Motorcycle Brush Bar

Motorcycle Brush Bar

This is something I thought of a long time ago, but it just popped into my head again today. When you are riding through the woods or brush, a branch in your path may impact your steering. In the worst case it can cause the handlebars to make a sudden swing to one side and run you right off the path and into a tree or other large obstacle. A semi-circular bar projecting forward from the ends of the handlebars with the center coaxial with the steering axis could push small branches aside without impacting your steering. Any impact is going to act on the center of steering, but it is not going to cause the handlebars to turn to one side or the other. You would also need some kind of bracket supporting the bar in the center. You wouldn't want to depend on just the ends of the handlebars to support the bar. The picture isn't a dirt bike, but it's enough to give you the idea. The bar would actually be thicker. It's a little difficult to draw concentric circles using MSPaint.

Update December 2016 replaced missing image.