Author Topic: dash cams (Read 87544 times)

dave500 · « **Reply #175 on:** August 05, 2013, 11:07:52 PM »

heres a construction zone on the freeway,clearly marked way ahead down to 80 kays then down to 60 kays at this section,im cruising at 60 kays here,hows this arsehole?wonder why theres stupid accidents,that was so close.

kghost · « **Reply #176 on:** August 06, 2013, 02:10:13 AM »

Love the color commentary lol.

No rap soundtrack Dave?

dave500 · « **Reply #177 on:** August 06, 2013, 03:08:19 AM »

a rap over the head maybe?

kghost · « **Reply #178 on:** August 06, 2013, 03:33:21 AM »

Quote from: dave500 on August 06, 2013, 03:08:19 AM

a rap over the head maybe?

Don't be a hater lol

trueblue · « **Reply #179 on:** August 06, 2013, 04:01:58 AM »

Those car carrier drivers are some the biggest morons on the road, and they wonder why truckies get a bad name.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #180 on:** August 06, 2013, 06:29:40 AM »

Bus drivers for highway tour buses do some real bone headed stuff. Seen some aggresive and dangerous stuff. They fly through the city on the freeway 10-20 mph faster than traffic, acting like Super Mario.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #181 on:** August 07, 2013, 12:37:33 AM »

Truckies used to be the "Knights of the Road", experienced, courteous, and loved by all. Nowadays most of them are no better than car drivers. I do 1000 klicks a week on average, and I see just as much stupid stuff done by truckies as I do from car drivers.

Just today I had an almost identical situation to Dave's where a garbage truck driver (in one of those compactor trucks that empty the industrial waste bins) overtook me in a 40 KPH "Roadwork" zone on a new bridge, with road workers just metres away from him. What a wanker.

dave500 · « **Reply #182 on:** August 07, 2013, 01:35:43 AM »

ha!"knights of the road"yeah its a shame terry,i dont care about the tail gating in the truck,the speeding cause is deadlines and poor old subcontract owner drivers being paid way too low,plus a i think too many have a bad attitude these days,ill post up some b doubles passing at high speed,1000 horses and three overdrives?on a three lane youll be in the middle with one each side boxing you in.

dave500 · « **Reply #183 on:** August 16, 2013, 08:16:23 PM »

i ordered the same camera as jona,it comes with a #$%* load of mounts etc,i tapped a couple of 4mm threads into the right hand indicator stalk and stuck it there without the bulky water proof case,took it for a test run,works well,good sound,the only thing i dont like is it records in huge MOV files,i have to convert them first to use in my movie program(cyberlink power director)i need the later version that handles the files as they are.

im also taking it easy trying out the brand new rear dunlop 501,i like it,that cage was sort of blocking me,then it looks like hes going to turn right then continues following the road,fair enough i ran the double white lines but it was really really annoying running over lines so i couldnt pass etc.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #184 on:** August 16, 2013, 09:10:45 PM »

Bikes running well Dave...

dave500 · « **Reply #185 on:** August 16, 2013, 09:35:26 PM »

i reckon they have enough power for the frame,a bit more would be handy doing some of the up hill runs.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #186 on:** August 16, 2013, 09:36:05 PM »

Drop a 650 into it...

dave500 · « **Reply #187 on:** August 16, 2013, 09:40:30 PM »

ha!i like it as it is,maybe put some 350 four badges on it?they still surprise the unsuspecting,that pipe worked out great mick.

Retro Rocket · « **Reply #188 on:** August 16, 2013, 09:45:53 PM »

Quote from: dave500 on August 16, 2013, 09:40:30 PM

ha!i like it as it is,maybe put some 350 four badges on it?they still surprise the unsuspecting,that pipe worked out great mick.

Yeah, it sounds nice...

cb750k7 · « **Reply #189 on:** August 16, 2013, 10:15:28 PM »

Dave,
I am a bit worried about the mount that holds the dash cam, it all ends by the little notch at the top of the camera, did you try to mount the waterproof case? at least it is secured by a screw .

