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Anyone using one for moto. I have a couple gopro's for my son, I have and old hero 2 I could trade in for 100 bucks off and that still leaves me with a Session 4 and a Session 5.

Im worried about scratching the lens, but the stability stuff looks great.
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Luke_Richards 3/9/2020 7:19pm
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I have one the stability thing is cool, I got the case for it for rocks and roost, I turned off the stability feature by accident once and it was hard to watch haha
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Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of editing/cutting out shakey bits:

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skeef2.0 3/9/2020 11:31pm
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I wear my 8 without a case riding. I bought a glass screen protector kit off amazon. It’s done great so far. The stability makes the camera..
Chris99Flannery 3/10/2020 12:43am
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BS12 wrote:
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of...
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of editing/cutting out shakey bits:

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Mavetism 3/10/2020 1:26am
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BS12 wrote:
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of...
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of editing/cutting out shakey bits:

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crowe176 3/10/2020 2:15am
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Like some have said, the stabilization is worth it. I went from a 2 to a 7 and it was night and day better.
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chuckdavies 3/10/2020 3:32am
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I have the 8 too, incredible camera. Stabilisation is amazing! I just use the lens and screen protector kit to protect it from rocks
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4DAIVIPAI2K5 3/10/2020 4:35am
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I didnt even realize that they had a case for them. Thought it was just the screen protectors

I like the go pro rollcage one.

Thanks for the info fella's.
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4DAIVIPAI2K5 3/10/2020 5:14am
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I FO'd. Got the 8 black, dual battery charger and spare battery, roll cage, water proof case and 2 tempered glass kits.
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Look for a way to mount it to the mouth vent on your helmet. Your head will help the stability for the most part. I know Cudby uses one...maybe scan through his IG feed for it. Others have used zipties as well with great success.

Have fun filming.

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Falcon 3/10/2020 1:19pm
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A buddy of mine brought a Hero7 to Moab with us on an MTB trip a year ago and it was unbelievably good. I saw footage from the 8, and I think they went too far with the stabilization, however.
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I vote for an under-visor mount.
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BobPA 3/10/2020 2:57pm
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GuyB wrote:
I vote for an under-visor mount.
Yes, that is what I use....works excellent
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4DAIVIPAI2K5 3/10/2020 3:07pm
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Zaugg wrote:
Look for a way to mount it to the mouth vent on your helmet. Your head will help the stability for the most part. I know...
Look for a way to mount it to the mouth vent on your helmet. Your head will help the stability for the most part. I know Cudby uses one...maybe scan through his IG feed for it. Others have used zipties as well with great success.

Have fun filming.

I actually already run his session 4 & 5 there

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chrisg19 3/10/2020 3:25pm
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Zaugg wrote:
Look for a way to mount it to the mouth vent on your helmet. Your head will help the stability for the most part. I know...
Look for a way to mount it to the mouth vent on your helmet. Your head will help the stability for the most part. I know Cudby uses one...maybe scan through his IG feed for it. Others have used zipties as well with great success.

Have fun filming.

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I like this mount for MX
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Excaliburbmx 3/10/2020 3:57pm
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How easy is it do upload video from a hero 8 to an iPhone 8?
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Excaliburbmx wrote:
How easy is it do upload video from a hero 8 to an iPhone 8?
How easy is it do upload video from a hero 8 to an iPhone 8?
Super easy with this.
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blockhead17 3/10/2020 5:41pm
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Excaliburbmx wrote:
How easy is it do upload video from a hero 8 to an iPhone 8?
How easy is it do upload video from a hero 8 to an iPhone 8?
Just send via the app, no cables needed
slimchugga119 3/12/2020 12:56pm
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Excaliburbmx wrote:
How easy is it do upload video from a hero 8 to an iPhone 8?
How easy is it do upload video from a hero 8 to an iPhone 8?
Extremely. Thru gopro app you control camera settings/edit/upload to camera in seconds
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slimchugga119 3/12/2020 1:26pm
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BS12 wrote:
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of...
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of editing/cutting out shakey bits:

Check your settings.. using a chest mount on a very very rough track and it was very minimal shake. Need to learn how to format to upload 4K vid to YouTube tho.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wZyRO5cqe4I&feature=em-comments
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4DAIVIPAI2K5 3/12/2020 3:39pm
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Accessories are starting to come in.
Decided that I'm just going to give the session 4 to one of my sons friends that doesn't have one, but wants one.

