DIY Cupholder

[stallion143]

Well, I don't have any chrome on my RT, so I decided to remove the chrome Kuryakyn cupholder I modified last year with one of the black plastic type I bought a few months back. The ones I bought are the clamp on type. The wife's works great on the passenger grab rails, but it wouldn't fit the handlebars....So I put it in a drawer in my shop until I had the thought to REMOVE the clamp, cut off the top section and install it in the same place I had the Kuryakyn mounted....And behold, it works....Looks better (to me) because it blends in with the rest of the black on the SpYder!

First pic is the cupholder as purchased, the second is of the modified cupholder. Enjoy!!

 

[Barlock]

Looks great! Well done!

 

[cptjam]

Mount

No clamp? Just the single bolt? Does it twist?

 

[Chupaca]

Nicely done..!!

looks great and does blend in much better...congrats..!! :2thumbs:

 

[Tango]

Me likey! :thumbup: Tom :trike:

 

[SPYD1]

Nice!!!:bowdown::bowdown:

 

[stallion143]

No clamp? Just the single bolt? Does it twist?

Yes just the single bolt...So far it stays put

 

[MarkLawson]

Yes just the single bolt...So far it stays put

I did the same thing but also wrapped the white spacer with black tape to make it less noticeable. I also wrapped a black zip-tie around the handlebar in that seam between the silver metal and the black plastic instrument cluster housing. I then wrapped a zip-tie horizontally around the lower portion of the vertical center piece of the cup holder & then through the zip-tie on the handlebar. Once they were good and tight and excess trimmed, and with the 'head' of each zip-tie discreetly hidden, you could hardly tell it was there. The black zip-tie around the handlebar looked like it fit in that seam. This made the whole cup holder much more stable.

 

[Michiganspyderman]

I did the same thing but also wrapped the white spacer with black tape to make it less noticeable. I also wrapped a black zip-tie around the handlebar in that seam between the silver metal and the black plastic instrument cluster housing. I then wrapped a zip-tie horizontally around the lower portion of the vertical center piece of the cup holder & then through the zip-tie on the handlebar. Once they were good and tight and excess trimmed, and with the 'head' of each zip-tie discreetly hidden, you could hardly tell it was there. The black zip-tie around the handlebar looked like it fit in that seam. This made the whole cup holder much more stable.

Any pics?

 

[MarkLawson]

Any pics?

Unfortunately I didn't find any. I might have some on an old cellphone & if I do I'll try to post them.

I purchased a RAM mount cup holder at SpyderFest a few weeks ago and de-installed my old one, so cannot take any pics of it now.