The wife and I often meet up with some friends on a friday night and it's tradition to stop at the coffee shop for a Latte or Mocha on the way. The problem is that there's really no way to carry 2 drinks on the bike, so I decided to come up with a solution. Coffee shops are on every corner here in the "Espresso capitol of the world" and they usually have either stickers or stir sticks to plug the drinking hole on the lid. I just need a place to hold the cups.
I didn't want to strap on those gymbal mounted holders to the handlebars. I don't carry any gear in the saddle bags on these short trips, so I picked the right bag to make a rack for. A quick check of the scrap lumber pile yielded a piece of 1x8 cedar that was quickly cut into 3 pieces and glued/screwed together to make a rack. The small section sticking out is to stop any lateral movement of the rack while cornering. A 3 inch hole saw is just the right size for the most common disposable coffee cups. I opted for 3 holes in case I'm asked to bring someone a coffee and because there was room for the 3rd hole.
This rack obviously won't work for long trips where the bags are full of gear, but then again I'm not hauling drinks around when I'm on the road. This rack is just for trips around town and is installed in seconds by sliding it into the bag.
And a little off topic, I also cut down the stock "head buffet supreme" shield for summer use. Lots of airflow and doesn't look too bad (other than the scratches my son created by shoving the shield down between some boxes after I had carefully laid it down ontop of a box). It still creates horrible buffeting if raised, but my goal is max airflow so it'll never get raised anyway.
I didn't want to strap on those gymbal mounted holders to the handlebars. I don't carry any gear in the saddle bags on these short trips, so I picked the right bag to make a rack for. A quick check of the scrap lumber pile yielded a piece of 1x8 cedar that was quickly cut into 3 pieces and glued/screwed together to make a rack. The small section sticking out is to stop any lateral movement of the rack while cornering. A 3 inch hole saw is just the right size for the most common disposable coffee cups. I opted for 3 holes in case I'm asked to bring someone a coffee and because there was room for the 3rd hole.
This rack obviously won't work for long trips where the bags are full of gear, but then again I'm not hauling drinks around when I'm on the road. This rack is just for trips around town and is installed in seconds by sliding it into the bag.
And a little off topic, I also cut down the stock "head buffet supreme" shield for summer use. Lots of airflow and doesn't look too bad (other than the scratches my son created by shoving the shield down between some boxes after I had carefully laid it down ontop of a box). It still creates horrible buffeting if raised, but my goal is max airflow so it'll never get raised anyway.
