Vantrue F1 Dashcam - A game changer in motorcycle safety
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- čas přidán 25. 11. 2023
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When it comes to the safety of riding your motorcycle, the Vantrue F1 Dashcam is a game-changer! Join me in this crucial review and installation guide, as we delve into how this cutting-edge device can revolutionize your ride with unparalleled safety and security features.
We'll start off by interviewing Dana Brown from Stryker ADV, an expert rider who was recently in a horrible motorcycle accident! We will then explore the Vantrue F1's advanced safety technologies, ensuring you're equipped with the best tool to protect yourself on the road. Finally, follow along as I guide you through the installation process step by step.
Installing a motorcycle dashcam like the Vantrue Falcon F1 is not just about convenience-it's about fortifying your ride with an extra layer of protection.
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Finally, the one normal explanation about the acc wire…👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
HAHA!!! Yeah, we saw a lot of mis-information out there and wanted to make sure it was easy to understand. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Good to see an actual 4K camera. So many of the "Chinese" sourced cameras say 4K in their title, but are in truth only 1080P! Looking forward to a review of trying to get licence plates.
Thanks for watching! Yes, I am SUPER impressed with the product so far. I will share footage soon. May not be a full review, but I may slip some footage/thoughts into the video I'm working on now about some warranty issues I need fixed on the bike. Subscribe and hit the bell icon to see it.
Greetings from Australia Chris, Happy New Year. recently purchased the F1 and installed it on my Gs1200. Very impressed with the unit and quality of the picture. Your informative video inspired me to purchase one. Thank you. Safe riding.
G'day mate! Where do you live? We have a friend in Geelong and have been over there to visit. You have a beautiful country, my friend!!! Anyway, glad you like your F1...and glad you found our video helpful. Cheers!
Thank you for your video Chris. I appreciated how detailed it was, especially going through the app settings. I just installed on on my Goldwing and can't wait to try it out. Ride safe.
Glad we could be of service, Jimmy! Riding around now that the F1 is installed on my bike gives me huge peace of mind. I hope I never "need" it. But if I ever do, I'll be glad I installed it!!!
Very thorough! Good job Chris.
Thanks Jason!!!
Very well explained and documented! 🇨🇦
Glad you liked it!
I can't wait till you use this camera system and report on the results. I have not been happy with the results from my dash cams. Trying to make out a license plate number is very hard to impossible. The movement, the lighting, the glare, and etc. Watching You Tubers rate these devices shows the same issues I have experienced. Please, don't wait too long. I'm glad to see Dana up and around. I only wish I had video when I was hit by a flying saucer back in '07!
Hi Steven! Absolutely. I'm excited to go through the footage. I may show some of it and make a few comments in my next video where I ride down to Savannah to get a few warrantly issues looked at on my bike. That should post later this week. So stay tuned for that. But we'll definitely do a full review later on.
After watching, I've decided to buy this and to put on my new Tuareg 660. Thanks a lot for this information, Chris.
You're very welcome. I think you'll be very happy with it. The peace of mind I have, knowing everything is being recorded when I ride, is totally worth it!
Was looking at reviews and videos of this camera for my bike. I have dash cams in my car for the sole reason of accidents and who would be at fault or anything that may happen while driving. I would like to have the same for my bike. This along with other videos has helped me go with this camera system. My one concern was the acc wire getting that tie into the system. I like the connection that you used and seems to be a pretty easy way to take care of that. I am sure there are other ways also, but a lot of the videos don't show that part.
Just a side note, you went through a lot during the editing to obscure your plate when it was read and put into the app, but it is visible ind readable at about the 39 minute mark. Just mentioning this in case you wanted to edit or blur that out since you did in the demo. All in all, great video and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the nice comment! I'm glad you liked our video. I too had seen many videos that didn't discuss the accessory wire, which is why I wanted to make sure and show a clean and simple way to connect it to switched power. As for the license plate, it's really no big deal. It was simple to obscure it on the app...so I did it. But honestly, our license plates are viewable in public every day by every person we ride by. It's all public record. So there's really no reason for us to hide it. Anyway, enjoy your dashcam, and check out some of our other videos! 🙂
I want one of these. But I also am wanting one of these that does sides videos. I got hit on the side by a car in a parking lot and I don’t think this camera would have gotten the hit. It would have gotten me driving and probably the view of the car headed towards me. But the impact would not of gotten IMO. What if you’re going through an intersection and car runs a red light and hits you on your side and takes off. I really am not sure this camera would get the anything about the car. Maybe the bike might slide around and get something on video. I would even say I might get 2 of these just so I would get the sides. They offer a 4 channel car one. MAKE A 4 CHANNEL FOR THE MOTORCYCLE!!
