I have used tripods , but I have a number of home made booms that I can adjust to almost any position . I also made clamp on mounts and have a small tripod that has flexible arms you can wrap around anything of a smaller diameter . I have used a number of cameras over the years along with high-8 video recorders . I motorcycle and have used my GoPro and other action cameras . These days my smart phone does everything . Here is a link to a thread I started some time ago about this subject . The Little Thread of Photo and Video tips and tricks