INNOVV C3 camera rear mount for Kawasaki Ninja 250r

This is a simple camera mount for the Innovv C3 to fit the 2008-2012 Kawasaki Ninja 250r motorcycle by firacer98, Looks smart and cool!!

Just thought I'd share this mount with you guys. I designed it in Sketchup and printed it on my Da Vinci 3D printer. It uses the existing hole that is present on the fender. The C3 is almost exactly the same size as the hole! The adapter will fit the barrel of the C3 quite snug so it won't turn. 

It's designed to fit on the stock rear fender. The stock fender has 3 holes, and the center hole is practically the same size as the diameter of the C3 bullet camera. It seemed like a logical place to put it. I included the original Sketchup file in case you need to modify it.

It was printed on a Davinci 3D printer at 400microns (0.4) layer height with 20% fill. During my test prints, I've done them at 5% fill and it worked too, just not as strong but it'll also work.

It uses two M6, 25mm bolts to fasten. You can probably go with shorter bolts, like maybe 15mm since the thickness of the mount is only 10mm anyways. I only used 25mm cause that's what I had. No nuts need since the bolts are pretty tight in the holes. I would also suggest washers as well to cover up the existing holes better. I painted mine with black vinyl paint since pink doesn't match my bike.

I uploaded the file to Thingiverse if anyone is interested in printing their own. 

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:687322

The First Moto DashCam, INNOVV C3

Thanks for Kim from UK, who design the below banner, it is very smart design, that the best present the features of the C3, the small and discreet lens case, and interchangeable lens, very impressive!

Below photo is from Fishie in Singapore, who took the below beautiful photo after his two the C3 installed. the lens is under head light.

 Below is the close look, it is from other bike. This is 90 degree lens attached on the mount to solid glue on the bike. The lens is aluminum made, solid and waterproof, do not worry about ridding in the raining days, and it will never draw the thief's attention when leave it alone.

This is to show how the recording unit installed. it is under seat. Transit the power from 12V to 5V to connect the recording unit, once the bike power on, the recording start, power off, the recording stop. and loop recording let the last video clip to replace the first one, you do not worry the SD card is full. 

Here is the recording in day and night, the C3 is under head light, it records where you go. 

Innovv C2 is flying on beach

A quick flight around Guerilla Bay on the far South coast of NSW with the zmr250, This little cam can take a beating and just keeps producing nice video.

Slope Soaring a Cloud AXN at Hope Beach in southern Tasmania, 

INNOVV C3 INSTALL ON BMW K1600

This is BMW K1600, People show how he install INNOVV C3 on it. Looks simple and cool. 

Camera mounted on lower pan of oil cooler duct. I removed the plastic to make the hole. Unfortunately, it's impossible to reinstall unless the upper fairing panels are removed. If you do this, punch a hole in the plastic in place, with a heated length of 1/4" brass hobby tubing. This is the 90-degree lens, and it has a perfect view here, No cutoff bottom or top.

Camera cable (the shiny one) runs down to the left side pocket, so I could use the exiting USB connector for power.

I used brass tubing with a sharpened end in a drill to make a new hole in the existing cable grommet. then cut a slot to the hole. After reinstalling it, I sealed the slot with a 2-part urethane adhesive, which remains flexible. Silicone caulk would probably work as well.

I removed the pocket clip and and the lugs it was screwed to, along with the tripod mount to make a flat bottom on the recorder clip.

Recorder unit in side pocket. I shortened the power cable from 2M to about 6", and stuck the clip to the side of the pocket with Command sticky strips, I have to unclip it to pull the micro-SD card if I want to copy the videos to my computer, or plug into it locally with the data cable and a laptop. The gray thing is my garage door transmitter.

The Close look, Without the direct light, you can barely see it. 

The front look, Nothing to put away when parked, and it's always on when the bike is.

ToyRun 2014 World's Fastest Santa!

This is from RidingWithTom, people are very impressed, 

Great event really good cause to! Loving the stunting at the end, what camera did you use for the slowmo stuff? 

Very nice ride. Can't wait 'till I get a bike and do a good long ride like that, uninterrupted and no camera bull shit though =P

Shoot my toy run up here was wet and cold. It looks like it was sunny and warm down there. 

Awesome. Nice costume. Luckily you can ride your bikes in winter too.. Not so in Europe. :(

Stay Cool! Why not bring INNOVV C3 to guys? Have fun and enjoy!

Merry Christmas and Happy 2015

Time is flying, soon 2014 will be over and we will be welcoming in the year 2015.  It's time to wish all our customers and followers seasons greetings and a happy and prosperous new year.

