GoPro Windshield Mount for Triumph Tiger 900

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I wanted a GoPro mount that would give me a forward-facing view without showing any of the bike. The Tiger 900 windshield is held on by four bolts. This contraption can replace one of the lower windshield bolts and serves to hold the screen on while also providing a camera mount. Metal bolts are used both for attaching the mount to the windshield and for connecting the camera to the mount so those critical areas are not simply plastic. To make the mount, print the attached file, which is the white thing shown in the photos. It basically serves as a coupler for two different-sized bolts, and as a standoff to get the GoPro mount far enough from the screen. When slicing, lay the model on its side so that the layers print lengthwise up the model instead of across. I sliced using the Bambuu Labs slicer with the following customizations: Wall Loops: 4 Top Shell Layers: 9 Top Shell Thickness: .8 Sparse Infill Density: 40% If your slicer doesn't have these exact parameters just know that I was trying to make the areas around the bolt holes as sturdy as possible. The bottom one can be especially fragile because it's a very narrow cylinder that the hole is cut through. Obviously, if you print the thing on its side, you'll need support. Be sure that support is not added inside the threaded screw holes. Once the piece is printed you're ready to install the two bolts. Cut the head off of a 30mm M5 x .8 bolt. You should be able to do this with a hacksaw. I got a rotary grinding blade for my cordless drill, which worked fine. From one end, measure a length of 12 mm and mark the bolt with a Sharpie. This is the end that will be screwed into the bike. The other, longer end gets screwed and glued into the part you just printed. Smear a little epoxy onto the long part of the screw. I used JB Quik. I modeled this part with Fusion360 which creates very tight screw threads. I found the best way to get the screw in was to hold the screw in a pair of vice grips and twist the part onto it. Be careful not to squeeze too tight with the vice grips, or you'll mess up the threads. Screw in the thread up to the mark you made on the screw with the Sharpie. Let the epoxy cure. In the meantime, cut the head off of a 20mm 1/4" bolt. This will be what you screw the GoPro adapter onto (or anything else that uses a standard 1/4" Tripod screw). These are the GoPro adapters that I use: https://tinyurl.com/ja5udr7r From one end of the quarter-inch bolt, measure in 7mm and make a mark. This is the area that will screw into the GoPro mount. Once the epoxy on the first bolt has cured, place the other end into the vice grips and screw the contraption onto it, up to the mark. At the bike, remove one of the lower screws on the windshield. Screw the contraption into place but note that there's no back end to the screw hole on the windshield. The screw will just keep turning. Take note of how far the other windshield bolt extends out the back and screw to about the same distance. You'll need to turn enough that the device is tight but also so that it's positioned with the camera mount upright. Once you're comfortable with it all fitting, unscrew the bolt with the GoPro mount on it, and cover the bottom of the GoPro mount with epoxy, then screw it back down and let it cure. My bike is a 2023 Tiger 900 GT Pro. I have not looked to see if the Rally Pro uses the same windshield bolts, or if the 1200 series does. I'll take a look the next time I'm at the dealer and update this post accordingly. I've logged thousands of miles with this, in all sorts of wind and road conditions, and never had a problem.