MD80 Mini DV Camera Rear Footpeg Mount.

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Alternative Placement:

Having made numerous brackets, clamps and housing bodies for the MD80 Mini DV camera I thought it would be a good idea to be able to mount it in different positions on my Yamaha FZ6 Fazer S2 using existing mount points. This proved to be a bit difficult without making additional mounting points as the areas on the bike were somewhat limited.

Rear Facing:

I wanted to capture some rear facing footage so as to be able to edit it along with some front facing footage thus giving a different point of view. The idea was to make a small film swapping between the two views to add interest to the movie. To do this I needed to make up a post or bar of some sort to clamp one of the homemade MD80 Mini DV camera housing bodies to, (planning to use either the Mark II or Mark III bracket).

Components:

All the components used for the MD80 Mini DV camera rear footpeg mount are standard bought items except for the length of Chrome plated steel tube that I found in my shed! Alas I forget where it came from originally but any diameter tube from 10mm to 18mm can be used with the Mark III MD80 Mini DV Camera Mount Bracket as it has a wider range due to the nature of the "Vee" clamp arrangement. Here is a rough shopping list of the required components...
  • Figure 1:
    One M8 x 1.25mm Nylock, lock or standard, (Nylock or standard lock nuts reduce the risk of undoing from vibration).
  • Figure 2:
    Three small diameter 8mm bore washers with a 17mm outside diameter.
  • Figures 3 & 4:
    Two large diameter 8mm bore washers with a 25mm outside diameter with a felt adhesive pad fitted to one side, (this is to protect the paintwork on the bikes rear footpeg bracket).
  • Figure 5:
    One standard M8 x 1.25mm bolt, 100mm in length.
  • Figure 6:
    One length of the Chrome plated diameter 10mm steel tube with an 8mm bore, (cut to a length of 70mm).
  • Figure 7:
    Place the components on the M8 x 1.25mm, 100mm long bolt as indicated. The large felted washers will fit either side of the cut out in the bikes rear footpeg bracket sandwiching the mount in place when the Nylock nut is tightened as shown in figure 10.

The Bike Rear Footpeg Bracket:

This is where I decided to mount the camera for it's rear facing footage as it required no other work apart from lowering the footpeg to it's "in use" position then fitting the Chrome plated steel mounting tube, washer, nut and bolt assembly to the bikes rear footpeg bracket. Figures 8, 9 and 10 demonstrate this function.
Figure 11 shows an animated GIF that gives a visual representation of all the components being fitted into position on the bikes rear footpeg bracket.

The Footage:

Using the picture link, (figure 12) you can visit You Tube and see some of the video footage captured from this camera using footage from rear facing mount. Bear in mind the original video quality has been compressed for uploading and as a result is not as good.


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Figure 1: Larger view of an M8 x 1.25mm Nylock nut. This is used to clamp all the components together on to the M8 x 1.25mm, 100mm long bolt and resist coming undone due to vibration, (1 required).
M8 x 1.25mm Nylock Nut.
Figure 1.


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Figure 2: Small diameter 8mm bore washer with an outside diameter of 17mm, (3 required).
Small 8mm Bore Washer.
Figure 2.
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Figure 3: Large diameter 8mm bore washer with an outside diameter of 25mm, (2 required).
Large 8mm Bore Washer.
Figure 3.

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Figure 4: Large diameter 8mm bore washer with an outside diameter of 25mm with added felt padding. This is made from the non-toothed part of self adhesive Velcro cut to the shape of the washer, (2 required).
Felt Padded Large Washer.
Figure 4.
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Figure 5: M8 x 1.25mm standard hexagon head bolt, 100mm long, (1 required).
M8 x 1.25mm x 100mm Bolt .
Figure 5.

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Figure 6: Inside diameter 8mm bore tube with an outside diameter of 10mm, Chrome plated tube 70mm long, (1 required).
Chrome Plated Ø10mm Tube.
Figure 6.
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Figure 7: Assembly of components loaded onto the M8 x 1.25mm, 100mm long bolt in order...
Small washer, Chrome tube, Small washer, The 2 large felted washers, Small washer, Nylock nut.
Assembled Components.
Figure 7.

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Figure 8: Rear footpeg shown in it's "parked" position.
Rear Footpeg.
Figure 8.
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Figure 9: Rear footpeg shown in it's "down and in use" position.
Rear Footpeg.
Figure 9.

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Figure 10: Rear footpeg shown in it's "down and in use" position with camera mount tube fixed in place.
Rear Footpeg & Mount.
Figure 10.
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Figure 11: Animated GIF showing the placement of all the required parts, (Footpeg mount tube assembly, Mark II camera housing and MD80 Mini DV camera) on the rear footpeg bracket. (Shown here on the Right hand side of the bike when sitting on it, it can be mounted on the Left hand side if so desired).
In Position GIF Animation.
Figure 11.

 YouTube Video Link.
You Tube Video Link.
Figure 12.