2nd gen - front & rear camera DVR system

[InfinitySurf]

I actually installed this camera system on my bike in 2022 but the camera's came with crappy plastic mounts and it didnt take long for the cheap plastic mounting tabs to break off... then I used some go-pro mounts to secure them but because they were also plastic it didnt take long for them to break as well due to vibration and other normal riding conditions. So I ended up literally electrical taping both camera's to the bike, ugly but in fairly hidden areas so wasnt seen much, been on my to-do list to figure out a better way and just havent done anything till about 2 weeks ago I remembered it still needed to be done and ordered a variety of go pro style mounts made from aluminum that would hold a round object that was 7/8" since both the bullet camera and many of the bikes round tubing is 7/8". 

Got the stuff a few days ago and nothing wanted to go together like I had planned in my head since by the time I attached 2 pieces that would hold onto both the tube and the camera it was so stinking long that there was no way to mount it on the front that IMO didnt look like crap. So got a little creative and used a mount on the front that uses adhesive and stuck that to my front fork wind guard and then did some dremel work on the piece that snaps into that base since both it and the one that holds my camera are designed to have an adapter between them (which was too long for my liking). I think it turned out pretty sweet.

On the rear I used the double 7/8" clamps, attached it too one of the support bars under the luggage box and angled it up as far as I could so the camera just peaks out below the extra light bar that I added under my rear luggage box. The camera DVR system I have automatically starts recording 24/7 and re-writes over old video once its full. Think I have a 256mg micro SD card in there so it will hold something like 24hrs of footage before it starts re-writing. I figure these days its kindof important to have camera's since so many crazy fools on the road. Have them in my vehicles as well including my kids.

No long ago I was in line in my truck waiting to turn left...the green arrow turned on and cars started moving, I was maybe 15 cars back from the front...we are all moving when suddenly a lady in the right lane (straight only) stomped on her gas and swerved left in front of the car in front of my clipping her front bumper while doing it. Lady in front of me locked up her brakes... I did the same but could not stop as fast as her small cadillac and just tapped her rear door. No damage to my bumper but put a dent in hers.

The Lady that caused the accident was stopped by red light luckily so I ran up there and asked her if she realized she had just caused an accident and also hit the lady in front of me. She got very angry, said she definately hit no one and also didnt cause the accident and that I could shove it. Soon as the light turned green she floored it and took off...but not before I got pics of her, her vehicle and license plate. Anyway the moral of the story, my dash cam in my truck caught everything and the lady was charged with hit and run, etc. Had I not had that footage, because I was the last person in the accident and rear ended the lady in front of me, insurance would have automatically ruled me 100% in the fault. Anyway, got off track there but lot of decent camera systems out there that are not that expensive and can easily be hooked up to power and only gotta do the extra work to hide the wires, etc if you are OCD like me :-).

Attached a few pics of how I connected the front/rear cameras to the bike

[Paul Martin]

That's a really clean looking install Drew.  Would you mind posting links to the mounts you ended up using?

Thanks,
PM

[InfinitySurf]

12 hours ago, Paul Martin said:

That's a really clean looking install Drew.  Would you mind posting links to the mounts you ended up using?

Thanks,
PM

Sure thing. I will paste the links below:

Keep in mind that I did some dremel mods to some of this and where the "toothed" pieces join together because I was mating 2 of the same kind (with three teeth and built in nut....on the aluminum ones I drill out one of the nuts so I could use a screw and on the plastic base one I cut off the tooth with the nut. Also because of that they dont mate up perfectly flush so I added a couple thin washers between the mounts so when I screwed it tight they didnt break. If that doesnt make sense I can post a couple more close up pics of those areas if you end up getting similar set up.

Another thing, the part that clamps onto the tube or the camera was a slick plastic that was not real grippy so I also added either a real thin piece of rubber or a piece of this 1 sided adhesive grip tape like you put one the floor to help hold a rug in place. This made them clamp on real secure so I should not have to adjust them often since the bike vibration may want to move them over time....figured one I know for sure I like the placement then I also plan to go back and use blue locktight on all the screws that go into the aluminum clamps since I am guessing over time those may also want to back out a little bit.

1x) This is the one I used at the back to connect to the tubing under the luggage pack...

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D149HB3J?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

2x) I used 2 of these to hold the cameras... 1 at front and 1 at rear.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D142YW5J?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

2 pack) Connected one of these to the above mounts that hold the cameras

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPJ5MDTR?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

On the below link... I already had these but the helmet mounts like this come in slightly curved mount for helmets or the flat mount (the mount is rounded on the sides), the flat is the one I used to stick to the chrome part of the trim:

https://www.amazon.com/Sametop-Adhesive-Accessory-Compatible-Insta360/dp/B0CR1FZLDY/ref=sxin_16_sbv_search_btf?content-id=amzn1.sym.7032aefd-3c59-4a1e-aaf4-8d3a944207a4%3Aamzn1.sym.7032aefd-3c59-4a1e-aaf4-8d3a944207a4&crid=22GU68HQJMMLV&cv_ct_cx=go+pro+adhesive+mount+flat&keywords=go+pro+adhesive+mount+flat&pd_rd_i=B0CR1FZLDY&pd_rd_r=ba5cde73-68cd-4501-bb9c-fd74f8fcd50f&pd_rd_w=HksOC&pd_rd_wg=ljJvb&pf_rd_p=7032aefd-3c59-4a1e-aaf4-8d3a944207a4&pf_rd_r=KD2JJ5KMVTRBH4GKMWBG&qid=1736352891&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=go+pro+adhesive+mount+flat%2Caps%2C111&sr=1-1-5190daf0-67e3-427c-bea6-c72c1df98776