Cup Holder: Drove me Nuts
Sound odd that a cup holder would drive me nuts isn't it? While riding last August across N and S Dakotas I kept fiddling with my cup holder because it tended to tilt, I was always trying to set it straight up and down

Long story short, while playing with the cup holder, I almost dumped my bike, strayed out of my lane and in general became obsessed with the cup holder alignment.

By Fargo, N. Dakota, the cup holder was removed from the bike and sent home, via USPS, with some other stuff I no longer needed on my trip.
While out west, the heat index ranged from 106* to 118* degrees. The ice water in my cup, when the cup holder was till mounted, melted withing 10 minutes.
The end result was that I put three litre bottle of water in the bags and stopped when thirst got the best of me. If 3 litres of water sounds extreme, the area I was riding in was sparsely populated. I actually drove almost two hours before seeing anything but cattle and an occasional ranch house. Great trip but super hot.
Pay attention to the road!! if you find that your cup holder is distracting you, put it in the trunk and forget about it.

Ride Safe,
T-Rex