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Cruiser
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Raleigh, NC | I thought I had read in the forums somewhere about the RAM cup holder mounts not clamping to the handle bar of the 08 VIsion. Can anyone confirm or deny this for me? There are some great cupholder ideas on here, but I am short on time and can't always find time to do mods. Any suggestions on the best RAM setup?
Thanks.
Paul
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Puddle Jumper
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Randolph, MA United States | Too funny we both got rid of our 900s for a Vision the same year to boot. However, what is the issue with the clamp? screws too short? I tried one similar and the clamp part was not wide enough. However, I think if I just got longer screws, it would still work. |
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Cruiser
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Raleigh, NC | Mine is in the shop, so I can't look at it, but aren't the handlebars oblong instead of round? That was what I was trying to figure out. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Lusby, MD | I purchased the Kruzer Kaddy, they have a VICTORY VISION CLUTCH PERCH MOUNT, that was a breeze to mount to the clutch mounting screws. I also purchased their cup holder in chrome. So far, so good, and I used their mounting "method" on the right side for my TPS.
http://www.noemtz.com/kruzerkaddy.htm
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Puddle Jumper
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Randolph, MA United States | Oh that is the one I was talking about and good to know I can get the correct mount for it. |
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Iron Butt
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | The dealer available ram ball mount that I have replaces the bottom half of the left grip holding clamp by removing the two 4 MM capscrews and the lower half and replacing it with the new one drilled and tapped in two spots for the ball to screw into and secured by reinstalling the two capscrews with a drop of Blue Locktite on each, total time about four minutes, no additional holes needed. Work good, last long time |
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Visionary
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Pittsburgh, PA | SYNSTR - 2012-05-17 2:19 PM
The dealer available ram ball mount that I have replaces the bottom half of the left grip holding clamp by removing the two 4 MM capscrews and the lower half and replacing it with the new one drilled and tapped in two spots for the ball to screw into and secured by reinstalling the two capscrews with a drop of Blue Locktite on each, total time about four minutes, no additional holes needed. Work good, last long time
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Cruiser
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Raleigh, NC | SYNSTR - 2012-05-17 3:19 PM
The dealer available ram ball mount that I have replaces the bottom half of the left grip holding clamp by removing the two 4 MM capscrews and the lower half and replacing it with the new one drilled and tapped in two spots for the ball to screw into and secured by reinstalling the two capscrews with a drop of Blue Locktite on each, total time about four minutes, no additional holes needed. Work good, last long time
I'll have to check for that when I pick mine up on Saturday. That would be the easy way to go. |
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Iron Butt
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Northeast Ohio | I ran a Kruzer Kaddy on my 08. I just replaced the allen bolts with longer ones from Lowes. This way it'll fit the oval handlebars. You can get all this locally for under $30. |
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Iron Butt
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Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | SYNSTR - 2012-05-17 3:19 PM
The dealer available ram ball mount that I have replaces the bottom half of the left grip holding clamp by removing the two 4 MM capscrews and the lower half and replacing it with the new one drilled and tapped in two spots for the ball to screw into and secured by reinstalling the two capscrews with a drop of Blue Locktite on each, total time about four minutes, no additional holes needed. Work good, last long time
Is that what this does?
http://rammount.com/
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Iron Butt
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Mt. Vernon, WASH. | victoryvisiontour - 2012-05-17 1:33 PM
SYNSTR - 2012-05-17 3:19 PM
The dealer available ram ball mount that I have replaces the bottom half of the left grip holding clamp by removing the two 4 MM capscrews and the lower half and replacing it with the new one drilled and tapped in two spots for the ball to screw into and secured by reinstalling the two capscrews with a drop of Blue Locktite on each, total time about four minutes, no additional holes needed. Work good, last long time
Is that what this does?
http://rammount.com/
Kinda, except the piece with the screws is contoured to fit the curve of the handlebar and match the shape of the upper retainer piece, mine was black not pewter, but it's underneath so who really cares? |
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Puddle Jumper
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Lillian, Alabama | I just got a longer U-bolt and put it on the handlebars....been working fine now for about 15,000 miles. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Harbor Springs Michigan | As far as the ram mount, just mounted a victory factory cup holder with they victory factory under control mount. If you have the cube control for the radio the screws interfere with the new mount. I had to grind away a groove to get it to work. Not a huge issue but certainly felt that VICTORYt would have figured this out prior to putting this 25 dollar option on the market.
