M8.2 in a Motorcycle Tankbag

[bo_lorentzen]

M on motorbikes is not a problem, wrap in a couple layers of fleeze or better.

I made a little sleve of hard foam, then lined it with half inch very soft foam.. taped it all together with black gaff-tape on the outside. camera with 35mm snug as a bug. but have been known to simply stuff the stuff in a extra thick hiking sock.

vibration is very real, had a tripod come completely undone in the case on the back after a 10 hour ride.

The tank is a good spot for cameras, its in the center of the bike which reduces the biggest shocks a little. use foam, keep the camera insulated from vibrations..!

I took several around the USA on the bike, everything worked just fine after 12.000 miles.

The picture of the padded M tank case seems like a perfect solution, but less padding will do. (at least it worked for me)

 

[rolo]

Carry it in a backpack camera bag. I started doing that from then when I wanted the Leica with me.

People do those silly things. Last year I was training a guy to ride a Martin Conquest motorcycle. He'd been knocked off is motorbike on his way home from work and landed on his backpack. Unfortunately, the metal Thermos flask in the pack pressed into his spine and cut his spinal cord.

Got lots of stories about serious biking injuries if ever you need convincing of the need to enjoy it, but with the utmost care.

There was the one about the guy who went through the back window of a stationary car, except that his legs went over the top .......

 

[Benjamin]

People do those silly things. Last year I was training a guy to ride a Martin Conquest motorcycle. He'd been knocked off is motorbike on his way home from work and landed on his backpack. Unfortunately, the metal Thermos flask in the pack pressed into his spine and cut his spinal cord.

Got lots of stories about serious biking injuries if ever you need convincing of the need to enjoy it, but with the utmost care.

There was the one about the guy who went through the back window of a stationary car, except that his legs went over the top .......

That is not a motorcycle.

 

[Roger Hicks]

Didn't need to ask Leica:

The Party Line is on page 164 of the M9 manual: 'Do not use the LEICA M9 in the immediate vicinity of devices with powerful magnetic . . . fields . . . If [it] malfunctions . . . remove the battery and then switch the camera on again.'

Of course we're now left needing definitions of 'immediate' and 'strong' but at least we know it won't damage the camera, though 'Strong magnetic fields . . . can damage the stored data or the pictures'.

At a quick glance, the M8.2 instructions are identical.

Cheers,

R.

 

[ethics_gradient]

People do those silly things. Last year I was training a guy to ride a Martin Conquest motorcycle. He'd been knocked off is motorbike on his way home from work and landed on his backpack. Unfortunately, the metal Thermos flask in the pack pressed into his spine and cut his spinal cord.

Got lots of stories about serious biking injuries if ever you need convincing of the need to enjoy it, but with the utmost care.

There was the one about the guy who went through the back window of a stationary car, except that his legs went over the top .......

I kept my camera bag on my back for a 7-week motorcycle trip, mostly because I was paranoid about losing it (I did lose both my tripod and a bag of clothes/toiletries/spare parts I thought I had tied down well, on separate occasions). I was wearing a jacket with a spine protector, but never really considered the bag being able to do that. No wipeouts other than one or two times at low speed in the mud, but certainly food for thought.

I guess it should have occurred to me sooner, all the idiots on sportbikes in Florida wear backpacks, along with cargo shorts, a t-shirt, and flipflops :bang:

 

[venchka]

I would worry more about water damage than vibration. A waterproof container seems like a must. No coated fabric ("waterproof nylon") made is really waterproof and zippers leak.