Damn, I was going to mention that to you forgot to. I didn't use the mounting bracket like you did because of exactly that. The clearance wasn't there. Mine is tucked up in a notch in the front. I measured the distance between camera and fender and it exceeds the amount of exposed fork, so this cannot happen. When mounting the front camera you need to check that measurement.
That sucks but you were really lucky the fender didn't skid under the tire or the loss of front brakes cause a crash.
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