bcampana
Junior Member
Hey guys. So this isnt FZ6 related, but since I'm a FZ6 rider I figure ill my project with you.
So this is my 4th attempt at a camera mount for my fz6. So far there has been: a 6ft diving board like mount which trailed behind the bike, a spring and dampened mount which bolted in behind the wind shield, and a pvc mount which clamped onto the triple. All of these (especially the diving board version) had some issues with vibration. So now I opt to remove it from the bike all together. This time I was fortunate enough to have a friend of mine help me with the fabrication.
First, I bought a window holder kit from Harbor Freight. It can with pairs of suction cups attached by a metal cable. I removed the cable (which was nicely bolted on) and attached the cups onto the helmet.
We then bent and drilled some aluminum to connect the top two cups.
The suction cups' built in bolt and nut came in real handy here.
Another piece of aluminum was cut and drilled to connect with the side frames. An indentation was milled into this bracket to make a nice and secure fit.
I have to get me one of these...
Two move pieces of aluminum were cut and hand bent to connect to the other cups.
Some tripod parts were laying around, so we cut an aluminum bracket from some Ikea shelving to mount it onto the frame. A slot was also milled into this mount for a secure fit.
And I seem to be missing a picture of the mount with the tripod on it. But we drilled some holes on the frame for adjustability and a hole was also drilled into the aluminum shelf piece for mounting. Just put it on top with your imagination =)
To protect the camera theres a cheap waterproof camera case that slides over it. The case has a hole cut into it for the mounting hardware.
Ill post the first video which hopefully will happen this Wednesday =)
So this is my 4th attempt at a camera mount for my fz6. So far there has been: a 6ft diving board like mount which trailed behind the bike, a spring and dampened mount which bolted in behind the wind shield, and a pvc mount which clamped onto the triple. All of these (especially the diving board version) had some issues with vibration. So now I opt to remove it from the bike all together. This time I was fortunate enough to have a friend of mine help me with the fabrication.
First, I bought a window holder kit from Harbor Freight. It can with pairs of suction cups attached by a metal cable. I removed the cable (which was nicely bolted on) and attached the cups onto the helmet.
We then bent and drilled some aluminum to connect the top two cups.
The suction cups' built in bolt and nut came in real handy here.
Another piece of aluminum was cut and drilled to connect with the side frames. An indentation was milled into this bracket to make a nice and secure fit.
I have to get me one of these...
Two move pieces of aluminum were cut and hand bent to connect to the other cups.
Some tripod parts were laying around, so we cut an aluminum bracket from some Ikea shelving to mount it onto the frame. A slot was also milled into this mount for a secure fit.
And I seem to be missing a picture of the mount with the tripod on it. But we drilled some holes on the frame for adjustability and a hole was also drilled into the aluminum shelf piece for mounting. Just put it on top with your imagination =)
To protect the camera theres a cheap waterproof camera case that slides over it. The case has a hole cut into it for the mounting hardware.
Ill post the first video which hopefully will happen this Wednesday =)