Good Point!
I'd say this is way better than not having a dashcam at all. Like you said, if you get knocked off the bike, it will likely spin the bike around and you'll see the car on one of the cameras as it speeds off. But hopefully they'll come out with a 4-camera setup in the near future.
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Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for this presentation. Your description is very clear and essential.
Do you know where GPS receiver is located? RC or Brain?
I am thinking positioning Remote Control unit under saddle.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I positioned the GPS or "brain" of the unit under the seat, as depicted in the video. And I mounted the Remote Control on the handlebars. I don't recommend putting the Remote Control under the seat! It is very helpful to see the lights on the remote to make sure it is recording properly. Plus if you wish to "lock" one of the video clips, start, or stop recording, you can do so. But the biggest reason is because the microphone for the device is located on the remote control. So if you are attacked by someone with road rage at a stoplight, or are stopped by a police officer and they lie to you, you have audio evidence as well as video evidence.
Yes you are right. Just now realized that sound recording goes through RC.
Thanks a lot!
@@emmanouil1453 you're very welcome!
Thanks for your informative video. Just letting you know that, according to the manual, the GPS antenna is in the remote control and is why it should be positioned ’buttons up’ facing the sky.
Hopefully this may help someone.
Thanks again for your video.
@@TheMotorradRider thank you for the correction!
What size sd card does it come with, and is it class 10 like you suggest? TY
I don't believe it comes with a card. (Check the description when ordering.) I'm using a 512GB Sandisk Extreme Pro...works great!
Does the draw any power through the acc wire, or is the acc wire just a signal that tells the unit to start drawing power from the battery? I want to install one on my FJR, but I’m concerned I won’t be able to find a suitable tap point for the acc wire. If it doesn’t draw any power, then one will be way easier to find.
The acc wire doesn't draw any power. It's just a relay to let the unit turn on. The power actually comes directly from the battery + and - terminals. You shouldn't have any problem with your FJR. It'll be a good addition to your bike!
@@MotoPhotoAdventures awesome, thanks!
Where the footage of the dash cam?
We'll have it in a future video. This was just to show installation and features. Spoiler alert, the footage is pretty impressive for a dashcam!!!
Hi, Question; how is the front lens holding up? (bugs, sand, rocks can easily damage it?)
2024 feb; Just got one for about $300us For me, the unit seems more worth like $200us something.
CONS;
-Regarding the memory card; Vantrue uses the FAT32 format, which is not secure and very old fashioned and limits files to 4GB and windows made partitions to 32GB. You can use micro SD card up to 512GB though. (512GB records about 28h of video (per minute; FRONT 4K=233MB and REAR 1080=74MB; together 307MB per minute))
-VLC player would NOT play any of the .MP4 files because of HVC1 video format. Win media player has no problems.
-Rear camera cable could be a bit longer. Front camera cable is a fragile high speed data coax cable.
-CPU unit is not really waterproof and a USB-C connection would be better than WIFI to your phone/laptop. (Who wants to watch the video stream while driving ???)
-Feedback voice is a very annoying Chinese English tone with bad grammar
-Camera's seem nice and solid, control box less so; very plastic-y
-System has a 2 amp fuse; so uses about 25Watt, which is quite a LOT !! The front 4K camera and especially the CPU block gets a bit warm.
For me; Video quality and anti vibration are good.
In all; OK-ish.
Thanks for your review!
Hi Peter! Wow...thanks for your very detailed and informative comment. I've been very pleased with it so far. Yes, I turned the "voice" off completely...that was annoying. Besides, the lights on the remote tell you when it's on and working...so you don't need that. I use a 512GB Sandisk card and haven't had any problems. Since it records the clips on 1, 3, or 5 minute intervals anyway, the limitations of FAT32 don't come into play. I keep the "brains" under my seat. So no trouble with water. Picture quality is pretty impressive from both cameras. And I've had zero issues with over heating or the unit crashing or anything like that...even on looong trips of a week or so with 8+ hours a day. The front camera is doing fine. It gets dirty occasionally. But I just wipe it off with a wet cloth and it's good to go. Yes, there could be some improvements. But for the price, if I ever get rear-ended, or catch a drunk driver swerving in front of me...the evidence from the Vantrue will be priceless. So I think your investment is well worth it! Cheers...
