going on a motorcycle trip with some friends... tips/advice?

[NounStudio]

a bunch of my friends and i are going on a motorcycle trip to northern michigan over three days, and i'd love to get some shots of us in motion... any tips for how to set this up? i.e. how i would make a rig or something?

thanks!

-dave

[PhotosGuy]

Get some bike to bike shots, or just pick a quiet spot & shoot as they come by. Why make it hard?

[silvrr]

Get some bike to bike shots, or just pick a quiet spot & shoot as they come by. Why make it hard?

Kind of hard to shot while your riding. Only way I would recommend doing bike to bike is if you can be on the back of someones bike. The back of a goldwing would make a great shooting platform!

I would just run ahead of the group for a bit after a stop and then catch them as they go buy. Used to do it when I went riding for some buddies. Then you can catch back up pretty easily in a few minutes.

[NounStudio]

you guys are no fun! hah. i was thinking of doing some sort of handlebar mounted rig and using my remote shutter release.

[silvrr]

There is a company that sells a mount that goes on your gas tank. Generally for sportbikes I think. The metal base and multiple bolts in the top make it pretty secure. Not sure if its strong enough for a DSLR though.

http://www.camera-mount.com/

[PhotosGuy]

That mount looks pretty simple, & you could probably make one yourself, just by strapping a tripod to the bike.
I like silvrr's advice.

[JWright]

If you're riding a bike with engine guards, the Manfrotto Super Clamp (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/546356-REG/Manfrotto_by_Bogen_Imaging_035RL_035RL_Super_Clamp _with.html) might be a good way to mount a camera on your bike. You can mount the camera directly on the clamp or add a small ball head for some flexibility.

I used a similar method to mount a film camera on my 1982 GoldWing years ago.

http://johnwright.smugmug.com/photos/280050654_Shzcb-L.jpg