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Scooters - 125 to 300 => LIKE 200i => Topic started by: Captain Nemo on June 10, 2013, 05:11:55 PM

Title: $6 cup holder on my 200i [with Pix]
Post by: Captain Nemo on June 10, 2013, 05:11:55 PM
So RAM Mounts has their $40 Self-Leveling Cup Holder (http://www.rammount.com/CatalogResults/PartDetails/tabid/63/partid/082065077045066045049051050045051048057085/Default.aspx) which is cool and all, but c'mon, $40? So got THE MUGGER Folding Cup Holder (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Q86IQQ/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) (odd name!) off of amazon & decided to mount it on my 200i over the VIN access panel.

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The plastic is really think & feels durable. As long as you have a lid of some sorts, you should be fine. You can see the condensation that accumulated & dripped down on the last image.

Interestingly enough, I took these last Friday (6/7/13) because Starbucks was offering $1 Grande Iced drink when you liked them on Facebook & this is the image they had on their page :)

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Thoughts? 
Title: Re: $6 cup holder on my 200i [with Pix]
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on June 10, 2013, 07:47:32 PM
My reply to $6 cupholder, with my pix

OK, I'm going to risk asking a dumb question here:
A cup holder on a scooter.
I respectfully ask - Which hand do you figure is unneccessary for control of your scooter?
Or will you be routing a 4 ft flex hose for hands free drinking like an F1 driver?
If you will only be drinking when parked, I have found that even a large Tim Horton coffee will ride nicely in the rear top case....ask for one of their pasteboard carriers.
We've had 2 scooter riders hit in these parts recently - and I generally find I'm pretty busy checking traffic, trying to launch with no delays so the car behind doesn't hit me at a light, etc.,etc. to be fooling with a drink will moving or trying to hit the holder when the light changes.
Just my pair of centimes..........
Title: Re: $6 cup holder on my 200i [with Pix]
Post by: Captain Nemo on June 10, 2013, 08:39:17 PM
LOL. I love the 4' hose idea... with some kind of helmet attachment. No, this is not for cruising & drinking at the same time.
What happens when you go to lunch with your buddy & you refill your cup as you head out the door? If you don't have a trunk, or one of those cardboard carriers, or your trunk is already full... you'll have to throw the cup away I guess.
I was early to work one morning so I stopped to get a biscuit & coffee. As I walked out the door & was trying to figure out where I was going to put the coffee. I was a small cup & only half full so I put it in the storage area in the steering column. It splashed out a little & I had to clean it up.

That particular Friday day I stopped & got the drink for my wife. I had a sip at a stop light, but as you can see, 90% of the beverage made it home.  ;D

Today I stopped at 7-11 & got a vitamin water. I didn't drink it between the store & my office, but at least I had a place to keep it until I got back to work.

But I think your point is this: Safety first... & that, my friend, is a very good point indeed.

On a side note, this is what I got when I Googled  "Tim Horton c" by accident: 
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