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Will,
I saw - last year - a piece in emap's Bike Magazine about their hard working photographer, Chippy Wood. Perhaps get in touch with them & Chippy by email? You may have to phone them as well because they are usually always up against deadlines! Arn't we all? :o)
I've seen a device which looks like a flat platform with 4 suction cups on the base and a thread for a camcorder or camera to be attached to. I think it might have been a Motrax part that I saw in an old MandP catalogue.
When I've tried this type of photography I used a Manfrotto MN 035 Super Clamp securely gripped to part of the bike frame or handlebars. You can either attach a ball head to this or attach the camera direct, although you need to get a 1/4" or 3/8" spigot. Either way, the important thing is to make sure everything is done up as tight as it will go! It's also worth looping the strap over an arm so that if the worst should happen, the camera doesn't plunge to the tarmac. A cable release is also essential, and it's easiest to pre set the focus distance manualy.
Failing all that, a camera happy pillion is hard to beat!
i understand that video is a great way to do this, and i do have a lipstick cam with a minidvd camcorder, but i prefer photos. just personal preferance really.
i had a go yesterday, looped the strap round my waist, put the cam resting in the tankbag and when i got to a straight, i took it out, already set up for SS and such, and clicked away a few times. had the cam upside down to i could operate it with my clutch hand to keep speed up.
unfortunatly being on a 35mm, i wont know till i get the film developed if it worked or if it failed badly.
There are tank mounted tripods you can buy for video cameras - I'm sure they could be converted.
What you need to do is get something fixed onto the tank so you can position the camera at home. The way you've done it is hit and miss - you don't know where the camera is pointing.
A cable release is also a good thing to have.
A lot of the stuff in the bike mags used to be the poor 'tog sitting on the back and peering over the rider's shoulder. I doubt it would have changed much nowadays.
i think its dale lomas, in a recent PB(perfomance bikes) who has a pic featured where the speedo shows about 80, and the revs are at nil, cause he has clutched in to take the pic with his right hand.
i know itll be hit and miss, and prob shakey, but when it goes right, it dont half look good.
plus its a great way to docu trips etc.
Quote: had the cam upside down to i could operate it with my clutch hand to keep speed up
I don't usually respond like this, but the thought of you trying to take photographs and control a motorcycle at the same time is grosely irresponsible - give it up before you kill yourself or somebody else.
Quote: don't usually respond like this, but the thought of you trying to take photographs and control a motorcycle at the same time is grosely irresponsible - give it up before you kill yourself or somebody else.
That's a bit extreme. Most bikers knows his/her limitations and what can and can't be done on public or private roads.
I would suggest that a properly set up camera on a bike, tested properly prior to going on the road, is no worse than some twit in a car on the phone, chatting to their mates, twiddling the radio or playing with the GPS, in fact on the basis that not many bikers actually enjoy losing control and hurting themselves, it is probably safer!
Not extreme at all - i am a motorcyclist and i am also in the a job where I see the effects when it all goes wrong.
You are right that most bikers know their limitations and what can and can't be done....two hands - two hand grips...simple.
Oh, and you can't fall off of a car.
its what i do for a living
i work for emap and many more magazine companies and safety is paramount
check out my portfolio for an example
we use on board mounts and remote controls
Bikeyjurno.......Love the photo taken on the bike. Can't quite figure what the bike is but the clock assembly looks like something Yamaha from the late seventies???
As for the bloke who is concerned about our safety....thanks, but a car full of kids with the CD full blast and late for work is the most dangerous combo of all IMHO!
Great portfolio btw.
You could always do a static shot then Photoshop it like I did with me 'n Max. 
Chase the Sunset
Kris.
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