handlebar

[ han-dl-bahr ]

/ ˈhæn dlˌbɑr /

Usually handlebars.

the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands.
handlebar moustache.

a bar or rod, usually of metal and having a handle at one end, used for handling, guiding, or maneuvering some object.

Origin of handlebar

First recorded in 1885–90; handle + bar¹

He was bending far over the handlebars and using all his energy to send his wheel spinning toward the beautiful lake.

Frank Merriwell's Alarm |Burt L. Standish
Stoop they did, bending low over the handlebars of their bicycles.

Frank Merriwell's Alarm |Burt L. Standish
Why don't you take me for a ride on the handlebars of your new motorcycle sometime?

Plowing On Sunday |Sterling North
Without stopping the bicycle, Frank swung back over the handlebars to the saddle.

Frank Merriwell's Alarm |Burt L. Standish

Bending lower over the handlebars, he opened the throttle with a twist of his left hand.

Motor Matt's "Century" Run |Stanley R. Matthews

handlebars

/ (ˈhændəlˌbɑːz) /

(sometimes singular) a metal tube having its ends curved to form handles, used for steering a bicycle, motorcycle, etc