The 2023 has a new tail unit and BMW make a special Gopro and GPS holder for it.
This is the main bracket underneath, and the subject of this post.
I snapped the gopro mount with the first use. Insta360 R on a 6" mounting bar. It couldn't take the pendulem stresses of the camera on a stick...pretty sure a kick from getting on and off would also kill it.
I spoke to Kelfab after buying another of his pillion peg mounts. ?55 for reference. (This will do the job and is also much cheaper than the carbon cover and bracketry but it doesn't hold the GPS mouse...).
I asked Kel if he was able to make a metal replacement or suggest ways to modify the BMW piece so that the gopro was no longer at risk of disappearing. I sent the lot off to him and he's taken it to a 3D scanning/printing place he uses to discuss options. He's pretty open that it's probably too expensive to do much but I thought I'd throw it out here. If the piece was made from aluminium via sintered 3D printing (metal fused, no welds) it would be in the ball park of ?75. The OEM piece is ?20. I've bought 2 already so have spent ?40 on the OEM part.
If you own/owned a 2023+ and wanted this bracket would you pay that much for a bracket that was more robust? Would have to order a batch to get them at that price. My gut reaction is that it's just too much and too niche. But if there was a strong desire and deposits down I'd consider ordering 20...
This is the main bracket underneath, and the subject of this post.
I snapped the gopro mount with the first use. Insta360 R on a 6" mounting bar. It couldn't take the pendulem stresses of the camera on a stick...pretty sure a kick from getting on and off would also kill it.
I spoke to Kelfab after buying another of his pillion peg mounts. ?55 for reference. (This will do the job and is also much cheaper than the carbon cover and bracketry but it doesn't hold the GPS mouse...).
I asked Kel if he was able to make a metal replacement or suggest ways to modify the BMW piece so that the gopro was no longer at risk of disappearing. I sent the lot off to him and he's taken it to a 3D scanning/printing place he uses to discuss options. He's pretty open that it's probably too expensive to do much but I thought I'd throw it out here. If the piece was made from aluminium via sintered 3D printing (metal fused, no welds) it would be in the ball park of ?75. The OEM piece is ?20. I've bought 2 already so have spent ?40 on the OEM part.
If you own/owned a 2023+ and wanted this bracket would you pay that much for a bracket that was more robust? Would have to order a batch to get them at that price. My gut reaction is that it's just too much and too niche. But if there was a strong desire and deposits down I'd consider ordering 20...
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