Looking back at the last blog, Merry Christmas and happy 2014, and the goals we set ourselves I hope we achieved what we set out to do after making huge efforts in 2014.

Our primary objective was closer communication with people.

The website monthly visits now reach 6000. The blog monthly visits now reach 5000 monthly. And we have had a good following on other forums, notably dashcamtalk.  And thanks to Willy.  He brings INNOVV C3 to motorcycle forums, like advrider.com and bayarearidersforum,

New Developments and Upgrading

To help us with future developmens we have been learning from discussions on forums and noting suggestions and ideas . Collecting ideas and making carefully considered plans before starting new developments. The 'wishlist' thread was very very useful in deciding what changes to make to our new products. 

The wishlist for motorcycle and riding camera 

The INNOVV C3 is a very exciting new development and YouTube reviewer Techmoan said in his blog that it's the World's first motorcycle dashcam!

Innovv C3 Review -The Wired Lens Mini Camera

We are now moving into a new year and would like to introduce more new developments and make further improvements including even  better communications with people and more discussion regarding our new developments with support from forums.  Always to let people See it, Touch it, Like it.

Finally I would like to share this video of INNOVV C1 is hot  with you all as people have said “This brings back old memories of when I was a kid and a local TV station would put a video of a burning Yule log on the screen all night on Christmas eve. ”

Innovv C3 Review -The Wired Lens Mini Camera- By Techmoan

Cube shaped action cameras aren't suitable for all situations so Innovv thought outside the box when designing their new camera to allow for greater flexibility in camera placement.

If you've got the time (31 mins) you can click the video below to see my full review of the C3 Mini Snake Camera.

One thing that I didn't mention during the review was how this could be considered to be the first Motorcycle 'Dash' Camera. Over the years I've reviewed plenty of Car DVR Dashcams, but whenever people asked me if something similar was available for motorcycles I've always drawn a blank....until now. The C3 has all the necesssary features to make a great bike DVR . It has the ability to loop over the oldest video on the memory card, the water resistant camera can be lashed to the frame or hidden away in a fairing and the control unit can be stowed seperately in a dry area of the bike - perhaps under the seat, powered from a switched 5V USB. 

My bike already has a switched 12V power socket fitted, but if you need to fit one I believe that aFuseblock is a device you can install to get switched power and then add a 12V to 5V USB 1 Amp converter for the Innovv C3.

But that's just one use for a C3, but I'm sure you can think of many others. 

DOWNLOADABLE CLIPS 

You can download samples clips from Dumptruck or Mega . Do not stream these as this downgrades the quality - you have to download the clips and then play them back from your computer to see their true original quality. If these doesn't appear to be working the problem is at your end - try a different browser or wait a few more seconds.

More details, learn from Techmoan's blog from below link,

Innovv C3 Review -The Wired Lens Mini Camera

Innovv C3 HD Action Cam/Snake Cam Unboxing Review, Using and Test Clips- By bobflyman

INNOVV C3 HDMI Extension Cable

There are many messages from people asking how to get longer lens cable, or how "I want to lens cable to be 3m, how to do?"
"When 3m lens cable is available?
"I want to extend lens cable to be 3m or longer, how to do?"
"Where to buy the extension cable to get lens reach 3m?"

People keep sending message asking for above, Here is the answers,

To have lens reached 3m or longer, you can buy the extension cable, which is available from below link,
http://www.usbfirewire.com/hdmi_mini_extension_cable.html

Thanks for @willy510, he found it and tested, it works well.

BTW, people may ask why we do not offer 3m lens cable which has been discussed during the development.
We have tested 3m lens cable samples, it works well and be ready to release,
Later we found 3m long for car is OK but for motorcycle, it is too long, people want C3 can be on car and motorcycle, so extension cable will be a smart solution.

Willy 510 and INNOVV C3

I’m really impressed Willy510’s rich knowledge and solid skill for what he has done with the INNOVV C3 since the early stages of development, testing, and now supporting the people that are using the C3. I’ve collected a few of his posts and videos below to share, and people said, Willy is "DA MAN"!

Below is message from Willy 510,

Put one of the C3's in the rental car while I'm up in British Columbia

Screen grab from my phone, don't have my laptop with me to get a high resolution frame grab.

The POV mount makes it easy to get video and pics when you cross a bouncy suspension bridge while holding on.

