It's the Ducati Pikes Peak screen. I've got the same one and love it. I'm 5'11 and its stopped any buffeting for me. More wind on you, but I had an Aprilia Tuono before, so I'm used to that.
I have the standard touring screen,and at 90 on cruise barely notice and blast or noise with plugs in and a flip front lid. I am a 5'8 fella with a 6'2 body
Hearing seriously good things about the Olfie cameras at the mo from people that really know. I'll be getting one for sure Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I've been playing with different cameras and stabilisation systems on both bikes and multi-rotors for a few years now and it's really horses for courses as different cameras just suit certain applications better than others. If you're going to mount anything on your crash helmet then step away from the GoPro products, particularly if you're going any distance and certainly if you're planning an trip with extended motorway sections, or even if you just want something to routinely record your regular commute. The ultimate helmet cam is, without any question, the Drift Ghost S, or even the Drift Steath 2. The drift cameras are bullet-shaped (as is something like the Garmin) which makes them very aerodynamic. They're sufficiently water-proof for use on a bike without an additional enclosure and the buttons are large and designed to be used with gloves on. What is more, the mount mechanism is also very glove unfriendly. Good luck using any GoPro Hero camera with your gloves on and you've got even less of a chance in removing it from the side of your lid with either your helmet or gloves on. The Drift cameras are a breeze to use as a helmet cam, they have decent metering, EV and WB and produce good image quality and have to be the first choice for a helmet cam application every time. The GoPro on a helmet, whilst arguably better image quality, isn't very user friendly, sticks out like a sail, gives less than an hour of battery and you look like a complete plank to boot. The Drift cameras are good for at least couple of hours of continuous shooting. I use them every day to record my commutes, especially when going into central London. I've been playing around the an SJCAM SJ5000 and SJ5000X (the better of the chinese GoPro copies) as an experiment to compare them to my two GoPro's - a Hero 3 Black and a Hero 4 Black. Yes they're fantastic value for money and they do work well however for image quality they are a million miles away from the GoPro products. I guess if you've never owned a GoPro and not done much in the way of editting you would probably never know the difference, but when you're familiar with the GoPro products then they are night and day - there is a reason that GoPro's still sell at 3 to 4 times the price, and it's generally because they now tend to go into the hands of professionals as they are considered to be good enough for broadcast quality. GoPro's are used everywhere within the professional world of broadcasting. So what would you use a GoPro for? Don't attach it to your helmet, attach it to your bike. There is a wider range of mounting options for the GoPro derived products, and since aerodynamics are less of an issue since it's not attached to your head, then you might want to prioritise the superior image quality (of the GoPro, not the chinese copy). You can mount the GoPro almost anywhere and by any means. The world is your oyster. One tip I could give you when putting a GoPro on a bike, particularly a large capacity V-twin, is to keep the mounting brackets as short and as close to the bike as possible - purely to cut down on the large pulsing vibrations inherent in that type of engine. If you want the ultimate in stabilised super-smooth recordings then you might also want to consider a gyro stablised gimbal, such as the "Feiyu FY WG 3 axis wearable gimbal". For another £200 you can have super smooth professional looking footage without shakes or wobbles. I've just bought one and have been playing with it and intend to get it onto the bike over the next day or so. If the weather improves I'll get some videos up so you can make some comparisons. Very hard to explain just how the difference justifies the extra cost, but very noticeable when viewed. If you're a pro you wouldn't consider much else - stablisation is almost a default requirement these days - keeping in mind that only a few years ago stablisation kit would cost you many thousands of pounds.
I stuck mine on the side of the bike just back from the nose cone. Didn't get much vibration at all and the perspective is good because it's closer to the ground but picks up both sides of the road cleanly making it more natural when viewing the footage afterwards. This also means that you only need a short USB cable running from the socket next to the dash. I also had one mounted on the tail just below the rear light. good perspective but a lot of vibration. This is a video taken (not full res) mounted by the nose.
This is when I had it mounted on my 2010 Multey. I haven't got round to mounting it in my Enduro yet but will take some pics when I do. Don't worry about sticking it to the paint work, it's easily removed with a hair dryer, doesn't leave any marks but also doesn't fall off.
Thanks ColT, will try similar location on my DVT. when the weather clears, I will test this mounting:
It's the Ducati carbon screen... I think the only difference compared to the Pikes Peak screen is that it doesn't have the white painted lines. I still use the stock screen for touring. The carbon one is great in warmer weather, though, for more airflow.
I've put the same screen on my Enduro. I've tried the touring screen before but way too noisy. The Carbon screen is much quieter and without all that buffeting. It also has the advantage of keeping you a lot cooler when riding in hot weather.
It stopped raining for 5 minutes so I had a go at mounting the GoPro on my Enduro. Below are pics of what I came up with. It's not that easy on an Enudro because if you mount it to far off to the side it will get crushed when the bike goes over (which it will off road) and that will probably damage the bike even more. It takes power off the din near the dash so it can see going all day. Also, don't forget that if you have venture Shield don't mount it on that for obvious reasons.
UPDATE: I've ordered some white mounts from eBay as I couldn't live with the black ones on a white bike. GoPro don't make white ones so these are OEM printed ones. Will post an update once they have arrived if anyone else is a vain as me.
Looks like it uses the same mounts as the GoPro, can you confirm? very nice features, size and priced well.
Thanks, that's excellent! Currently debating a Drift or a GoPro Session, so good to throw this is the mix too...!
I love my contour+2's, with external mic setup. Although I am waiting the announcement of a newer version which should take 64gb SDHC cards & have longer battery life.
