Water Bottle Mount

obritt · Mar 10, 2015

I need some ideas on where to mount a water bottle holder. I don't want to use the ones that mount on the handlebars. I loved the leather ones that mounted to the gaurds around my saddlebags on my ultra, but that won't work on my trike. Any and all ideas?

FuzzyWuzHe · Mar 11, 2015

I saw some on eBay that fit on the lower cover ... did a quick check but didn't see them this morning ... I'm sure they are there ... just didn't have time to really search hard ... they basically bolted to the lower and held a bottle or any travel size mug kinda thing ... they had two kinds ... one that swivels and one that didn't ... don't think the trike would need the swivel thing unless your doing the Indonesia trike tricks ... LOL ... If I get time later I'll look again and try to post a link.

JetDoc · Mar 11, 2015

obritt said:
I need some ideas on where to mount a water bottle holder. I don't want to use the ones that mount on the handlebars. I loved the leather ones that mounted to the gaurds around my saddlebags on my ultra, but that won't work on my trike. Any and all ideas?

Found several leather cup holders on Ebay. I think they look like something that came out of a XXX porn movie. I did find one cup holder from Ram that should be easy to locate anywhere you can use a Ram accessory mount.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RAM-Mounts-...Parts_Accessories&hash=item20f674d2e9&vxp=mtr

rwhgme · Mar 11, 2015

On our 2010 I use a Hogtrough. It has served me well. As a long distance bicycle rider, I have used Camelbaks. They can hold up to 100 ounces of liquid.

Sully · Mar 11, 2015

Well for me, I carry a small cooler in the Tourpak. I find it safer to just pull over, take a break and pull out a Ice Cold Drink.

FuzzyWuzHe · Mar 11, 2015

rwhgme said:
On our 2010 I use a Hogtrough. It has served me well. As a long distance bicycle rider, I have used Camelbaks. They can hold up to 100 ounces of liquid.

I think these are the ones I saw ... But on eBay it may be a cheap knock off.

obritt · Mar 11, 2015

Thanks for the ideas. I'll take a look and try to figure out which one I like best.

Bogeysix · Mar 12, 2015

Take a look at this one. http://www.jpcycles.com/product/712-747

rwhgme · Mar 13, 2015

That is what we have...very secure!

rhino 2 · Mar 13, 2015

Sully said:
Well for me, I carry a small cooler in the Tourpak. I find it safer to just pull over, take a break and pull out a Ice Cold Drink.

Yep, same here.. Stop to drink and while stopped, Relive myslef of what I drank the last time I stopped to drink...

tbear · Mar 16, 2015

rhino 2 said:
Yep, same here.. Stop to drink and while stopped, Relive myslef of what I drank the last time I stopped to drink...

just make sure you don't hit your boot on the back swing! lol.....:laugh:

BOXX3R · Jul 17, 2015

This is what I did to carry a water bottle.

It is a cheap $4.95 bicycle water bottle cage that I got from Walmart. I had to drill two holes in the left side cover

but it is out of the way and easy to reach while stopped at a light or when I get off the bike, and not in the way of a passengers foot. It will hold any number of different bottles from insulated bottles plane old bottles of water in a kozzie.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/50STRONG-Bottle-Cage-for-Bike-Black/38389221

FuzzyWuzHe · Jul 17, 2015

BOXX3R said:
This is what I did to carry a water bottle.

It is a cheap $4.95 bicycle water bottle cage that I got from Walmart. I had to drill two holes in the left side cover but it is out of the way and easy to reach while stopped at a light or when I get off the bike, and not in the way of a passengers foot. It will hold any number of different bottles from insulated bottles plane old bottles of water in a kozzie.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/50STRONG-Bottle-Cage-for-Bike-Black/38389221

Don't the water get really hot there?

BOXX3R · Jul 17, 2015

FuzzyWuzHe said:
Don't the water get really hot there?

I haven't tried an insulated bottle yet, but yes on a warm day an un-insulated bottle of water does get warm. I/we can also carry an ice chest with cool refreshment in the bottom box but my arms are not long enough to reach it while riding :laugh:

Keystone · Jul 18, 2015

I've had Hog Troughs since 2009. Well made product that works very well.

KJB · Jul 18, 2015

FuzzyWuzHe said:
Don't the water get really hot there?

I'm sure it would keep coffee hot if that is what your were looking to do.

Rod69 · Jul 18, 2015

Keystone said:
I've had Hog Troughs since 2009. Well made product that works very well.

I have also had Hog Trough since 09. Like it very much.

Fearless · Jul 18, 2015

Why?

For us we just stop and enjoy the time off the road, we are not in that much of a hurry to clutter old shiney with that sort of thing. Stop and enjoy the time out on your rides. ride safely fearless