Been thinking about a 'dashcam' for my bike for a long time. They are typically $350 to $450, much more $ than an automobile dashcam, which is to be understood because they have to be waterproof.
LUCK ! Rexing has the MTC1 kit on sale! $171 including shipping and tax to Florida.
https://rexing.com/products/rexing-mtc1-dual-camera-front-and-rear-1080p-motorcycle-dash-cam-with-wifi-and-gps
I have had a Rexing dashcam in my cage for a few years now and have been happy with it, so I immediately ordered the MTC1 for my bike.
The 'instruction manual' is terrible, so I thought I would help people out with some descriptions and photos.
It took me about 6 hours to install on a H-D Pan America. Do not panic, at least 4 hours of that was contemplating where to mount the cameras, GPS, recoder/controller, power supply, and where to route the cables.
The kit includes two power options; if you have USB available, you can use the USB cable to power the system. That is not a water-proof option, though. So I used the 12 V to 5V converter which is included. I stuck it under the passenger seat and connected it to the heated gear connector. You will need to acquire whatever connector you need for your bike. There are 3 wires to the 12 V supply; ground, battery, and switched power. I connected both the 'battery' and 'switched power' wires to the connector I attached that goes to the heated gear jack.
Here is a shot from 'the cockpit.'
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Looking from the left side and the mounting hardware:
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Front camera and GPS receiver are mounted just behind the windshield. Mounting the camera at the very top allows the windscreen to be adjusted throughout its total range of adjustment. Windshield has been removed in this photo.
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Here is a shot of the rear camera. I mounted it on the plate that is for attaching the rear trunk.
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I coiled up the excess cabling and zip-tied it. Turn handlebars fully lock-to-lock and be sure nothing gets stretched or caught many times before tightning the zip ties.
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The kit includes enough 3M 'high bond strength' double sided tape to mount everything. I have never been squeamish about drilling holes in my vehicles, so most stuff was mounted with screws. The GPS receiver and the remote control were the only things I mounted with only the tape. The other stuff was mounted with tape to hold them in place while I drilled mounting holes.
All the cables are color coded, so you will easily plug things into the correct cables. The front/rear cameras are both black connectors, so there is a 50% chance you will get them 'wrong.' If you do, it is a 30 second job to swap them. After everything is mounted and connected turn on the system. Look at the front camera, and if needed, you loosen the clamping bolt and rotate the camera until horizontal is horizontal. Press the "ok" button again, and you will now see the rear camera. Again, if needed, loosen the clamping bolt and rotate the camera to level.
The cable from the rear camera and the 12V power supply were routed under the 'console' as H-D calls it. Two bolts remove the black plastic cover from the gas tank, I routed the wires there and replaced the 'console.' When it is time to change spark plugs or air cleaner, the gas tank has to be removed, but conveniently, the connectors from these to the main unit are accessible before beginning the procedure.
One menu option allows for the rear camera to be "mirrored," like when doing a selfie with a smartphone. I turned that off because I thought it was very confusing.
Next, set your time zone and other preferences with the menu. I set my system so that it will record whenever the bike is on, and for 5 seconds more after you turn it off. It gets the current time from the satelllites, so once you have set your time zone, the clock will be very accurate. One of the menu choices shows you the relative strengths of the satellites it is receiving. You do not need that information, but it is a wonderful thing for us nerds.
This system has a 'g shock' sensor. If/when the unit senses a crash, it will 'lock' the current recording so that it can not be overwritten or accidentally erased. There three choices of sensitivity for this feature.
This unit, on sale now, includes a 128 GB memory card which can store a little more than 15 hours of video :-)
When I want to retrieve video from the unit I have in my van, I just slide it off the mounting bracked, unplug the power and take it into the house, remove the memory card and put it in the desktop. You can get the recordings from the unit without doing that by using the free 'app' on your smartphone and wi-fi. Because the micro-sd card slot has a waterproof cover on the motorcycle cameras, I use the 'app' on the smartphone to retrieve the videos, then take the smartphone and USB it to the desktop to get the recordings that I desire.
Next post I will show some video from these cameras.
A few sample Rexing motorcycle 'dash cam' videos.
hmmmmmmm I need to turn down microphone sensitivity. But I am impressed with the video when the sun is in view.
The Rexing dashcam in my van shows speed on the video, but I do not see it here; maybe that is an option somewhere in the menus.
One thing you can set in the menu, is what happens after the "lcd saver' timeout.... it can display time and your current speed. I trust that the GPS is more accurate than my bike.... when the bike says I am doing 53, the GPS shows 50. I turned that off because I do not want to risk it being a distraction.
Videos
day, front camera
https://youtu.be/ZxfEVQ-hwLQ
day, rear camera
https://youtu.be/ixLrrycKPuA
night time, front camera
https://youtu.be/trxK5OKr3vI
night time, rear camera
https://youtu.be/s_stTxagHwg