So I didn't want to spend $130 on a "professional" camera and mount . . . so I picked up a couple of things at ACE hardware and made my own for roughly $9
This is just to spark ideas...the items you need will depend on the diameter of your B pillar bar, the size and weight of your camera, etc.

-NOTE: Use at your own discretion. Placing hard metal objects near your head while driving is always a bad idea. So use this only while you and your passengers are wearing a helmet on a race track. Just my .02 cents.

I used:
-a tripod mount from my digital camera
-1/4 bolt for tripod mount
-2 1/4 inch U Bolt (which comes with two locking nuts and bracket)
-A decent size L bracket I picked up. Doesn't matter if it has holes or not, you will most likely need to drill out holes. Judge the size based on the size of your Bar and camera. I can't tell you.
-Just some masking tape to create friction and protect your B pillar from getting scratched.
-1/2 Deep socket
-Drill and drill bit

So the process was really simple

1)Wrap a couple of layers of tape around your B pillar bar to add friction and protect your bar from scratching...as well as adding thickness if the size of your U bolt is too small.

2) Take your U bolt, and line up the threads to where you want to mount it. Now using the same size bit as the size of the bolts, drill out holes by correctly marking them.

3) Place the bracket up against the Bar, and then insert the U-bolt into the bracket. Insert the provided U-bolt bracket over the U-bolt threads, and then hand-thread the locking nuts.

4) Now use a provided hole, or drill a hole into the L bracket on the adjacent side for your tripod mount. Use a screw to screw the mount onto the L bracket, and then attach it to your camera.

5) Tighten everything down and adjust it so that it is eye level to the windshield.

6) Test drive.


This is what mine looked like when done. If you find too much play in the camera, you can simple move the L bracket up and down by drilling different holes, and moving the camera back and forth on the adjacent side by making or using new holes.

 

Just from looking at that if you slam on the brakes pretty hard that camera is going to swing down. since it's one HUGE lever and the center of gravity is pretty high on that. If you can I would try to reduce the height of it, plus you might get mostly mirror from that angle.
My camera mounts at seat post heights have always looked the best.

 

Yeah, I see what you are saying. The bracket can easily be lowered however, lowering the center of gravity....and like I said this is just a $9 bunch of stuff I found at the hardware store. Use it or lose it, hell if I care.

 

not bad for the price invested. Rotation on hard braking is one thing, but vibration is going to be tragic at certain RPM.
IMO, vibration dampening is the main difference between the cheaper mounts and a good quality mount.

 

Right you will need a rubber D ring to go in between the bar and the mount (bracket) to dampen out the virbrations.

 

Drill and mount lower holes, and buy a rubber ring. ^_^

 

You could also turn the bracket 180 degrees so that the camera sits behind the bar and not next to your head.

 

Thats a camera mount on the cheap!
You can flip the "L" bracket to lower the view.
I'd definately get some sort of padding or rubber to absorb the vibration.
Never had too much luck with HDD cameras they usually shut off because of the vibration.
Thanks for sharing that!