Post by: Mikep328 on June 25, 2025, 06:35:32 PM
BUT none of those were as much fun as this CB400F on the narrow, twisty roads we like to ride. Today I was so enthused I'm now thinking of buying a Go Pro or similar camera and mounting it on the bike. I recently sold my '19 Kawasaki Z900RS Cafe and don't miss it at ALL - this little Honda is just so much more fun. AND, if I should fall over on it in a pub parking lot - I can actually pick it up by myself!
Re that...
Yeah, I know there are videos of 5ft tall, 110 pound women picking up a big Harley but when I dropped my Kawasaki in a pub parking lot when we stopped to have lunch - foot slid out on the gravel - it took three of us to pick it back up!!!! But hey, the bartender who ran out to help pick it up gave me a free pint!
Oh...anybody have experience with Go Pro/other similar cameras you'd recommend?
Post by: Athame57 on June 25, 2025, 08:43:28 PM
Post by: TrickyMicky on June 26, 2025, 03:59:53 PM
Oh, and yes, 2 cars and 1 motorcyclist stopped and lifted the sod off my leg. Thanks to whoever you are. Stay upright everyone.
Post by: Laverda Dave on June 26, 2025, 07:36:10 PM
Post by: taysidedragon on June 27, 2025, 11:03:44 AM
Avoid them at all costs! 🤣
Post by: Johnny4428 on June 28, 2025, 08:26:47 AM
Post by: Mikep328 on June 30, 2025, 05:26:37 PM
Post by: Athame57 on June 30, 2025, 07:57:21 PM
Bought a DJI Action Four camera which I will mount to my 400F on my next ride!!! :)I refuse to add anything 21st cenury to my bike! ;)
Post by: Mikep328 on July 03, 2025, 05:36:39 AM
Yeah, I know the feeling!
I was very upset when I had to put 21st century air in the tires and 21st century oil and fuel for the engine.
Life is an endless series of compromises!! ;)
Post by: TrickyMicky on July 03, 2025, 08:25:30 AM
Post by: florence on July 03, 2025, 11:10:04 AM
Post by: Mikep328 on July 05, 2025, 07:48:56 AM
Might have been good advice! Yesterday I went out with my new DJI Action Four camera. I mounted it on a chest harness - tried the handle bar mount but couldn't find a good position - chest mount worked great. But all did not go smoothly...
Yep, turns out the camera was too advanced for me. When I got back home, thinking I had a couple of great videos, it turned out that I had confused the setting for recording "on" and recording "off." So I ended up with videos of sitting in traffic/trundling along through town, when I thought I WASN"T recording, and NO videos of zipping along single track roads/blasting through the gears to redline on a section of dual carriageway that I thought I WAS recording.
I'll give it another try on Monday after some practice at home to be sure I know what to do this time. That being said, I was impressed by the quality of the video; Sitting at the stop light waiting for the light to change/20 MPH in town looked pretty good! ::)
Post by: Johnny4428 on July 05, 2025, 09:36:54 AM
Post by: Athame57 on July 05, 2025, 01:58:16 PM
If you were here in central London you would have probably recorded a long list of cyclists running red lights, looking at smartphones on the move, going the wrong way up one way streets, et al , except at night, because more cycles and Ebikes have no lights working either! I think the police have a policy of non intervention now, or maybe they have plane given up! ::)
When I got back home, thinking I had a couple of great videos, it turned out that I had confused the setting for recording "on" and recording "off." So I ended up with videos of sitting in traffic/trundling along through town, when I thought I WASN"T recording, and NO videos of zipping along single track roads/blasting through the gears to redline on a section of dual carriageway that I thought I WAS recording.
Post by: Mikep328 on July 07, 2025, 01:59:16 PM
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on July 07, 2025, 02:24:56 PM
Post by: Mikep328 on July 07, 2025, 07:12:43 PM
Hey, I don't know nuthin' 'bout no video!
Post by: Athame57 on July 07, 2025, 07:28:03 PM
Unfortunately, I'm not a UTuber (I make youtubes, send it to me! ;D Here is one of my more nutty ones! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-KP3mfNAkA
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on July 07, 2025, 09:53:59 PM
This was first start up after 12 years before I did the rebuild project.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWwb3LgNpIY
Post by: Mikep328 on July 08, 2025, 06:59:38 AM
Related - I need to learn more about mic placement. In the acceleration to red line through the first three gears, the audio was good until the speed got to around 50MPH. Beyond that there was sufficient wind noise to make it sound as if the engine was stuttering. I had the mic attached to a strap in the small of my back because I thought that would be shielded from the wind. Clearly I have much to learn... ;)
But the audio sounded good until wind noise messed it up. I tried to post the audio here but that type of file cannot be posted. It seems the only way to do it is to set up my own uTube or other social media site. Oh well...
Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on July 08, 2025, 08:06:13 AM
It’s a legacy (antiquated) system
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Post by: Mikep328 on July 08, 2025, 08:20:55 AM
Post by: Athame57 on July 08, 2025, 09:25:21 AM
Post by: Mikep328 on July 08, 2025, 11:27:55 AM
Post by: Athame57 on July 08, 2025, 01:13:49 PM
Post by: Mikep328 on July 08, 2025, 02:27:16 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrGVaO3ogaE
Post by: florence on July 08, 2025, 03:44:39 PM
If it will allow, you need to reduce the gain on the microphone input.
Post by: Mikep328 on July 08, 2025, 06:16:22 PM
Post by: Johnny4428 on July 08, 2025, 08:27:01 PM
Post by: Athame57 on July 08, 2025, 11:17:54 PM
The only problem is that it's so short! :o I'll do this for you anytime, it's easy when you know how and have the software handy. Gmail allows a max of 25 mg per email but you can still send bigger ... If you need to send a larger file, Gmail will automatically upload it to Google Drive and provide a download link in the email instead of attaching it directly,
Or you can send it in a few emails if you divided the footage, I'll just string them together in movie-maker and upload to youtube. :)