FAQS

In our experience, a 2.4m diameter turntable is ideally suited to almost all motorcycles.

As stated above, a 2.4m turntable will accommodate the wheelbase most motorcycles.

However, there will be some overhang on the larger bikes, so there needs to be a clearance area around the turntable of approximately 300mm.

Therefore, the minimum area for a turntable should no less than 3m x 3m.

If the turntable is set into a platform, there also needs to be extra space to allow for a ramp measuring 1m wide by 1.8m long.

A flush-fit turntable will vary in depth depending on the top finish, between 179mm and 233mm overall.

A turntable set into a platform will typically be between 179mm and 198mm deep.

Regardless of whether it is a stand alone turntable or a fully automated photo booth, the power requirement remains the same:

13amp dedicated supply via a 16amp RCBO breaker.

The top finish is subjective as it will impact the aesthetics of your images.

However, it is not only the aesthetics that are important but also how robust the finish is given that it is going to be driven over consistently.

Have a look at the finishes section on our Workshop Motorcycle Turntables page for the options available.

Where a turntable is being used in a commercial environment, we would recommend that an annual service is part of your housekeeping programme. The price of a service is £275.00 plus VAT.

Email our support desk to arrange a mutually convenient time and date.

External turntables for photography are an option, but the motivation for installing a photographic turntable is usually to bring consistency to the dealership images, and this is often not feasible in an outside space that is exposed to daylight levels and inclement weather conditions.

Photographic booths are an internal construction and need to be housed in a weatherproof building.

• 13 Amp single-socket outlet (or fused spur) on its own 16amp RCBO. This should be situated in the area where the control panel is to be positioned (to be discussed prior to installation).
• Flush-fit installations (where the turntable is to be set in concrete) require a 40mm conduit with drawstring to run from the motor housing pit to the operator’s position.
• Concrete pad (flat, smooth and level).
• Internet connectivity.

UKT360 are not lighting experts. However, we have many years of experience when it comes to providing a ‘one-stop’ solution for photo booths.

If you employ the services of a lighting expert to light your booth, expect to pay in excess of £10k – a figure based on some clients’ past experiences – for results that often don’t match up to the price tag.

Our lighting guidelines are as follows:

• Light the motorcycle from the front and sides.
• Avoid using direct light from above, such as fluorescent light batons, as these will reflect badly in the tank and fairing.
• A translucent stretch ceiling with the right lighting above it will give good results but can be expensive.
• We use either LED flood lights or an illuminated stretch ceiling in our own configurated booths, and we can show the results.
• Any bespoke set-up will be trial and error with the end result, so think twice before going off at a tangent from this advice.
• Lighting a motorcycle while being rotated through 360 degrees will always be a challenge, but we have a head-start.

Our camera control software has been designed and written around the Canon platform. This means the fixed camera in the booth must be a Canon camera.

We use either an 800D or a 6D MK2, depending on budget.

The camera used for capturing the handheld images – clocks, calipers, etc. – can be a make of your choice, but we would typically supply a Canon SX540 Powershot or Canon 800D, again depending on budget.

Yes, you can.

However, we recommend you use the computer that comes as part of our automation pack. Our computer is safely built into the control panel, pre-loaded with the right software and ready to go.

If you should use your own computer, it will need to have a Windows 10 operating system and be totally dedicated to the photo booth.

Option 3 of dealer360™ automatically takes eight images and provides the option of taking as many handheld images as required.

Option 3 of dealer360™ will usually take less than three minutes to complete a sequence.

Of course, this is dependent on how many handheld images are taken.

With Option 3 of dealer360™, all images are owned and stored by you.

You can choose what you want to do with them.

There are no ongoing image handling costs for Option 3.

With Option 3 of dealer360™, there is the option to have images sent to a designated network drive.

Option 4 of dealer360™ generates fully interactive 360 images which are stored on the UKT360 cloud platform and released to clients websites via our 360 plugin player.

There is a cost per motorcycle for this service, starting at £2.85 per bike and reducing based on quantity.

Option 4 of dealer360™ automatically takes 72 4K eimages and provides the option of taking as many handheld images as required.

Option 4 of dealer360™ will usually take less than five minutes to complete a sequence.

Of course, this is dependent on how many handheld images are taken.

With Option 4 of dealer360™, all images are owned by you.

A full set of images is stored both locally on the booth computer and on UKT360’s cloud storage facility.

The local images can be used by yourselves, while the cloud-based images are fed to your website 360 player.

Yes, we can. With Option 4 of dealer360™, we offer a comprehensive service.

The images are available to be viewed via the 360 player on your website within 15 minutes of the motorcycle having been photographed.