 04-Jan-2005, 23:27 | #11 |
| DSC Club Member Ducati Meccanica Bikes: '01 Ducati 748R and '04 Mille RSVR  Posts: 2,665 Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Nr Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire Mood: Awaiting the arrival of the sun and the disappearance of the rain At long last Bradders........sorry for the delay, but am having major probs with VirginNet at the mo' and couldn't get online. Here's some pics I've taken tonight of my yoke setup. The first one gives you an idea of the size of the camcorder I'm using on-bike. It's a Sony DCR-PC101E. It would fit under my seat in between the subframe rails but that space is taken up with the power supply and switcher units that control my three bullet cams.  This shot shows you the camcorder in between the yokes and the clocks. It'll sit fairly snug to the headstock once it's placed in the bumbag I use.  These two are of the bag on it's own. I use velcro straps to secure the bag around the headstock. This means the bag can move freely in line with the forks when turning corners. The camcorder is small enough to rotate in the plane of the forks without jamming on the clock surround. When the nose cone is in situ, it has the added benefit of obscuring the whole setup from prying trackday organiser eyes etc who might say you can't use it even tho it cannot go anywhere (unless I cartwheel the bike and then the camcorder flying about would be the last of their worries).   The control on my left handlebar with 5 coloured buttons is the remote switcher unit that I use to change from one camera view to another when I have more than one bullet camera rigged up. These have gotten smaller now as mine was a bit of a prototype design. As far as the switcher unit and power supply goes. Have a chat with Phillip Mace at Highview Electronics . He's the guru on all things electronic as far as on-bike video goes. I'd go as far as saying he's your 'on-stop-shop'. He'll sort you out with the cameras and any logistics you need to get them working on your bike (e.g. the power supply unit he did for me runs all my bullet cams and my switcher unit from the bike's battery - no more buggering about with packs of AA batteries than run out on you - just as you're passing Bayliss on the outside  ) I have used RF Concepts but suffice to say I need more than just a camera, and their camera packed up on me too.Any more info needed mate, drop me a line. Guy | |
| 08-Jan-2005, 17:36 | #16 |
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