@@MotoPhotoAdventures OK,thanks for your reply! Ride safely 🙂
4K cameras are very processor and memory hungry, and don't perform so well in low light. Sensible manufacturers that don't bow to 'dumb consumerism' (We need 8K cameras on our phones, but will record in portrait mode etc) are reverting to 2K. The F1 seems like a nice bit of kit, but also check out the Innovv K6 which is nearly half the price, has similar features, and very good low light performance ;-)
Great tip! We've reviewed other INNOV products on the channel, and found them to be very good. Maybe they'll send us one of their dashcams to review and compare?
@@MotoPhotoAdventures Nice, would be interesting to see the F1 and K6 side by side comparison, especially in lower light conditions.
Any questions? Bueler?
How can this be moved from bike to bike, for those of us who ride more than one?
@@b-radsadventures6846 I don't think that's very feasible...too many wires to run. Best thing to do would be to purchase one for each bike. At $311 with the current Cyber Monday sale, it's cheaper than a single GoPro: amzn.to/3QVBcbZ. Think about how much your bike costs, and mad you would be if someone backed into it and knocked it over. A cracked fairing is going to cost you $500 minimum. So if you have proof and can make them fork that over, the unit has paid for itself. Now imagine you're in a major accident like my friend in the video! If it's a hit-and-run driver, your bike is totaled, and your medical bills are through the roof. But if you dashcam caught them, law enforcement can charge them and make them pay. If I had more than one bike, I'd absolutely put one of these on each one!
@@MotoPhotoAdventurescan you tell me the length and diameter of the camera housings?
Hi @@MrDan1713! The cameras are actually really small. I would guess no more than 3mm diameter and 4mm long. The casing is made out of beautifully finished and durable aluminum. The lenses are specially coated to prevent damage. And they are waterproof. I'll try to remember to measure them next time I go for a ride to give you an exact size. But they are barely noticeable on the front and rear of the bike unless you are really looking for them!
@@MotoPhotoAdventures thank you, did you mean cm instead of mm?
I installed a Vantrue F1 on my KTM SDGT and had issues with excessive wind noise. If you have the same issue here is a video of my fix. czcams.com/video/vSs4omJ2a-o/video.htmlsi=8m_dpIEMd3dOEYJh
That's really interesting, Mr. Dan! I haven't had any issues so far. But I'm definitely curious and will check out your video. Thanks!
Whole video is one big ad. Sad.
Not sad to the guy installing it or to the guy who is trying to learn how to install it #winning
Not sad to the guy who sees this, installs one on his bike, gets run over by a hit-and-run drive, and the police catch the guy after watching the footage from the dash-cam. #goodkarma
@@MotoPhotoAdventuresSame as with go pro or any other action cam. It's and ad, stop pretending.
@@dexio85 I appreciate your opinion. But it's not the same at all! I own 3 GoPros and a Sena 10c EVO. The problem with all of those is that I often forget to turn it on, and the battery doesn't last long. Plus in the case of some GoPros (like my Hero 9), it can overheat and shut off without you realizing it. Not to mention that a Gopro or Sena only records one direction. If you've got it set up with a chin-mount on your helmet, you'll never see who hit you if you are struck from behind. A dashcam integrates WITH your motorcycle, starts recording instantly when you turn your bike on, records both front and rear collisions, embeds your data (exact location, speed, altitude, etc.) into the file, and even "protects" any video clips that take place during a collision so that you don't accidentaly erase them. Did you even watch the video? It's pretty clear that we were very happy with this particular product...not just because it was sent to us but because it just WORKS!!! It's also pretty clear that we were endorsing dash-cams in general, not just this one, as an extra layer of motorcycle safety. That was the whole point of interviewing our friend Dana who was in that horrible accident! I'm sorry you feel our video was just one big ad. I've seen other reviewers who did make it one big ad. I feel if you watch the video in its totality, you'll see that we put a lot of thought and planning into it...providing valuable installation and operational tips...and emphasizing the importance of protecting yourself when you're riding among distracted drivers on our streets and highways.
@@MotoPhotoAdventuresGet real man and stop this BS. You made a 20 minute ad using this "horrible accident" as a pretext. You got busted and now your are inventing arguments like "forgetting to turn on the go-pro". Next time when you make a promoted material make sure you are more subtle.