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Title: New camera gantry
Post by: v4_jeff on May 18, 2015, 09:17:16 AM
i was screwing around with some scrap aluminum and bodged together a high-mount camera gantry for the Magna. Neat view, kinda video game like. Should have gone 4-6" taller, as when the camera is centered you can't see the road ahead over my helmet. Oh well... Version 2. :lol:

http://youtu.be/htMnWV-rZ7w (http://youtu.be/htMnWV-rZ7w)
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: hop along on May 18, 2015, 11:09:41 AM
Fun!  I like the part at the end where your parking spot was blocked   :lol:

You know this also opens you up for us to pick on your riding habits... right?!?   :shock:

Hop Along
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: v4_jeff on May 18, 2015, 06:33:22 PM
Impossible. I'm infallible.  :P
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: Smoked U on May 18, 2015, 07:41:46 PM
You know if you would just remove the mirrors on your bike it would look like you were sliding down the road on your ass.
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: v4_jeff on May 18, 2015, 08:16:31 PM
Haha.. The Corbin seat is a few inches lower than stock, so it's almost like that I guess...

I just re-watched the video, man it looks faster than it actually is! I was only 5 over at most, looks like I was doing 60!
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: TLRam1 on May 19, 2015, 12:31:46 AM
Yes it did look like you were humming and than you parked in the shopping cart space. lol
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: Smoked U on May 19, 2015, 09:02:03 AM
That really is an interesting angle to view a ride. Thanks for posting. It gives me something to think about.
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: v4_jeff on May 20, 2015, 08:01:18 AM
I'll bring the rig to Mena, maybe the v2 if I can get back into the scrap pile by then.
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: hootmon on May 21, 2015, 04:06:05 PM
Quote from: Smoked U on May 18, 2015, 07:41:46 PM
You know if you would just remove the mirrors on your bike it would look like you were sliding down the road on your ass.
I like this idea.. Remove the mirrors, make a movie and edit out the beginning (getting on the bike) and end (getting off the bike)
It will look like you're just scooting along on air...
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: Smoked U on May 22, 2015, 08:53:22 AM
here ya go


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQITm3cS8Zk
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: hootmon on May 22, 2015, 11:51:15 AM
Exactly
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: Smoked U on May 22, 2015, 07:45:01 PM
back in the day,Gulf with ethyl additive was called Gulf NoNox. Who remembers what Gulf regular gasoline was called?
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: Jerry G Turner on May 22, 2015, 09:02:33 PM
It was called good gulf.
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: TLRam1 on May 23, 2015, 12:28:20 AM
All I can think of now is Regular or Ethyl, why was it called Ethyl.
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: Jerry G Turner on May 23, 2015, 05:57:12 AM
Gas was called Ethel because of the tetraethellead that they added to it. Gulf also had a subregular that they called gulftane.
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: Smoked U on May 23, 2015, 08:33:57 AM
Jerry Turner is "on fire" y'all. Nailed it all the way around.

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Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: Smoked U on May 23, 2015, 08:37:36 AM
Quote from: Jerry G Turner on May 23, 2015, 05:57:12 AM
Gas was called Ethel because of the tetraethellead that they added to it. Gulf also had a subregular that they called gulftane.

It was produced by the Ethyl Corporation and is still used today to raise the octane rating in gasoline so it has less of a tendency to detonate in higher compression and old nasty engines with deposits in the combustion chambers.
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: lragan on May 31, 2015, 07:46:12 PM
Quote from: Jerry G Turner on May 23, 2015, 05:57:12 AM
Gas was called Ethel because of the tetraethellead that they added to it. Gulf also had a subregular that they called gulftane.

Gulftane -- only slightly better than "drip" -- the effluent from gas wells which would burn (almost).  A buddy and I had a Model A Ford that would run on drip, and preferred Gulftane over real gasoline -- until we tore it down, shaved the head, made a few other mods, and improved its performance immensely.  When the rest of the autos in our little town were disabled with unplowed snow, the "A" was still operable because of its road clearance.  It had a gas heater, ala Coleman stove style, so it was perfect for Drive-In movies in the winter.  The heater was quite effective, especially when the car was not moving, and we didn't have to run the engine to get heat.  Good times...
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: TLRam1 on June 01, 2015, 02:29:37 AM
Good times it sounds like Lawrence, have any photos?
Title: Re: New camera gantry
Post by: Smoked U on June 01, 2015, 06:11:24 PM
Quote from: lragan on May 31, 2015, 07:46:12 PM
Quote from: Jerry G Turner on May 23, 2015, 05:57:12 AM
Gas was called Ethel because of the tetraethellead that they added to it. Gulf also had a subregular that they called gulftane.

Gulftane -- only slightly better than "drip" -- the effluent from gas wells which would burn (almost).  A buddy and I had a Model A Ford that would run on drip, and preferred Gulftane over real gasoline -- until we tore it down, shaved the head, made a few other mods, and improved its performance immensely.  When the rest of the autos in our little town were disabled with unplowed snow, the "A" was still operable because of its road clearance.  It had a gas heater, ala Coleman stove style, so it was perfect for Drive-In movies in the winter.  The heater was quite effective, especially when the car was not moving, and we didn't have to run the engine to get heat.  Good times...

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