Inexpensive cup holder

[DonnyRudeDude]

Hello all: I recently bought an inexpensive cup holder on line for my bikes. I like to sip on tea as I'm riding, especially this time of year. Well made and easy to attach. You'll need Locktight on the small bolt that attaches the holder to the locking mechanism, seems to be the only weak point. I see that my local Yamaha dealer in Guelph carries them now as well.  The brand is Swagman, fyi,

 

Mark

[campfire12]

Lookin good!!!!

[Freebird]

I like that.  

 

[saddlebum]

$2.00 bicycle bottle holder with 16 oz bottle also holds JoMoe and JoMoe XL mugs

Edited October 28, 2021 by saddlebum

[Marcarl]

Got me 3 of those, 2 on the scoot and lost one now that I don't have a tractor to plow snow with,, come to think of it, lost the spinner on the tractor as well. But they do work well. Nice thing about them is that the arms can be heated and then adjusted for different sized mugs,

[DonnyRudeDude]

Very nice @saddlebum and inexpensive too. looks like you were going somewhere that day😀

[Marcarl]

4 minutes ago, DonnyRudeDude said:

Very nice @saddlebum and inexpensive too. looks like you were going somewhere that day😀

I;m really thinking he was going home, but I could be wrong.

[Pasta Burner]

11 hours ago, Marcarl said:

Got me 3 of those, 2 on the scoot and lost one now that I don't have a tractor to plow snow with,, come to think of it, lost the spinner on the tractor as well. But they do work well. Nice thing about them is that the arms can be heated and then adjusted for different sized mugs,

Cool that was my question when I googled it last night, wondering exactly what will fit in there.  Don’t want to loose a $20 mug cause it fell out of a $11 holder.

Edited October 29, 2021 by Pasta Burner

[Marcarl]

41 minutes ago, Pasta Burner said:

Cool that was my question when I googled it last night, wondering exactly what will fit in there.  Don’t want to loose a $20 mug cause it fell out of a $11 holder.

Heat with an air gun, not a blow torch.

[DonnyRudeDude]

@Pasta Burner Your cup will fit tight, just make sure to use the Locktight otherwise the single screw attaching the cupholder to the clamp gets loose. @Marcarl Maybe he was TOLD to go for a long ride😐

[saddlebum]

2 hours ago, Marcarl said:

I;m really thinking he was going home, but I could be wrong.

You were there so your not wrong that was prior to getting on the ferry at Tobermory ON on our way home from Galena IL

[larrydr]

 The cup holder is  a place to put my A& W  Root Beer

[circa1968]

1 hour ago, larrydr said:

 The cup holder is  a place to put my A& W  Root Beer

Yep, stuck in my head now...that frosty mug taste!  I still remember when my parents would say let's go into town and get some A&W root beer floats, we were in heaven.  How times have changed.

 

[Marcarl]

18 hours ago, saddlebum said:

You were there so your not wrong that was prior to getting on the ferry at Tobermory ON on our way home from Galena IL

Yep, thought so. Wasn't that the night we couldn't find a motel anywhere? a coon almost took me out? Marca got cold enough to,,,,,,, and finally we found warm beds?

[saddlebum]

1 hour ago, Marcarl said:

Yep, thought so. Wasn't that the night we couldn't find a motel anywhere? a coon almost took me out? Marca got cold enough to,,,,,,, and finally we found warm beds?

yup!!

[Bubblezdamunky]

I had that exact cup holder for my last bike and it works good once you get it locked on but be careful with that locking mechanism. Usually by the time it's tight enough to actually grip you're liable to break that plastic tab you have to press down on. I just picked one up on Amazon for my venture that is that exact same design except it's got a thumbscrew turn knob a thing to grip it down that if you really want to crank it down you can put a pair of vice grips on I would recommend that other style  I'm attaching a picture of the one I got it's so much simpler to use . I bought a 3 pack of the 1 you had managed to break all 3

Edited November 2, 2021 by Bubblezdamunky

[saddlebum]

This is like the one I have only I bought mine out of the clearance section at Canadian tire.

 

Edited November 2, 2021 by saddlebum

[Pasta Burner]

Anybody have a closeup of how you mounted it?  I bought something similar off Amazon when this thread came out but have not found a good place to mount it.

[saddlebum]

I mounted one with a hose clamp to my side bag crash bar behind my foot the other I had some extra Ram mount pieces that modified to work with cup holder and mounted it on my handle bar.

[DonnyRudeDude]

Hi @Pasta Burner, I attached mine up by the clutch fluid reservoir, left side handlebar. Not a lot of room there but it worked ok. It seems to be holding up just fine just don't forget some Locktight if you're using the style that I'm suggesting. Good luck,

 

Mark

[Pasta Burner]

32 minutes ago, saddlebum said:

I mounted one with a hose clamp to my side bag crash bar behind my foot the other I had some extra Ram mount pieces that modified to work with cup holder and mounted it on my handle bar.

Crash bar is exactly what I settled on but haven’t put it into practical use yet, also don’t know how much it’ll bother the passenger.

 

on another note @DonnyRudeDude are those the longhorn highway pegs?  Do you like them?  I know Ben has good review.  I can’t find anyone local that has them to look at before buying.

[DonnyRudeDude]

@Pasta Burner, yes they are, the Kuryakyn 7980 Longhorn Offset Dually Highway Peg with 1" Magnum quick clamps. A little pricey but well made and they let me ride many hours longer than otherwise I could. I can ride all day on this bike with my feet slightly extended. I have the positioning of these set more downward than straight forward. As long as my legs are extended greater than 90 degrees I'm good, takes the pressure off my knees. I would recommend them. Here's some more info. I ordered locally here from Royal Distributing

20220309105308078.pdf

[Pasta Burner]

@DonnyRudeDude thanks for the info and review.  On order from Amazon for $188

[DonnyRudeDude]

👍

[saddlebum]

4 hours ago, Pasta Burner said:

@DonnyRudeDude thanks for the info and review.  On order from Amazon for $188

Mine are the same and I love them. However because of were I mounted them I replaced the std tapered peg adaptors with the  2 1/2" extended ones.

 

Edited March 9, 2022 by saddlebum