I'm wondering how many of you guys use a GoPro on your bikes? I have years of trips I've taken in beautiful parts of the country and very few pictures to show for it. I ride solo so I don't have someone riding with me using the camera. My initial thought would be to use the camera primary for pictures and only somewhat for video, but who knows what would happen once I started using one. So my questions are - if you have one how do you like it, do you use it as much as you thought you would, any positives or negatives you've discovered?

Thanks for your input!

 

With a Go Pro or other camera, you get to be passenger when you view the footage or pics. See the experience from a whole different perspective.

 

I've had a Go Pro (like) mounted for several years. Rarely use it. I get all the pics I want just using a canon SX610 around my neck and take quick left-handed pics. So many sights to see on the road, I'd miss them if I didn't use this method.

Just for reference, most of these were taken on the bike. There's just no place to pull over most of the time.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/road-...road-pics.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/road-...rado-pics.html
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/road-...colo-pics.html

 

Yes, GoPro has proven to be a great option for me to capture pictures and video while traveling. My wife, bless her heart, cannot take a picture without direction. She cannot see a picture coming up, cannot frame one and really does not care to take them. I am the camera, picture person in our family and I have my hands on the handlebars!

I use a GoPro Hero 5 Black that is about four years old now. I see no reason to update since it still works well, takes good photo's and I already have all the batteries and accessories for it.

What I have learned is using video mode works best for me. I can see a good picture opportunity coming and just press the button on top of the unit and it comes on quickly in the mode I have selected which for me is video. Then I can shoot a 10 to 30 second video which does not use much disc space or battery life and I can then extract still photos from the video.

When we ride we do all day or multiple days. If you only ride a few hours no big deal. But for all day even when just shooting short clips of the key points you better have at least two 256GB SD Cards and at least three to four fully charged batteries. Battery life if the worst part of dealing with a GoPro. When we stop for gas or a break I check the data storage and switch the SD card if it is over 1/2 full and I usually always change the battery to a fresh one.

I have mounts on all my helmets and they work well. I have one helmet setup for motovlogging with a mount right in front and a mic and mic adapter. For me not doing YouTubes and things like that is is more trouble than it's worth. I find that 80% of the time I have it on my handlebar mount. I can easily turn it on and off and see the status. When on the helmet I usually have my phone connected to it so I can moniter the phone which is mounted on the handlebars and see the status and control if with the phone. The worst thing is to think it is off when it is actually on and you miss getting the shot.

I also invested in a couple of remotes. One mounts to the handle bars and the other is a wrist mount. They work great, but their battery life is shorter than the GoPro's is which makes them worthless in my opinion.

If you go to my thread "Open Roads" here in this section you will see a lot of pictures taken from the GoPro both helmet mounted, bar mounted and hand held. I hope this helps.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/road-...orback-39.html

 

Thanks!! Exactly the kind of feed back I was hoping for.

 

See above in red

Again, I'm talking about a Gen 3 [I think] unit - the "Silver". So this info may be obsolete. Their is an app where you can use your phone as a remote for your camera. Pro - your phone acts as a monitor for the scenes your camera is capturing. Good for avoiding a lot of blacktop footage because your camera has slipped and/or was improperly aimed. Con - it eats your camera battery. There is a remote you can wear like a wristwatch. This avoids a lot of meaningless footage because you can start and stop as needed. Even better if you have a passenger ready, willing and able to operate the remote to avoid fumbling with it while trying to stay on the road.

 

Nope for me. If I take a PIX, I stop n take it. That's 'juss me.

A friend I ride with GOPROs EVERYTHING! No right or wrong. Pers pref I guess.

Unless of course there is a specific reason to do it..........

 

I have a GoPro Hero 3+. I started using it to take videos, but now I prefer to use it to take a picture every 60 seconds. Or I can take a pic by leaning over and tapping a button on the GoPro when needed.

I use 2 micro SD cards, swapping as needed. I also have an extra battery and use the port in the Tour Pack to charge a battery while using the other.

Some of the novelty has worn off, but I still use it a few times a year.

I mount mine to the crashbar on my 2015 Ultra Limited. There is some vibration in videos at certain RPMs, but still pics are really good.

 

I used the GoPro Hero 7. In fact, I sold for a song to a member here.

The picture was amazing. You will be super happy with the video quality.

You should be able to rig up a usb cable to it, if not.....battery time is about an hour.

I went with the INNOVV K2 system. It's a dual camera system that permanently mounts on the bike. Very discreet. Powered off the bike and has a GPS module. There is no gimble tech in the cameras though, so my video will occasionally 'jello' but they are 1080p and the video is good enough for me. The video writes to a DVR which I keep near my battery. It writes over itself after about 20hrs of recording.

My system is for security and liability control. I pull videos from it occasionaly, which is easy to do via wifi, but for the most part, both on this system and the GoPro.....the idea of making cool videos was cool in theory, but what I get when I record....is a bunch of long boring *** videos.

mmv

 

I use to years ago but after awhile it started consuming too much time from getting the perfect shot to editing after the trip. Started to feel like work.

Nothing wrong with that. I love watching tons of great uploads from other riders these days but for me, I just wanted one less thing to think about and just purely enjoy riding.

I have a cple buddies that want to do that now and capture our rides and trips, which is cool, but sometimes it gets a bit much when we are rolling. Stopped and off the bikes, fill the boots and document all they want.

I keep everything in my head these days, as long as my memory stays intact. Some things i like to keep to myself that only another rider would understand. Plus when people ask about my trips, I have a lot of of material when holding court and impressing the ladies.

And I dont wanna be that guy at parties saying, “Hey...check out this vid of my trip or ride”