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02-03-2005, 09:25 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Sep 2004
Bike: '04 Gixxer 600
Location: From PA to NC to World Wide
Posts: 6
|  Camera mount I'm looking into getting a camera mount on the gas tank. Does anyone know 0f a good quality maker, or are you just buying the homemade ones off ebay? Any ideas? I know about the Mantis are there any others out there worth looking in to?
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02-04-2005, 04:12 AM
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| Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst.   Joined: Mar 2004
Bike: 02 GSXR 1k
Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal
Posts: 3,028
 | Here ya go! Best mount around. Works with still or video. Get the riser for a still camera. I'm lovin mine! No more one handed corners trying to get a good shot!  http://sportbikecam.com/
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02-04-2005, 07:22 AM
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| Sit speling cheker   Joined: Mar 2004
Bike: GSX-R 600 K1
Location: Northants,UK
Posts: 1,631
| If you do get one,don't trust its sucker fixing points,strap it down aswell. Had a friend lost a lovely camera that way,not much left once it stopped bouncing down the track!
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02-04-2005, 08:31 AM
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| Happy-ass Lunatic   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black)
Location: Memphis
Posts: 11,136
| That's a nice mount, Dale! $89 is a lot of cash, but it is also sort of 'insurance' against losing your camcorder, relative to some of the cheaper units I've seen out there. That mount looks to be very well made.
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02-04-2005, 11:13 AM
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| Newbie Joined: Sep 2004
Bike: '04 Gixxer 600
Location: From PA to NC to World Wide
Posts: 6
| Have you seen the Mantis camera mount? There's a few on ebay and I know parts411 sells them.
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02-04-2005, 12:27 PM
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| Found second gear by accident  Joined: Apr 2004
Bike: 04 GSXR 750
Location: Beckley, WV
Posts: 304
| I've got a sportbike mount like Dale's and a buddy(gsxrjeffro) has a Mantis one (I think that's it) and it's built like a tank! I like mine as it workd for my digital camera and my video camera and it doesn't get in the way of riding and is a cinch to remove. I got mine off Ebay for less than what they have on their website and I've seen some other pretty nice ones as well.
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02-04-2005, 03:56 PM
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| Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004
Bike: 02 GSXR 1k
Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal
Posts: 3,028
| The Sportbike Cam Mount bolts to the fuel tank using your existing bolt holes. Itr ships with longer bolts to make it easy. Any tripod mount unit will bolt to it. The riser is to elevate digital cameras to get a decent view. Has Velcro on the platform to pad the camera base and secure lens covers on tethers etc. The large knob makes it easy to remove the camera and take it with you. Drawbacks. 1. Can't get your chin down low on the tank at speed!  2. Mount interfers with use of a tank bag. 3. You need a good quality wind screen to view through without distortion. Overall, it's well worth the price.
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