So... I bought a new GoPro HD...

[AzItLies]

Didn't like the vid when mounting it on the top of the helmet. I mean, if yer not videoing someone in front of you... it's kinda boring!

This vid is with it mounted to the front of the bike. One needs "stabilizing" software though, as the tupperware can vibrate significantly.

It's a short vid, little more then 3 mins, and after about 2/3 it's boring, so just stop it. Best viewed in 720p. It's from the catalina mountains in Tucson. Hopefully it's a bit entertaining...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-ilxAZjo8I

[RRdvark]

Nice vid.  I've had my GoPro HD for a little over a year now and that is the biggest problem - finding something worth recording.  Unless you are riding at racetrack speeds the video is just not that exciting to watch.  I have found that the video is more interesting when you can see part of the bike because it gives a better idea of how far you are (or aren't) leaning in the turns.

I've made a few videos with music of riding, but it is usually the highlights from a weekend's worth of riding squeezed into 3 or 4 minutes.

[County Tar]

Normally I detest added music but Leo's Vaseline Machine Gun was a nice touch.  Didn't hear much wind noise in the background.  

[Ketch]

Boy did that bring back some memories..Used to blast up and down that highway in the late 70's early eighties...Still looks about the same  

[Hotbrakes]

That's a beautiful road with all the cacti and rocks.  I bet there's some hotties on bicycles too.

If you're unhappy with your recent purchase, I will gladly take it off your hands for say, half price, and post videos of wheelies, elbow dragging, and racing.  Rest assured it will be put to good use.  

[80G]

Have you played with the time lapse photo mode?  I bought a Go Pro HD for that purpose.  It would take about 25 pics and then crap out.  I bought it for a trip and then returned it.  I love the idea of the Go Pro. If they work properly, I may take another chance on one.

[AzItLies]

Nice vid.  I've had my GoPro HD for a little over a year now and that is the biggest problem - finding something worth recording.  Unless you are riding at racetrack speeds the video is just not that exciting to watch.  I have found that the video is more interesting when you can see part of the bike because it gives a better idea of how far you are (or aren't) leaning in the turns.

I've made a few videos with music of riding, but it is usually the highlights from a weekend's worth of riding squeezed into 3 or 4 minutes.

Great Point!

 And for anyone thinking about buying one of these cams... where to mount it becomes more of an issue then you might expect. If on top of the helmet, you'll find that you won't see much lean angle at all. But... on the helmet is best if you're videoing someone in front of you.

But alone, then on the on the bike somewhere is best... but where? You don't want part of the bike taking up half the vid... It's a challenge, but it's fun

[AzItLies]

Thanks everyone for the comments.

Haven't played with the time lapse but if I do I'll post back here.

There are definitely some hotties on bicycles there! sheeesh got a smile and wave on this day and was seriously considering turning around! :-P

The case I'm using is the one that comes with it, the 'waterproof' one. I did have to boost the audio a bit to be able to hear the engine, but as you note, it does not pick up wind noise - pretty cool really.

Have about 4 gig of vid on this road that *may* be interesting... but the road I'm looking forward to next is 191 (aka the devils highway)... should get some good stuff there

[RRdvark]

I have experimented with the suction cup mount for better views.  On the tank through the screen is a good one.  On the side of the fairing toward the bottom makes a good shot too (especially when you lean to that side).  I connected it to the swingarm (facing forward and backward) and it was neat-looking but limited the view of everything else.  I need to make my own gyro-cam (like in the motogp races) to mount on the back seat.

Putting it on the passenger's helmet would be cool since they wouldn't have to watch the road all the time.

[MrMoto]

If you want to see a GoPro used to it's full potential, search 4theriders on youtube.com. Lots of trackday stuff. Most of it is done by a member over at yzf600r.com named Capt. Pie (Kevin). A greta videographer and editor.

[JeffM]

I worked off the back of a moto at the Tour of California bicycle race this spring, and they mounted GoPros to the forks of our motos for Versus channel race footage. They took great footage, and were remarkably stable there (they're on the upper fork tube so are isolated from road bumps, but very rigidly clamped). I think the GoPro guy said that he was using mount hardware intended for downhill mountain bikes, which have similar fork diameters. The camera caught the front fender in one corner of the shot from that placement, which helps give the shots some lean angle relation and shows the wheel moving over bumps and stuff. I liked that mount location a lot (better than the helmet cams we also used).