mike042 Posted May 6, 2015 Share #1 Posted May 6, 2015 anyone know of a good cup holder to mount on my 83 venture and where is a good spot to mount it as most wont fit the square handle bars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted May 6, 2015 Share #2 Posted May 6, 2015 Here's what I have done in the past.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videoarizona Posted May 6, 2015 Share #3 Posted May 6, 2015 Mounted my mounts at the junction of the bars. Worked with both the GPS mount and the GoPro mount... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G in SC Posted May 6, 2015 Share #4 Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) The Chubby Cup Jr. has a superior mount on the handle bar and is great quality. Pricey at $60 from the manufacturer but show price was about $45. http://www.chubbycups.com/Chubby-Cup-Jr-Rigid-Drink-Holder.html Edited May 6, 2015 by Mike G in SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted May 6, 2015 Share #5 Posted May 6, 2015 Find Bob Myers. He and another fellow developed snaggly bar or something to help mounting stuff on the 1st gen bars. I have a very inexpensive one off e-bay, think I gave $20 for it. You could remove the bolt at whatever joint on bracket and tap a hole in handlebar and bolt it up to bars and keep the articulation part of holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dna9656 Posted May 10, 2015 Share #6 Posted May 10, 2015 (edited) Check http://www.banggood.com Think of harbor freight while you shop.; some stuff is cool, some stuff is crap. Edited May 10, 2015 by dna9656 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van avery Posted May 10, 2015 Share #7 Posted May 10, 2015 Here is another way. Buy the Butler ring only about $ 20 at http://www.glassact.com/gallery5.htm and then make a plate with three holes. Buy some longer bolts and ( make or buy) some short spacers for the bolts to allow the bolts to tighten assembly against the handle bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karaboo Posted May 10, 2015 Share #8 Posted May 10, 2015 Here is a low cost alternative. The cup holder cost $6 and the short mount studs were free (well, a couple of minutes time to cut, drill and tap some scrap aluminum). I used 1" stock, but I might turn them down to 7/8" to make them work with more accessories. Cup holder seems to work alright. More miles will tell the tale. If it doesn't work out, I am not loosing any sleep over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose68 Posted May 10, 2015 Share #9 Posted May 10, 2015 I bought some bars from Bob Myers. They work great. I would look hm up and see if he still makes them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted May 11, 2015 Share #10 Posted May 11, 2015 The piece Bob has is the round stub sticking out in one of those pics. It llows any standard type drink holder to then be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mralex714 Posted May 16, 2015 Share #11 Posted May 16, 2015 anyone know of a good cup holder to mount on my 83 venture and where is a good spot to mount it as most wont fit the square handle bars I was wondering about this to. I ran across this on ebay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/KURYAKYN-UNIVERSAL-DRINK-HOLDER-CUP-STAINLESS-MUG-1463/121254131776?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D30543%26meid%3D7eca6873d27b4df196c1093855b27d1a%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D361296612614&rt=nc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard765 Posted May 17, 2015 Share #12 Posted May 17, 2015 This is what I use and works well.. http://www.rammount.com/part/RAM-B-132RU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great White Posted May 17, 2015 Share #13 Posted May 17, 2015 question: Are you guys just using these to transport your coffee from place to place or are you trying to drink it while riding? Seems to me trying to drink coffee while riding is kinda "sketchy", but I've also never tried. I transport my coffee to work from Timmies in a sealed thermal mug (it's actually a Starbucks stainless mug) and strapped in the side bags. Works well, doesn't spill or get cold..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidley Posted May 17, 2015 Share #14 Posted May 17, 2015 Are you guys just using these to transport your coffee from place to place or are you trying to drink it while riding? The majority of the people I know that have a drink holder use it while riding, me included. Some folks feel comfortable with doing this, as do I. I ride with 1 hand often, especially if one of my arms need a break. Using your head is important, obviously I and many others dont do it in a heavy city traffic ride where you need to be concentrating on other traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y2krider Posted May 20, 2015 Share #15 Posted May 20, 2015 I have the Kuryakyn very similar to the one in the ebay link above on the MM edition and I like it a lot. Mine has an imitation leather pouch to hold a can or bottle instead of the coffee cup. I think I picked it up at local Honda store. It mounts by replacing the bolts holding the brake or clutch reservoir to the handle bar. Not familiar with the 83 so I am not sure if it will fit. Another plus to these is they make other things like cell phone/gps holders and generic mounting plates that fit the same mount. I use the cup holder most of the time but if I need the gps, the mount swaps by simply removing something like a wing nut and pulling free from the mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great adVENTURE Posted June 27, 2015 Share #16 Posted June 27, 2015 I mounted a bare foot willies cup holder on the right side handle for the driver and one on the right side grab handle for the passenger. Great product and a great warranty, I've been using them since 2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted June 28, 2015 Share #17 Posted June 28, 2015 The majority of the people I know that have a drink holder use it while riding, me included. Some folks feel comfortable with doing this, as do I. I ride with 1 hand often, especially if one of my arms need a break. Using your head is important, obviously I and many others dont do it in a heavy city traffic ride where you need to be concentrating on other traffic. GW is probably too busy hanging off the side of his bike to ever consider taking a sip of coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted June 28, 2015 Share #18 Posted June 28, 2015 I mounted a bare foot willies cup holder on the right side handle for the driver and one on the right side grab handle for the passenger. Great product and a great warranty, I've been using them since 2000.I have a gimballed cup holder on the 90 VR that was purchased at Walmart. It works well enough and does clamp to the handlebar. The problem when using a holder with a standard paper/foam coffee cup is it spurts out of the drink hole every time you hit a bump. Been thinking about getting a sports bottle with a straw hole. Problem is all the drink holders are rather puny but then sport bottles are on the puny side too. Anyway, do you think a Barefoot Willies is big enough to hold a sports bottle? Wonder if an IV might not be the best coffee solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great adVENTURE Posted June 28, 2015 Share #19 Posted June 28, 2015 I have a gimballed cup holder on the 90 VR that was purchased at Walmart. It works well enough and does clamp to the handlebar. The problem when using a holder with a standard paper/foam coffee cup is it spurts out of the drink hole every time you hit a bump. Been thinking about getting a sports bottle with a straw hole. Problem is all the drink holders are rather puny but then sport bottles are on the puny side too. Anyway, do you think a Barefoot Willies is big enough to hold a sports bottle? Wonder if an IV might not be the best coffee solution. The bare foot willies comes with a can coozie and is big enough for those supersize cups. It seems to bee good for paper coffee cups as long as there sealed and double lidded. Most of the time I'm using my stainless insulated coffee thermos cup or a Nalgene bottle with water. I just recently had broken the mounting clamp on the cup holder I bought in 2000 when switching it to my rsmv and they had a new one to me in days free of charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted July 1, 2015 Share #20 Posted July 1, 2015 The bare foot willies comes with a can coozie and is big enough for those supersize cups. It seems to bee good for paper coffee cups as long as there sealed and double lidded. Most of the time I'm using my stainless insulated coffee thermos cup or a Nalgene bottle with water.I have a 32 oz Nalgene bottle that I carry at work but it fits into a belt bag that requires two hands to get it in or out which is not conducive to use while traveling. The only way to know for sure is to get the dimensions so what is the inside diameter of the drink holder without the foam cozy and how deep is the holder? I'm hoping to find a 16 oz...or so.... bottle that will fit into a well constructed holder. Thanks for your help with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great White Posted July 1, 2015 Share #21 Posted July 1, 2015 GW is probably too busy hanging off the side of his bike to ever consider taking a sip of coffee. Hmmm, maybe a "camelbak" of coffee would work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted July 1, 2015 Share #22 Posted July 1, 2015 Hmmm, maybe a "camelbak" of coffee would work? Right on!!! Anything that holds more coffee is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted July 1, 2015 Share #23 Posted July 1, 2015 I used a Barefoot Willie myself but had to modified the mounting ring to tighten it up some. It worked better by adding a cooler. Only problem is you are limited on your sizes of drinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great adVENTURE Posted July 2, 2015 Share #24 Posted July 2, 2015 (edited) I have a 32 oz Nalgene bottle that I carry at work but it fits into a belt bag that requires two hands to get it in or out which is not conducive to use while traveling. The only way to know for sure is to get the dimensions so what is the inside diameter of the drink holder without the foam cozy and how deep is the holder? I'm hoping to find a 16 oz...or so.... bottle that will fit into a well constructed holder. Thanks for your help with this. The most recent bare foot willies cup holder I received a week or so ago has an inside diameter of 3 1/2 inches by 4 inches tall and the can coozie fits loosely. The bare foot willies cup holder I bought in 2000 is smaller and the coozie fits snugly. Hope this helps Edited July 2, 2015 by Great adVENTURE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great White Posted July 2, 2015 Share #25 Posted July 2, 2015 Right on!!! Anything that holds more coffee is a good thing. Makes it easier to take a sip while strafing the apex too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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