Made a highlight video using a couple of C3's of my trip to British Columbia last week

shot videos using Innovv C3 camera using POV mount and dashcam mount in the rental car
POV videos are using the 120 degree lens , dashcam videos are 90 degree lens.

Here's what the Innovv logo looks like the the C3 point of view

(He made the logo, and people said it looks great.)

You also can see how he put C3 on gun. 

More than the videos, He is sharing his DIY projects and skills,

I saw one of these on line last night and thought maybe it might make a decent cheap weather resistant case for the recording unit.

I stopped at a hardware store on the way back from work today and found them 1.25 inch in diameter and 12 inches long for a whopping $1.45
The caps fit night and snug and are flexible and the tube is flexible too. It flexes into an oval shape with the recoding unit in it and I poked a couple of holes in the caps for the cords and did some length trimming with scissors.

Also if you were wanting a longer cable for your lens, I bought a couple of mini HDMI extension cables and was able to extend the lens cable length to 3.9 meters or just under 13 feet with no negative effect to video in the tests I did today. I don't know if that's the limit for extension, it's just the length that I bought.

Here's how to make the external mic work while to have power to the camera.
You'll need to be able to solder small things and not be afraid to cut up the camera cables that you just bought, also a right angle micro usb housing or any plug housing that you want to use, small pliers or tweezers and a razor blade and a hot glue gun.

 And he tells me that there are more DIY mods to come…

Where is Patrick MacRitchie

We are looking for Patrick.

We agreed to send him the C3 once it is released, but now we could not get any feedback even many messages have been sent to him.

He made videos for C1, and new presentation for C3, He is skilled and the videos are very impressive, below is my most favorite one, it is easy and pleasant to watch.

I hope he can see this blog and reach us soon, maybe, who knows?

INNOVV C3, The Next Step

We made the move.

Don’t be surprised, we’re not making weapons, we’re still developing mini action cameras, but finally after many months of development and testing, the versatile new INNOVV C3 snake cam is about to be released!

What can you do with it?  It’s a fantastic gun camera as you can see. But more than that, very easy to mount anywhere on a motorcycle.

A really great discrete dashcam?

A good looking action camera with style and better than other action cameras.

Why?

Do you want catch a wide world? You can have 120 degree wide angled lens.

Maybe you’re not keen on the fisheye look for your video?  A narrow lens is also supplied.

OK, so what is in the packing box?
Handlebar mounts, head mount, car dash mounts, AV TV lead, charge lead and 12 volt USB plug. And even an external lapel microphone. Mounts for every purpose you can think of.

More than that, Very good quality HD 1080 video, lenses and mount options and at a very competitive price.

To learn more, Check out the video below.

Niko and his DIY Bracket for INNOVV C3

Below is the dashcam mount for INNOVV C3, it is small and discrete

But if you look at below, you should be impressed by Niko’s activity and skills of DIY, as he said, I decided to make an installation even more discrete, so I have made custom bracket / mount ( for Passat B6 / 3C )

Cutting, Polishing, Gluing

Fitting on lens

What it looks like in car, even more discrete. 

Painting

Finished, and What is it? Smart and Tiny. 

Close look after installation

Behind shade, Nothing can see.

How it works

Is it a smart and easy solution to make the lens case been hiding? Absolutely. 

After you see the above, I believe you should have comment and ideas or could not hold to make one for yourself, why not? Just share to here. 

Thanks go to Patrick MacRitchie

How do you feel when you are watching the videos linked below? Easy to watch and very enjoyable?

When I found that video I couldn’t believe it was recorded by the  INNOVV C1! The clear and beautiful views, easy listening music and very high quality video.  It was great to watch and the others I’ve linked are the same.

You will no doubt be interested to know who is behind these videos after seeing them. I was and so I sent a message to Patrick saying how much I enjoyed his videos and telling him I was proud that such videos were recorded by our product.  He got in touch and told me the C1 was a present from a friend,  he’s very pleased with the gift and finds it a great little camera for aerial video and other video work.

After learning more about our new INNOVV products he told us he likes the designs and created some videos to the best present the camera to people. It’s great news that he wants to present Innovv to a wider audience. A great present for INNOVV.

I should mention that Patrick has a lot of experience in video recording and editing, plus a passion for his hobby. When I mentioned to him we are now developing the C3, he made another video, it’s a new presentation video and is linked below.  It’s a very good way to introduce it to new customers.

My thanks go to Patrick MacRitchie, he’s the best present the brand that could have to show our products to people and it’s great support for us!  You can see more of his videos on his YouTube Channel here.

Patrick MacRitchie