Any one need some old hero 2 accessories. Couple old batteries, two wall chargers, and a case, free if you pay shipping.
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cwtoyota 3/12/2020 4:12pm
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BS12 wrote:
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of...
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of editing/cutting out shakey bits:

slimchugga119 wrote:
Check your settings.. using a chest mount on a very very rough track and it was very minimal shake. Need to learn how to format to...
Check your settings.. using a chest mount on a very very rough track and it was very minimal shake. Need to learn how to format to upload 4K vid to YouTube tho.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wZyRO5cqe4I&feature=em-comments
The sound quality (wind noise) still seems terrible on these compared to the old Hero 3 and Hero 4.

I currently have a Hero 5 and have the same terrible wind sound (maybe a bit worse).
I cut up a gym sock to put over the camera with a rubber band
They sell foam wind covers too.

It helps clear up the sound quality a ton in the fast sections.

slimchugga119 3/12/2020 6:18pm
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BS12 wrote:
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of...
Stability is good, not so much though when mounted to a chesty riding mountain bikes. Shot completely on the Go Pro 8, with a bunch of editing/cutting out shakey bits:

slimchugga119 wrote:
Check your settings.. using a chest mount on a very very rough track and it was very minimal shake. Need to learn how to format to...
Check your settings.. using a chest mount on a very very rough track and it was very minimal shake. Need to learn how to format to upload 4K vid to YouTube tho.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wZyRO5cqe4I&feature=em-comments
cwtoyota wrote:
The sound quality (wind noise) still seems terrible on these compared to the old Hero 3 and Hero 4. I currently have a Hero 5 and...
The sound quality (wind noise) still seems terrible on these compared to the old Hero 3 and Hero 4.

I currently have a Hero 5 and have the same terrible wind sound (maybe a bit worse).
I cut up a gym sock to put over the camera with a rubber band
They sell foam wind covers too.

It helps clear up the sound quality a ton in the fast sections.

That video I was playing with settings. Had the wind noise turned off. When it’s on it’s much less noticeable. Comparison to older models I'm unsure. Had a 6 and now 8.
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AxlBundy 3/12/2020 6:47pm
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I’m new to GoPro but I have a pair of hero8’s. Pretty dang impressed. Multiple levels of hypersmooth available (depends on settings). What now drives me nuts is how far YouTube and iMovie compresses the living crap out of your videos. There is so much more to making interesting videos than just the camera. I’ve gotten riding videos with my 4yr old that are absolutely priceless though provided YouTube will be around in 20 years. I don’t even mess with anything other than 1080p 30fps high bitrate. 2.7 and 4K videos are space hogs and the payoff of YT and FB destroying it do not match
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4DAIVIPAI2K5 3/22/2020 7:11am
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Got it in the other day. Havent gotten to play with it yet tho. Maybe next weekend if im off work we will go to Club Mx.

Got 2 more batteries coming so I'll have 4. Got my case set up, to hold everything.

Top layer has small case of empty cards with a second one to put used cards into, session 5, dual 8 battery chrager, 2 micro sd - usb adapters, 2 micro sd to type C adapters, gopro remote, Dual wall USB port charger, 2 camera mounts, Hero 8, cig lighter dual USB charger, 2 usb - type C cords, 2 case, 4 batteries.

Bottom layer has a spare frame for the Session 5, roll cage cover for the Hero8, mini tripod, selfie stick, cell phone hold, a bunch of base plates, brackets, and screw mounts.
MX Warrior Dad 3/22/2020 9:20am
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GuyB wrote:
I vote for an under-visor mount.
Been putting it under the visor for a couple of years. The newer gopros auto rotate


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jmo443 3/22/2020 9:42am
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The Ktm fender mount looks cool havnt saw any footage yet though.
nascarnate326 3/22/2020 10:00am
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Try the official Go Pro chest mount. I finally broke down and paid the $50 for one...its awesome. Gives a very good perspective on what your arms and legs go through when the track gets rough.
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nascarnate326 wrote:
Try the official Go Pro chest mount. I finally broke down and paid the $50 for one...its awesome. Gives a very good perspective on what your...
Try the official Go Pro chest mount. I finally broke down and paid the $50 for one...its awesome. Gives a very good perspective on what your arms and legs go through when the track gets rough.
actually put one on my boy two days ago, it doesnt go small enough to hold tight.

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