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Puddle Jumper
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Harbor Springs Michigan | The under the control mount interferes with the cube control bracket scews. I had to grind a groove in the bracket to get it to fit. Disappointing for factory part that costed $25. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Palm Coast Fl. | I use the Ram cup holder. I have it mounted on the right handlebar with a ball mount fastened on the brake fluid res. using one of the screw holes to mount the ball. Never take my hand off of the throttle to take a drink. |
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Puddle Jumper
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Bridgewater, MA | I have the under controller ram mount on the clutch and brake with two ram balls in each, which allow for all kinds of flexability.
I can mount my cup holder on eaiter side, change to a GoPro, radar detector, or whatever I need.
This setup allowed me to install real mirrors in the clutch and brake perch, while mounting my accessaories.
Everything looks pretty stock too. |
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Cruiser
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Akron, Ohio | I drilled and taped the bosses where a rear view mirror would go. These are already done on the newer ones. I have a ram ball on both the left and right sides. Easy mount for about anything I want to put there. |
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Cruiser
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Raleigh, NC | I ended up mounting one to the clutch reservoir, and installing one for my wife using the mod posted here. Both worked very well on our first trip. Although, with my modular helmet, it was hard to drink while in motion. I'll have to find a better straw for next time. Thanks for all the input. |
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Cruiser
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LaGrange, GA | Just in case anyone searches this thread out later with the same wondering, your question about the oval bars of the 08 doesn't affect anything - the spot where the clutch perch mounts is round just like a normal round bar. Mine also had no issue with the audio cube mounting screws, but it's pure luck due to the location of my clutch lever. I couldn't rotate the lever up or down any for fit without making a groove as Nessecity mentioned. |
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Tourer
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| There are a couple of solutions here:
http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9157&sta... |
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Tourer
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Columbia, SC | Not for nothing, but the clutch and brake reservoirs are the same that they put on other victories. Which means theres a hole there covered with a piece of black plastic right on top for the mirror. And ram makes ram balls that screw into a mirror spot. 12 bucks. Dirt cheap, and works great. Can buy them at a bmw bike dealere if you dont want to wait for it to get shipped.
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Tourer
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Chattanooga, TN | sfalexi - 2012-06-11 5:22 PM Not for nothing, but the clutch and brake reservoirs are the same that they put on other victories. Which means theres a hole there covered with a piece of black plastic right on top for the mirror. And ram makes ram balls that screw into a mirror spot. 12 bucks. Dirt cheap, and works great. Can buy them at a bmw bike dealere if you dont want to wait for it to get shipped. Alexi Not on my 08 VV. |
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Tourer
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Columbia, SC | Maybe they changed it cause my 09 has it. Bummer.
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Visionary
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| here is 30 some cup holds to chose from
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&fie...
Some place here a guy made a bent aluminum tab and bolted it to the inside of his under dash and then hook the cup holder to it so it was up by the speaker. |
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Tourer
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| john frey - 2012-06-11 6:01 PM
here is 30 some cup holds to chose from
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&fie...
Some place here a guy made a bent aluminum tab and bolted it to the inside of his under dash and then hook the cup holder to it so it was up by the speaker.
That was me, and I posted the link above. It will take you to the cheap solutions thread. |
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Visionary
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| Here is a guy that made a gup mount scroll down to see http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=9157&sta... |
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RAM cup holder question