[VID] Akuna Bay sunset run

[Taymaishu]

Hi guys,

Video i made to test out my self-made camera mount. I had to put music over it as there's a loose nut in the mounting, which causes an ungodly racket.

Enjoy!

[135BANDIT]

good vid - but would be better with car sound

Akuna bay rocks

[Taymaishu]

Originally Posted by 135BANDIT

good vid - but would be better with car sound

Akuna bay rocks

Definitely agree on both comments. I'll get some rubber bushes for the bolts this weekend and test it. It's either the plate from the u-bolts or the nuts. Either way, it's an easy fix!

You should join us for an Akuna Bay run soon. Have you done West Head recently? The whole place has been re-surfaced and is soooooo smooth!

[135BANDIT]

We only got the wheels last month - still exploring as well (only arrived in Sydney in January)

The friday night gig sounded fun - but i got a kling on to consider.

JD

[Taymaishu]

Originally Posted by 135BANDIT

We only got the wheels last month - still exploring as well (only arrived in Sydney in January)

The friday night gig sounded fun - but i got a kling on to consider.

JD

We could do a Sunday arvo out to West Head, and then back through Akuna Bay. It's a lovely drive, and have to be civilised at that time of day. I wasn't at full pelt on that video as it was sunset (passed a couple of cars, a walker, a cyclist and a scooter parked on the side of the road).

Night time is when it gets going.

[135BANDIT]

Sounds coooool - will keep in touch

JD

[d3syd]

Nice video Tay. Familiar territory for me.

Looks like you were fairly revving her

Here's my video..

[chylld]

nice! any way to mount the camera higher and maybe zoom in a bit?

[Taymaishu]

Originally Posted by chylld

nice! any way to mount the camera higher and maybe zoom in a bit?

There is indeed, i just need to find a stiffer spring for the outer headpost mount.

At the moment it is putting 'down' force on the mount to prevent bumping upwards. Once i find a stiffer spring, i can put it under the mount to force it and hold it up against the actual headrest. Then i can just zoom the camera in

[Taymaishu]

Originally Posted by d3syd

Looks like you were fairly revving her

Indeed, once I passed the gate @ Duckholes entry, check out the needle jump at 0:18 as i downshifted into a firewall mash!

[SimonB]

If I hadn't already found the singer in the first track and grabbed the audio track, your video would have got me to do it again! Looks good, but higher res would have been nice! Interesting to see an auto with the paddles, not seen one before (I have the manual)

[Taymaishu]

Originally Posted by SimonB

If I hadn't already found the singer in the first track and grabbed the audio track, your video would have got me to do it again! Looks good, but higher res would have been nice! Interesting to see an auto with the paddles, not seen one before (I have the manual)

Hey Simon!

I'm uploading a higher res one right now, should be available in about 5 mins, so i'll post it in the OP when it's done.

I've said to a few of the guys here that flappy paddles are an advantage on Akuna - most of the tight turns require both hands on the wheel, and it's just full control to be able to downshift before a corner to the correct gear with full control

Anyway, you'll hopefully see it better on the HQ version!

[dk130i]

Originally Posted by Taymaishu

There is indeed, i just need to find a stiffer spring for the outer headpost mount.

At the moment it is putting 'down' force on the mount to prevent bumping upwards. Once i find a stiffer spring, i can put it under the mount to force it and hold it up against the actual headrest. Then i can just zoom the camera in

Nice song but would be nicer with inline 6 providing the soundtrack.
Any pics of your camera mount contraption?

[woosh]

Originally Posted by dk130i

Any pics of your camera mount contraption?

+1. I wanna see your innovation Tay! We'll mass produce it, then sell it on ebay, = profit???

Nice video by the way

[Taymaishu]

Originally Posted by woosh

+1. I wanna see your innovation Tay! We'll mass produce it, then sell it on ebay, = profit???

Nice video by the way

Oh so now that I use my ingenuity you want to profit off ME!?

It would cost me only about $9 to make - the only thing is i have to buy 3m of the metal tubing whereas i only use about 40cm of it for the strut arm. The only other things i need are a single bolt & nut for camera mounting and two u-bolts. That's it

[woosh]

Originally Posted by Taymaishu

Oh so now that I use my ingenuity you want to profit off ME!?

It would cost me only about $9 to make - the only thing is i have to buy 3m of the metal tubing whereas i only use about 40cm of it for the strut arm. The only other things i need are a single bolt & nut for camera mounting and two u-bolts. That's it

Hmm you're right. The opportunity to profit is a bit optimistic, eh. Let's aim for break-even.

Nice work with the mount. How much did the 3m tube set you back? We have a warehouse full of it dude...

[Taymaishu]

Originally Posted by woosh

Hmm you're right. The opportunity to profit is a bit optimistic, eh. Let's aim for break-even.

Nice work with the mount. How much did the 3m tube set you back? We have a warehouse full of it dude...

$10 total i think. Went to Bunnings at Belrose, picked out the right size for rigidity. So i've got a fair bit of it here now, could probably make 4 more mounts.

It's the Ubolts that actually cost most of the thing! And then the pain of measuring. However, i now have all the measurement dimensions i need (as the headrest posts are all the same distance/thickness), so the pain of the project is just drilling the holes to size

[woosh]

Originally Posted by Taymaishu

$10 total i think. Went to Bunnings at Belrose, picked out the right size for rigidity. So i've got a fair bit of it here now, could probably make 4 more mounts.

It's the Ubolts that actually cost most of the thing! And then the pain of measuring. However, i now have all the measurement dimensions i need (as the headrest posts are all the same distance/thickness), so the pain of the project is just drilling the holes to size

SWEET!! Thanks for the breakdown, man. I'm keen to make my own now! Your thread + this one has given me enough of a push to finally make a camera mount, hehe. I'll post pics when I'm finished.

ps: Kuhmo KU31's or Conti Sport 2's? I'm going 225/40 front and rear

[Taymaishu]

Originally Posted by woosh

SWEET!! Thanks for the breakdown, man. I'm keen to make my own now! Your thread + this one has given me enough of a push to finally make a camera mount, hehe. I'll post pics when I'm finished.

ps: Kuhmo KU31's or Conti Sport 2's? I'm going 225/40 front and rear

Kuhmo's mate

Do you want me to show you my mount sometime this week? I'll run you through what you need to get - it's a piece of piss. I'll cut a piece off my extensive metal tubing for you so you don't need to buy an excessive amount.

[woosh]

Originally Posted by Taymaishu

Kuhmo's mate

Do you want me to show you my mount sometime this week? I'll run you through what you need to get - it's a piece of piss. I'll cut a piece off my extensive metal tubing for you so you don't need to buy an excessive amount.

Bah, I'm actually thinking Michelin PP2's now!

I'm dead-set making one tomorrow. My fathers warehouse has every component needed (including machinery), so I won't have to pay anything. Thanks for the offer though Tay - appreciate it. I wish you had told me of your plans before you started making yours... I would've hooked you up. ;-)

[Taymaishu]

Originally Posted by woosh

Bah, I'm actually thinking Michelin PP2's now!

I'm dead-set making one tomorrow. My fathers warehouse has every component needed (including machinery), so I won't have to pay anything. Thanks for the offer though Tay - appreciate it. I wish you had told me of your plans before you started making yours... I would've hooked you up. ;-)

The only thing i do need is some rubber stripping. The noise that was created from the ubolts and the strut sometimes rattling was insane on the video.

For the time being, i have some washing cloths wrapped tight around my headrest poles to prevent rattling.

[05C4R]

nice vid, Google have a 1 series BMW ad tagged to your video now, they make a profit out of everything.