$6 cup holder on my 200i [with Pix]

[Captain Nemo]

So RAM Mounts has their $40 Self-Leveling Cup Holder which is cool and all, but c'mon, $40? So got THE MUGGER Folding Cup Holder (odd name!) off of amazon & decided to mount it on my 200i over the VIN access panel.

 

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

 

Thoughts? 

[Stig / Major Tom]

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..........

[Captain Nemo]

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. 

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: