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Soooooo I am looking at making a tank mount for my Ninja.
These days I've been riding around with this in my helmet. It records my rides for either nice playback of a fun ride but mostly just incase something goes wrong. I've had a few good clips of crazy drivers putting my life in danger.
The little cam is fine but I want a better solution for when I start doing track days. So I was looking around at mounting solutions and I've decided on something like this:
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It's simple, sturdy and will protect the camera from debris in the air. Problem is it's hell expensive, especially from the Aus distributor.
So I want to get one cut up myself. It's looking a little something like this:
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Full size: CLICK
I did the measuring yesterday and the CAD work at the office today. Obviously I still need to design the actual mount plate for the camera but I should be able to fab that up at home, maybe.
There's my presentation, now some questions;
Has anyone had any laser/water jet cutting done before? Roughly how much does it cost to have a single item like this done?
If I were to get a bunch cut up would anyone be interested in buying a mount?
Are filler holes on bikes all the same size? I know the bolt pattern may differ but if I got them made "drill-your-own" style would they then fit on other bikes?
That's about all I can think of right now ;D
These days I've been riding around with this in my helmet. It records my rides for either nice playback of a fun ride but mostly just incase something goes wrong. I've had a few good clips of crazy drivers putting my life in danger.
The little cam is fine but I want a better solution for when I start doing track days. So I was looking around at mounting solutions and I've decided on something like this:
It's simple, sturdy and will protect the camera from debris in the air. Problem is it's hell expensive, especially from the Aus distributor.
So I want to get one cut up myself. It's looking a little something like this:
Full size: CLICK
I did the measuring yesterday and the CAD work at the office today. Obviously I still need to design the actual mount plate for the camera but I should be able to fab that up at home, maybe.
There's my presentation, now some questions;
Has anyone had any laser/water jet cutting done before? Roughly how much does it cost to have a single item like this done?
If I were to get a bunch cut up would anyone be interested in buying a mount?
Are filler holes on bikes all the same size? I know the bolt pattern may differ but if I got them made "drill-your-own" style would they then fit on other bikes?
That's about all I can think of right now ;D
