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Chin mount a GoPro to your motorcycle helmet with Sugru


I added a GoPro to my helmet to record my commute.  Originally I was going to hang it off the side, stick it on the top of my head or glue it to my bike.  I wanted something relatively unobtrusive with little wind resistance and something that looked where I looked.

There are several tutorials on the internet that describe chin mounting the GoPro. That is what I went with.

View as seen by GoPro Hero 3+ black

This is a snapshot taken by the GoPro while riding at 35MPH.  The GoPro is mounted near my chin.  I see over the top of my windshield.  You can see that it is 3-4 inches lower than my eyeballs with the windscreen obscuring part of the shot.


Chin Mount Components

A GoPro helmet mount has been glued to my Arai Signet-Q using Sugru
The camera is off center to the right so that the lens sits dead center.  The top of the camera is pretty much even with the top of the chin bar. This position means it does not obscure my view.






The mounting arrangement is a little tortured. This configuration lets me slide the entire setup in and out of the helmet mounting plate.  It also drops the camera height to reduce any vision obstruction.  A straight mount puts the helmet about 1" higher than this setup.












Mounting attached with Sugru

I mounted the gopro base to my helmet using black Sugru.   There are several videos about it on the Internet.

I removed the 3M double sided foam tape from the curved helmet mount.  I then took two packets of Sugru and completely covered the back of the mounting plate.

The Arai has a complex double curve from top to bottom. We use the Sugru to fill that in.

You need enough material to cover the plate and to fill in any curvature differences between the helmet mounting point and the curve of the mounting plate.

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