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Motorcycle handlebar
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<p>A motorcycle handlebar is a tubular component of a motorcycle's steering mechanism. Handlebars provide a mounting place for controls such as <a href="/facts/Brake/p8751fV6">brake</a>, <a href="/facts/Throttle/kgdj3cuj">throttle</a>, <a href="/facts/Clutch/yQLCtuGA">clutch</a>, <a href="/facts/Klaxon/ateRClBf">horn</a>, light switches and rear view mirrors; and they help to support part of the rider's weight. Even when a handlebar is a single piece it is usually referred to in the plural as handlebars. </p>