I’ve installed one on the front fairing and one on the helmet. The one on the front fairing proved to pick up a lot of movement, especially because I had to use multiple mounting brackets to get the camera in the right direction. The one on the helmet gave a better video, but at speeds above 100km you feel the drag created by the camera.

First impressions on the GoPro HD Motorsports HERO camera

Looks like a sturdy piece of electronics. It has very little things that can go wrong.

The water proof housing gives a lot of protection and it feels strong. It comes with a lot of mounting brackets that allow almost any positioning:

The suction cup looks very good for mounting on cars

There are several video resolutions, I’ve only tested 1080p = 1920×1080 pixels (16:9), 30 fps, 15 Mbit/s data rate so far. However, shooting at this resolution only gives you about 4h of filming on a 32 GB card which can be a problem when you are touring for multiple days.

1080p = 1920×1080 pixels (16:9), 30 fps, 15 Mbit/s data rate
960p = 1280×960 pixels (4:3), 30 fps, 12 Mbit/s data rate
720p = 1280×720 pixels (16:9), 60 fps, 15 Mbit/s data rate
720p = 1280×720 pixels (16:9), 30 fps, 8 Mbit/s data rate
WVGA = 848×480 pixels (16:9), 60 fps, 8 Mbit/s data rate

Here is a video with the camera mounted on the front fairing (note: I have decreased the quality of the movie before uploading on youtube, so the actual video is better).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R3naP2fBD8

And here is a video with the camera mounted on the helmet (note: I have decreased the quality of the movie before uploading on youtube, so the actual video is better)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VdAal6-Hhc

Things I don’t like on the GoPro HD Motorsports HERO camera

I’m a bit worried on the battery life: the rechargeable 1100 mAh lithium-ion only lasts for about 2 hours and to recharge it you need to take the camera out of the waterproof housing and recharge it via USB for 2-3 hours.

Also, I couldn’t find a way to see how much time is left for filming on the card. If you have multiple cards you don’t know when to change them. (maybe there is a way but not so obvious?)

Which get’s me to the other point, the menu is not that intuitive (but I can accept this, considering the camera only has 2 buttons and you have to do all settings with 2 buttons only).

And lastly, I was expecting that the Motorsports version of the camera to have the Roll bar mount and the Handlebar Seatpost Mount included.

Just hope you are going to need it because of too much riding and not anything else

If you are wondering how the entire set is looking on an actual bike, here it is a picture with my bike.

I can however share information that I gather on my journey as a biker. This time I’m prepared to talk about the Honda CB750 Nighthawk or SevenFifty exhaust. The CB750 history goes back to ’69, but I will focus on the 1991 – 1993 & 1995 – 1999 models – as I have a 93 in my garage. Now, the exhaust is amongst the only things that went completely wrong on the bike, everything else being in a relative good state. As the bike has been discontinued for some years now, it’s a little bit harder to find the right exhaust for it. For Europe, I found the following providers:

• IXIL SILENCERS - part no H1918 RIGHT & H1919 LEFT, only the end canisters, chromed steel – looking very close to the originals.
  Address:
  IXIL SILENCERS
  Talleres Vic, S.A.
  C/ Arquitectura, 2 P.I. CAN CUIÀS
  08110 Montcada i Reixach, BCN, SPAIN
  Ph. + 34 93 565 06 60
  Fx.  + 34 93 565 06 61
• BSM Exhausts – part no 1027, its a 4-2-1 exhaust in chrome. Also available on carbon and some more advanced stuff.
  Address:
  BSM Exhausts BV
  To Mr. W.A.W. Bull
  Burg. Langmanweg 4
  7021 BK Zelhem
  The Netherlands
• Barracuda Exhausts – part no 1017 – 4 into 1, looking a little strange to me, but if you don’t need the original look, it might work. Here is the buy link.
  Address:
  Wom Online Store GmbH
  Hanns-Rottweg 68
  D-48165 Münster
• Motad 4-1 replacement system – part no M75H .Downpipes and silencer manufactured from mild steel,(Stainless steel where specified) finished in a bright chrome finish.
  Address:
  Motad Limited
  Unit 1,Unity Buildings, Robottom Close, Leamore Lane, Walsall, WS2 7EB
• Speed Products, 4 into 1, part no 170-1017-048
  Address:
  Speed Products GmbH + Co KG
  Zum Kaiserbusch 20
  48165 Münster
  Telefon: 0251-962540
  Telefax: 0251-96254-44
• Laser exhausts, the Jama Original series, looking good, but they never reply their emails so it’s impossible to buy. (If they will ever read this, I would like to let you know that you lost a sale)
  Address:
  JAMA Engineering BV.
  Boonsweg 85
  3274 LH Heinenoord
  The Netherlands

There are a few more suppliers in US and Canada, so if you would like to have something added here, let me know.

PS: Vance and Hines also do a good exhaust, but I’ve contacted them and said they are not producing this part anymore? Strange, because I’ve saw it in a shop. (Maybe because I’m from Romania?)