[Bino]

I could use help with a real pressing motorcycle problem. How to transport coffee on the way to work. First the disclaimers:
-I can't make coffee at work.
-I don't want to change my lifestyle in order to to just finish my coffee at home. Stubborn creature of habit.

I've found a decent solution but it isn't reliable every time. I duct tape the sip opening on my short Yeti mug. I place it on the bottom of my hard box side panniers. I then lodge an object like a bag or jacket so that it doesn't roll around.

The result? At best it just leaks a little coffee onto said bag. At worse, I once found it tipped completely upside-down. The duct tape saved half of it, but I had a mess.

I'll put up with whatever teasing and abuse I get here, but maybe someone out there has a great life hack for this.

 

[Eagle Six]

I carry my Yeti in my tank bag, with other stuff that keeps it from spilling over. I have a lid that has a magnetic slide opening for the sipping. It leaks a little into the rim. I put a folded up paper towel over the lid for that.

 

[Kuiil]

I could use help with a real pressing motorcycle problem. How to transport coffee on the way to work. First the disclaimers:
-I can't make coffee at work.
-I don't want to change my lifestyle in order to to just finish my coffee at home. Stubborn creature of habit.

I've found a decent solution but it isn't reliable every time. I duct tape the sip opening on my short Yeti mug. I place it on the bottom of my hard box side panniers. I then lodge an object like a bag or jacket so that it doesn't roll around.

The result? At best it just leaks a little coffee onto said bag. At worse, I once found it tipped completely upside-down. The duct tape saved half of it, but I had a mess.

I'll put up with whatever teasing and abuse I get here, but maybe someone out there has a great life hack for this.

Leakproof Coffee Mugs For The Ride​

 

[Annihilator]

Its called a "thermos." Its an old fashioned invention from before every thing had cupholders and a drive thru on every corner. Its an insulated, water tight, container that keeps your coffee warm. The lid is a cup to drink from.

 

[pdcomm]

Or you could use a coffee butler thermos . It's a fancy thermos bottle that looks good .
I've used a thermos bottle , like below , for the past 30 + years . Pretty much indestructible .

And , we have used a butler , like below , for the past 25 years .

 

[Goodman614]

I have a Butler cup holder and mug on my Goldwing. I drink coffee on the bike on the way TO work.
Butler cup holder

 

[WintrSol]

Whatever insulated container you decide on, if you like your coffee hot, first fill the container with the hottest water you have handy, then pour it out and fill with coffee. It stays hotter longer this way.

 

[oldenslow]

Geez, man -- I had no idea that in this great land of ours there was any corner where the residents have never heard of a Thermos bottle...

 

[mike721]

My wife can't make coffee at work either, she has 2 cups hot at home then brings an iced Latte in every day. She puts 4 espresso shots, milk, sugar, and ice cubes into a giant Yeti cup that seals, then puts that on cup the side of her lunch bag that's sized to fit one of her saddle bags. It works flawlessly, never spills a drop. She does the same with hot coffee on occasion too. I told her to just buy a thermos but she likes the way this works so she stuck with it.

I just make coffee at work.

 

[Retired Guy]

I have a cupholder on my handlebar. When I've been traveling across the country, I'd go to a truck stop in the morning, get a cup of coffee and put a lid on it. Just don't fill the cup all the way up, and be real careful how hard you squeeze the cup on I-80 at 75 MPH. It will burn.

 

[Goodman614]

Geez, man -- I had no idea that in this great land of ours there was any corner where the residents have never heard of a Thermos bottle...

It keeps cold drinks cold in the summer and hot drinks hot in the winter - How do it know?

 

[Retired Guy]

Ah, 'cause you have one of those all steel Stanley thermos bottles too? I'm sure mine is still around somewhere, I got it back in 1980 something, I think.

 

[pdcomm]

Ah, 'cause you have one of those all steel Stanley thermos bottles too? I'm sure mine is still around somewhere, I got it back in 1980 something, I think.

Do they even make them like that anymore ?

 

[New rider malta]

Switch your coffee for tea 🇬🇧 the tea bag might plug the hole 👍

 

[Kuiil]

I just run the caffeine IV.

 

[Retired Guy]

Do they even make them like that anymore ?

I was at a lumber yard about 4 or 5 years ago (I think) and they had a half dozen or so for sale.