Thank you to X-Treme Spark and xdrian for pictures and tips posted in other threads. This is quite an easy DIY project - all it involves is undoing the cover just below the handlebars (just above where the storage bin goes) by unscrewing one Torx bolt.
The GoPro Handlebar mount is ideal for ANY camera. It looks as if it was custom-made for the Spark:
http://shop.gopro.com/APAC/mounts/handlebar-seatpost-pole-mount/GRH30.html
You will also need a tripod adaptor if you wish to use a camera with a conventional tripod mount. Get a good quality one instead of the cheap, plasticky one shown in this photo:
[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Tripod-Adapter-Monopod-Camera/dp/B00FZMIOQ0[/ame]
Some tips:
1. If you mount the camera looking directly forward, you don't see the nose of the Spark. As a result, when you ride up a wave, all you will see is sky in your picture.
2. When using a heavier camera, don't forget to tighten all the joints on the mount using a screwdriver and not finger pressure. This prevents the camera from falling sideways or backwards when riding hard.
Pictures attached are:
1. Installed Handblebar Mount and Adaptor.
2. Sony Action Cam
3. Sony GWP-88VE - My preferred camera.
4. Sony GWP-88VE
5. Just being silly and seeing if a Canon 70D can be attached!
The GoPro Handlebar mount is ideal for ANY camera. It looks as if it was custom-made for the Spark:
http://shop.gopro.com/APAC/mounts/handlebar-seatpost-pole-mount/GRH30.html
You will also need a tripod adaptor if you wish to use a camera with a conventional tripod mount. Get a good quality one instead of the cheap, plasticky one shown in this photo:
[ame]http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Tripod-Adapter-Monopod-Camera/dp/B00FZMIOQ0[/ame]
Some tips:
1. If you mount the camera looking directly forward, you don't see the nose of the Spark. As a result, when you ride up a wave, all you will see is sky in your picture.
2. When using a heavier camera, don't forget to tighten all the joints on the mount using a screwdriver and not finger pressure. This prevents the camera from falling sideways or backwards when riding hard.
Pictures attached are:
1. Installed Handblebar Mount and Adaptor.
2. Sony Action Cam
3. Sony GWP-88VE - My preferred camera.
4. Sony GWP-88VE
5. Just being silly and seeing if a Canon 70D can be attached!
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