Cheers,

Jona

dave500 · « **Reply #190 on:** August 16, 2013, 11:10:52 PM »

yeah jona,not shown is an o ring i slipped over the folding mount,then another slipped over the mount once in position,its secured well then,i know what you mean,those simple clips would never be secure enough even inside a smooth car!the water proof case is very cumbersome,i dont ride in the rain anyway,if i got caught in rain id pocket the camera,i think they work well for the money,i set mine to 3 minute cycles,that way you can easily find the interesting section better than one long recording.

dave500 · « **Reply #191 on:** August 16, 2013, 11:32:05 PM »

i drilled and tapped two four mm threads into the indicator stalk,then chopped and drilled that folding mount to suit,sorry about the focus,couldnt be bothered with macro.

here i have a large o ring double over and wrapped around the camera and the folding section.

then once its lifted up but not snapped closed because the o ring prevents it i used another o ring to keep it up into position,its very safe and solid,thats the first thing that crossed my mind,the snap in clips are very feeble,its a good cheap camera so far.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #192 on:** August 17, 2013, 02:38:34 AM »

You did well drilling and tapping into your indicator stalk Dave, did you do it on the bike or take it off? Cheers, Terry.

dave500 · « **Reply #193 on:** August 17, 2013, 02:55:59 AM »

on the bike terry,not even through into the hollow,its only five or six threads,thats all it needs,the water proof housing is quite big,i was trying to keep this incognito or whatever im trying to say?they only had a red one left when i ordered this aswell,might spray it satin black?

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #194 on:** August 17, 2013, 03:03:55 AM »

Good job mate, I must get off my arse and try out my new GoPro Hero 2. Cheers, Terry.

RAFster122s · « **Reply #195 on:** August 17, 2013, 05:25:36 AM »

Dave, the camera does nice shots. Looks like it was worth the money.
Slick mounting, just keep tabs on that mount, if it were to break that would be bad.

I think I would have used the waterproof case, rather than risk a bug or stone from taking out the CCD lens.

Just have to pick up another red one for the other stalk to run dual cameras. Or, mount a second one facing backwards to view you and the road behind. So, you have footage of a cager if they decide to run you down.
According to one study in California where lane splitting is common (compared to Texas and Florida) the accident rate from being hit from behind (while stopped) was 30% higher in states without lane splitting.

Is your bike stock or modified? If modified, what have you done to the motor?

David

dave500 · « **Reply #196 on:** August 17, 2013, 10:20:02 PM »

the water proof case is a lump rafster,i know what you mean about the lens though,that engine is a 12 month old rebore 1st over size and cleaned up head ports,it also runs a boyer micro power ignition,it has a four into one pipe with an aussie "transac"megaphone i made up a straight through glass wool packed perforated tube muffler for it,stock cam etc,38 and 100 jets in type one carbs,it goes just right,i really wouldnt want any more power in those twisties,thats when you wish you were going slower,as i said a bit more for the up hills would be nice.

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #197 on:** August 18, 2013, 12:01:08 AM »

You need a turbo Dave, that'll sort out those naughty hills.........

dave500 · « **Reply #198 on:** August 18, 2013, 12:32:01 AM »

ha!yeah,my dumbarse internet is slowed at the moment as my wife has burned up our limit!i tried recording in 720 today instead of 1080 to save on file size,so far ive grown a stalagmite and half a stalatite on my eyes just watching the slow conversion,i gotta get a new program,this camera records in mov files none of my programs like it,so to convert them is like twice as long as the ride was?and im only doing a few snippets!#$%* this #$%* man!shift this to the pissed of thread now!#$%* my cheapo dash cam takes me like no time to do #$%* like this?

dave500 · « **Reply #199 on:** August 18, 2013, 01:24:53 AM »

you have to tidy up this sort of 70s production error,they run a little better then.

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