FFS. Grrrrr.

2 hours, I spent. 2 hours with a cheap G-clamp thingy from Jessops and
a roll of Gaffer tape.

Eventually, I was happy. I got my little video camera postitioned
nicely. It didn't seem to wobble much. Didn't seem to slump down and
fall off when the sun came out.

So off I go for a test burn up the A47, causing a lorry to sweve and
turn over as I try to take the lens cap off at 80. An hour of weaving
around the country lanes (still the A47 really).

When I get home, I'm all excited. Cor, wait till wifey sees this;
she'll never want to go on the back again! I plug it all in to the
telly and YES!! It looks great, as I weave out of my drive and up the
road... 30, 40, 50, 60,....blank. Well, a fucking great black area
RIGHT in the middle.

So I got 58 minutes of wasp thorax for my troubles. I hate wasps.

 

What? you made a lorry crash?

 

Bad luck - it has happened to me too - always a good idea to stop and check
all is well periodically.

Where did you mount the video camera?

On my gixer 750 the rear seat cowl fixes to the bike using a mounting plate
with the same lugs and fastener as the seat unit.
I took this off and fixed it to a neatly shaped wooden board which was
slotted to take a few velcro straps which secured the camera to the board,
separated by a couple of dense foam pads.

Obviously it was only any good pointing backwards but it gave some really
good stable footage of the following rider without incriminating him by
revealing his reg plate.

I think a helmet-cam is the best solution as it looks where you look and
your neck & body help absorb the bumps. Only downsides are increased
wind-noise & a reduction in the sensation of speed on playback. I'd like
to try a knee-cam to capture those sparkly knee-down moments. Actually, I'd
just settle for a bike right now! (

 

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 15:28:45 +0100, Onejob

fucking great black area

1 down, the rest of the fuckers to go. Not a great start, but a start
nonethless.

My Mum's got a wasps' nest outside her back door. Will and I got home
from the pub last night and forgot to switch the outside light off
which is just above the back door.

Went down to the kitchen this morning to find the whole door covered
in the little furry fuckers. Must have been the warmth from the light,
pretty cold last night in South Staffs. Scary sighht, even if they
were all pretty dozy.

 

Hailing from australia here. Born n raised in england.

Even though we do get some wasps here...it feels like a distinct lack
compared to the home country. Its not uncommon to see maybe, 1, or 2, wasps
a week, if your running around holding a sweet in open air...if your
unlucky....

Damn fine country here

 

<fx Popcorns out and sits back. >

 

Be good and reply under the quoted post, ta.

--

Dave

GS 850 x2 / SE 6a
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shame about the lack of 'show' - hope you enjoyed your popcorn anyway!

 

That would be The Fens not Narfuck.

No argument there.