Third time this happened
- Thread starter MotorPont
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Pooley
Wannabe tractor enthusiast
Are you using official GoPro brackets?
Never had this happen in the 5 years of using action cameras, even with cheap mounts...
Pooley
Wannabe tractor enthusiast
Perhaps remove the camera via one of the screw parts, they don't have to flex to attach so may be a safer option
MotorPont
Wannabe Swedish biker
That will be an inconvenience for sure. But worth it in the long run I guess. I was also thinking I should keep the camera attached more too, I'm planing to have it running as often as I can and not just when vlogging.Perhaps remove the camera via one of the screw parts, they don't have to flex to attach so may be a safer option
Pooley
Wannabe tractor enthusiast
If you will be using a camera for 'dash cam' purposes, I would recommend hardwiring it to the ignition of the bike and affixing to the fairing somewhere, this is what I did as I got fed up of removing cameras and changing batteries
Hippo-Drones
Pleb
Only ever had this with the cheap knock off mounts. I also prefer the newer style GoPro mounts with the rubber bit as I think they are more secure.
I also never really remove the mount once in place, and just take the camera off all the mounts to get the footage off it so maybe it is just because you are removing it and replacing it so often?
I also never really remove the mount once in place, and just take the camera off all the mounts to get the footage off it so maybe it is just because you are removing it and replacing it so often?
MotorPont
Wannabe Swedish biker
Didn't even know there was a new design of the mounts available. I bought this used a few years ago to try out motovlogging and haven't really had the need to upgrade yet.
Moto Mengy
Motovlogger from PA, USA
Wow, I remove mine all the time.
Did this happen while riding?
Did this happen while riding?
scooterwuf
L Plate Member
It's happened to me a few times on that style mount an a few others. They're just plastic and not really designed to weather high amounts of vibration and wear and tear. The gods of Thrust-to-Weight Ratio really don't take too kindly to what we do for a hobby.
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Pooley
Wannabe tractor enthusiast
Not an issue when your bike has about as much thrust as a ride-on lawn mower lol... grandad bike ftw!
SighBored
@thesighbored
I don't see any real value between original and imitation for this type of base mount, either one has a chance of snapping, obviously the imi one has a higher chance to snap, but the original one is not that far away in the chance of snapping. I would just leave the base locked in, and just remove the camera only by the twist knob thingy. If you worry about your angles getting messed up, you can put marks on the mount as reference of position so you can get back the same position next time without needing to guess.
I'm not pro-imitation but if the original cannot justify to me the price versus quality I get, I will just go with the imi one since I don't feel I'm losing out by not getting their overpriced original (but still lousy) stuff.
I'm not pro-imitation but if the original cannot justify to me the price versus quality I get, I will just go with the imi one since I don't feel I'm losing out by not getting their overpriced original (but still lousy) stuff.
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Moto Mengy
Motovlogger from PA, USA
The mount I'm using is like this, it has a rubber part between the prongs which secures and reinforces it very well. Without this rubber part I could see lateral forces putting a lot of pressure on those prongs, but with the rubber in place it would keep the prongs fixed and strong.
So far mine seems to be holding up nicely.
