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ST3 675 Dash Cam!

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Hello everyone, I just finished adding the latest modification to my street triple, and thought I should share!

Whenever I ride my motorcycle, I try to always bring my GoPro with me for my own security - in case anything were to happen, I can use video evidence to prove what happened. Unfortunately, my GoPro has a very short battery life and I sometimes forget to charge it, making it useless. So I decided that installing a "dash" cam that turns on and off whenever the bike is turned on and off would be the perfect solution!

Here's how I did it:

Mounting Location
After giving it some though, I decided to mount the camera on the lower triple tree - underneath the headlights, and over the front fender. That way, it remains very discreet while still able to capture a great view of everything ahead.

The bracket
This thing actually came as an extra piece with the EvoTech Tail Tidy (meant to stick a red reflector on) and I noticed that it would be perfect for using as a mount for the camera. The bracket would be screwed on the bottom of the lower triple tree, and the camera would be stuck onto the bracket using industrial strength double sided tape.



The Camera
I decided to go with the G1W-C Camera, purchased from Amazon for $70 (Seller was called SpyTec). I've installed this camera in a friends car before and found the video quality to be amazing especially for the cost. The G1W-C is considered to be one the best choices of dash cams out there. Also, for my purposes it looks to fit perfectly between the forks and works well with the mounting bracket.



Wiring
To get the camera working, I used a regular USB Cable, 12v to 5v converter, Relay, and fuse as such:

Battery > Fuse > Relay (switch connected to running light) > 12v to 5v converter (so the camera doesn't fry) > USB cable (only red and black wires; the white and green are data wires). Although it doesn't show much, here's how it looks like:





The USB cable was routed along the stock motorcycle wires to make sure it was clean (top wire in the picture is the USB cable):



End Result:





Underside: (I ended up grinding down a portion of the bracket to try to allow space for the triple tree pin, however unfortunately the camera still gets in the way, so it will have to be removed in order to use the triple tree lift):







I'll try to get some video off the camera and uploaded soon.
 
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Nice work! How is the camera quality? I run a Mobius of off the mirror mount on the bars but it can't deal with the vibration so the video is pretty bad. This camera is better for a car. I'm going back to my gopro.

I'm actually working on mounting my radar detector receiver where you mounted your camera.
 
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Just uploaded a short video of my ride from work on a very gloomy day; check it out:

https://youtu.be/IAfMP0D6r44

The vibration in the video is surprisingly not as bad as I expected it to be, possibly due to using double-sided mounting tape to mount the camera to the bracket.

I'm sure having a radar detector mounted there would work, just be sure to have enough clearance for the device. I tied a zip-tie to the front forks in order to indicate how far the suspension is used.

how about rain?
Ahh...the rain. Although the relay I used is waterproof, this camera certainly isn't. I did my best to use black tape to black any ports on the camera until I think of a permanent solution. I hope that the mounting location (headlights acting as a cover) helps with limiting the amount of water that reaches the camera.
 
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