KEMIMOTO ATV Motorcycle Universal Drink Holder

Disclaimer: While I give this a positive review, I actually had to return mine as they did not work out for me.

Pros:
– Sturdy construction.
– Construction materials.
– (For Desks) The clamp is well engineered and designed (minus the knob, see below)
– For what it is able to hold, the overall design works well.

Cons:
– Small holder size
– Due to the above, limitation of what can be used in it.
– The angle of the top piece further limits what can be used in it.
– The clamp is well designed but the knob that tightens the clamp could use some re-work. It gets tough to secure a tight enough grip on it once you’re at the last stages of tightening.

I bought these to add to my desk to put my drinks off the surface where I had expensive materials laying about. While I did measure prior to, I was confident most items I had would fit, even if very snug. The clamp to my desk (along with the included skid pad) worked great other than some difficulties with the knob, as indicated above.

I tested a few items I had around, see below:

Fit:
– Any standard beer bottle. In my specific test, I used a stubby bottle from Alaskan Amber.

– Any canned beverage the size of a soft drink or beer.

– Any small bottle of water that has a proportion to that, or smaller than, the above 2 items. (My guess, as I did not have a specific item to test this with, is smaller than a 20oz bottle of water, but it depends on the design of the bottle.)

Did not fit:
– Takeya 18oz water bottle. I knew going in that it would not fit based on measurements provided by the manufacturer and what I measured, however, it may be helpful for those of you reading this to know out of the gate it’s a no-go.

– 16oz Beer Pint Glass. The glass goes in slightly and has a drastic lean on it.

– 16.9oz Pure Leaf bottled (plastic) tea.

The market for desk cup holders is prime for the taking with very limited selection, at least on Amazon, with only 1 real competitor.

I’m not sure if the manufacturer actually reads any of these, but here are some suggestions if you would like to re-design and market one of these to desk users:

– Remove the top angle piece, I assume this is designed to help keep the item in place while attached to a moving motorcycle, atv, etc.

– Redesign the knob

– Increase the diameter of the of the storage ‘arms’ to be 3.25″ (or greater)

– Add to the design the ability to accomodate different shapes, either through a tapered base, or some other mechanism.

– In addition to, or in replacement of the above, add the ability for the arms to move to accept larger containers. Might allow to keep the initial 2.8″ diameter, and allow the arms to move outward for larger containers. Instead of a flexible rubber, it would be nice to see something a bit more mechanical in design (maybe something like how the grip you have designed can be increased/decreased in size via a screw mechanism, something similar could possibly be adopted for the container storage ‘arms’?)

I originally actually go this bottle holder to use as a drink holder for the office, however, the receptacle was not wide enough for the Tervis mug I had in mind. Regardless, I did not send it back as I figured it could prove useful later, which was a wise decision. I later tried on my bicycle and it was perfect there. The aluminum bar mount is strong, study, and grips well, and using the attached shim does not damage the finish on my handlebar. The bottle cage likewise grasps my standard-width bike bottle firmly and without the rattling I got with my prior aluminum cage. The mount points on it also align perfectly with the standard bottle spacing on a down tube.

As I had bought two of these and directly bolted the bottle mount to the down tube, I ended up using the leftover bar mount to replace the bar mount base for my NiteRider Lumina headlight, which had always been loose and wobbly. After a little modification to make said base work with the M4 diameter bolt the Kemimoto base uses, the Lumina is now rock-solid. So A++ for not only being a good product in itself, but being easily adaptable to cover up the shortcomings of others!

Tuve que anexarle una cinta velcro para que el vaso se asegure. Con la vibración y los baches se me cayó un vaso en la carretera y lo perdí y era mi favorito. Pero con el velcro ya queda super bien asegurado.

Put on my Side by Side about a year ago and is still standing strong and working as intended!

Very well made product and fit perfect in my project and doubles as a steering wheel holder! Straight forward design, easy to assemble and good quality…. Thank You

This fit the handlebar of our ATV perfectly. It was extremely easy to install. No special tools required, just a screwdriver. It’s extremely sturdy. Your beverage won’t spill while in this holder unless you do. Definitely worth the price.

Great product but I have a Vulcan motorcycle and the tank on this is large and the holder hits it when I turn . However it will fit on my crash bars and it works great.