curved mount on the right hand side.

I'm not sure what the drift is like but the hardest part about a helmet camera was getting it to shoot level and with a decent amount of what's in front of me, thankfully the GoPro can be adjusted on the 3 way pivot arm, drift is just a slide into the mount?

Might be worth getting some sample footage of a rough angle before you mount anything to the helmet, last thing you want is to watch the footage and find out it's recording the tank and handle bars and nothing in front of you, I did this with a flat mount and thankfully managed to get it removed, applied curved and then took a few days of changing angles before I got it right (GoPro).

[kerr]

[-Matt-]

Depends on the helmet a fair bit as Roger mentioned. If you have irregular curves and vents getting in the way it might not fit properly on many areas of the helmet even with a curved mount.

I would personally go for top-mounting it. It gives a higher and more central field of vision. Wind drag I don't think would be an issue with a Drift regardless to be honest; but if it was its going to be a problem, it'll be more of a 'pain in the neck' if one sides constantly being tugged.

In terms of specifically where to mount it - test it out a lot before you actually stick it down (the 3m adhesive pads are an utter **** to remove). It will entirely depend on your height/type of bike/how you position yourself riding. I tryed mine with blue-tac/selotape numerous times sat on drive before I found the best spot to stick it down.

If you stick it how you think 'looks right' chances are it will record lots of clouds or lots of tarmac. Mine looks very high-angled if you look at it on the helmet sat flat, but once i'm on the bike its angled fine .
https://i62.tinypic.com/2emj6kg.jpg
https://i60.tinypic.com/qzgdhv.jpg

[Just_James]

Was pretty restricted where I could fit mine due to the helmet having lots of ridges and lines rather than smooth curved areas.

Ended up mounting it as such


https://i58.tinypic.com/jpfs4l.jpg


Gives a good view of the road only obscured very slightly by the helmet in the lower left corner


https://i58.tinypic.com/23hpnqw.jpg



Actually prefer having it there than on top of the helmet as it won't get knocked off / smashed going through a doorway or similar.... also looks cooler than the teletubby look
____________________
Current Bikes / Projects: 1999 Rieju RS1 50
Previous bikes - 1986 DT125R (field bike), 1989 KX250, 1980 KX420 (with 500cc big bore), 1992 YZ250, 1988 KX500, 1989 XR250R, 1988 VFR400R NC24, 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, 2008 Rieju RS2 50 , 1993 Honda NSR 125

[TheArchitect]

Where you mount depends on your helmet. I have an agv k3 and mount my stealth 2 on the side. Problem with that is about a 5th of the cameras view is obscured by the helmet.
____________________
GSXR 600 K6 - Stolen
GSXR 600 K6 - Stolen
MT09 - Almost stolen

[NJD]

[-Matt-]

[Albigularis]

To position it, use the wifi combined with the drift app to watch the camera live, place it on the helmet until the image shows what you want it to, then mark the corner of the location with a felt pen or so. Then take it off, clean the area with something like methylated spirits or IPA, then stick it on where you had it marked.

Sorted
____________________
Biking history so far-
Aprilia RS125 - Kawasaki ZXR400 - Triumph Street Triple R - Suzuki GSXR1000 L3 - BMW R1200GS - Kawasaki Z1000 - Kawasaki ZX10R C1H - Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring - Suzuki Hayabusa

[Tracer1234]

Thank you all.
I have a Drift HD
and this Helmet


____________________
Riding: Yamaha MT-09 Tracer Occasionally Riding: 08 Suzuki SV650, Potato: 2011 Yamaha YBR Custom.
Used to ride: 2015 Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (smidsy) 09 Triumph Street Triple (P/X'd) 08 Yamaha YBR (Sold)
CBT 04/14. A: Mod 1 & 2 13/04/15

[-Matt-]

[grr666]

Took a few pics of mine.

With just the mount only.

https://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/grrthefearless/Brisky%20shots/IMAG1767_zpsxh7llzws.jpg

With camera.

https://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/grrthefearless/Brisky%20shots/IMAG1768_zps4twanuae.jpg

From front.

https://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/grrthefearless/Brisky%20shots/IMAG1769_zps5qjwizem.jpg

https://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/grrthefearless/Brisky%20shots/IMAG1771_zpsd0iugk8r.jpg

stillshot from that viewpoint.

https://i832.photobucket.com/albums/zz250/grrthefearless/Brisky%20shots/bikecam%20still3_zps3twljqhi.jpg
Sorry, don't know how to make the pics smaller...
____________________
Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
Ste wrote: Avatars are fine, it's signatures that need turning off.

[stinkwheel]

I'm still wondering why we are (still) mounting the WHOLE camera on our helmets and not just the optical module by itself with the battery, electronics and recording media as a seperate unit located safely out of the way in a pocket.
____________________
“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Just_James]

[stinkwheel]

[delsol]

Hope not going of topic here, but stinkwheel makes a valid point (for me) with regard to weight added to the helmet.

I prefer flip up helmets and they are always heavier then their full face equivalents (my second choice).

The less heavy flip-ups means a big increase in price I've found, and adding even 135g means a lot to me in comfort terms.

e.g. If I decided to splash on say a Schuberth then the very big increase in cost\re weight would be negated by the weight of the helmet cam, it is one of the reasons I keep putting off fitting one.

Only other option I can think off is bike mounted, but I see much greater potential in the helmet-cam as an evidence record for off-bike recording.

[doggone]

You'd struggle to record 1080p at 60fps onto 8mm tape.
The battery is still requiring a reasonably large body, and now you have a decent sized screen to set up and review too.

The general consensus is that havig the camera near eyelevel minimises exagerrated ovements and feels most like 'being there' which may or may not be the desired effect.
It can be hard to avoid a bit of helmet at the side, however with widescreen that's not such an issue.

Mounts are relatively cheap, you could reasonably have a couple of options on your helmet always in place, and more on front/back of the bike.
Drift and most others can also be mounted on tripod screw mounts, giving further options for temporary unusual positions maybe down near footrests etc.

[Tr1gg0R]

[notbike]

How it's mounted on the helmet

https://i.imgur.com/sHm61HF.jpg


What the footage looks like
https://i.imgur.com/WbhuU25.png

[grr666]

[Just_James]

Must admit the old Drifts are probably a bit more chunky than I'd want stuck to my lid but the Drift 2 is only 80 x 42.6 x 27.4mm and weighs 97 grams.

Much smaller than that and I think it starts going the way mobile phones did for a while where they can make them smaller but then they start becoming too small to be able to operate easily.
____________________
Current Bikes / Projects: 1999 Rieju RS1 50
Previous bikes - 1986 DT125R (field bike), 1989 KX250, 1980 KX420 (with 500cc big bore), 1992 YZ250, 1988 KX500, 1989 XR250R, 1988 VFR400R NC24, 1999 Cagiva Mito 125, 2008 Rieju RS2 50 , 1993 Honda NSR 125

[Rogerborg]