give us a report on the recording quality and the ease of use of the software side of things

 

Haha. That was tonight's plan and I went for a nice ride. Got home and nothing. Turns out that before I left I turned it off by mistake. The picture in the manual of the buttons shows what each does, but like a dummy I didn't realize that mine is mounted upside down, so instead of turning off the wifi, I turned off the recording. 😡
Another ride tomorrow I guess. As far as the app, it's very simple to use and gives you control of every feature. It's actually quite good.
So far the only negatives I feel are very minor. One is the voice is a Chinese female with a strong accent. Not a big deal but a generic "Alexa" type voice would be nicer. The second is that the camera mounts only have up and down adjustments. Side to side would be nice. The lens is wide angle so unless you mounted it very crooked it's fine.

 

The quality of the actual videos is excellent (4K). Lost some quality on YouTube. The music is from the speakers on the Gold Wing while I was riding. I inserted some rear camera footage so you can see that too (1080p). If you watch in YouTube select a higher video quality.

 

Very nice! Curious how hot that gets in the trunk. Does it generate any heat?

 

That's actually a very good question. Yes, it does get pretty hot. I keep the wifi off when riding . I contacted the company and they said it is normal. It's not so hot that it would be an issue.

 

Today I installed the Vantrue Falcon 1 Dashcam on my 2023 Gold Wing. It was not at all difficult but a little time consuming since I had to decide where to put everything and then how to route the wires. It required no drilling or any modification to the bike. For anyone considering doing it, here is how I got it done.
First remove the seat. That is the only thing that gets removed. No other covers need to be taken off.
Next decide which side of the console you want to run 2 wires. I found the right side to be easier, but both sides work. The 2 wires you are running are for the front camera and the units remote.
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View attachment 425283 Next run the wiring for the power. It's a 3 wire bundle but they are very thin. One goes to positive terminal on the battery, one to negative and one to the acc screw in the fuse compartment. They are all labeled.
I installed the main units controller in the trunk, so all wires lead back to there. In the trunk there is already a hole with a rubber grommet. Pop that out and run the wires through the hole.
the front camera I installed under the front fairing, the rear camera on top of the license plate, the remote on the dash.
more photos below.
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These are great but how deep run the wires? Do they go down into the engine bay or stay shallow and along the side of the glove box? I’m trying to install mine today and having a heck of a time fishing the wires along the glove box. Thank you

 

Along the glove box. I tried to show that in photos in the first post. I used heavy gauge wire to fish it through.

 

@VincentS
Can you post a picture of your rear camera install? Only one I see is the cable run.