sissy bar

English

Noun

sissy bar (plural sissy bars)

1. A looped bar behind the saddle of a motorcycle or bicycle, serving primarily as a backrest for the driver or a passenger.
   • 2005, Billy Lane, Billy Lane's How To Build Old School Choppers, Bobbers and Customs, →ISBN, page 125:

     l weld a short piece of steel stock to each side of the sissy bar. The steel is still hot from the welding, so a quick shot from teh acetylene torch makes them easy to bend. I use a box-end wrench to provide leverage for bending. Take care to make sure the final position matches from side to side or your sissy bar will look unbalanced.

   • 2007, Martin J. Cvitkovich, Split-The Early Years, →ISBN, page 32:

     His tail light was mounted on the sissy bar and his fenders were bobbed and painted to match the tank.

   • 2014, Gregory W. Frazier, Down and Out in Patagonia, Kamchatka, and Timbuktu, →ISBN:

     We repacked, this time strapping the blankets and tent to the back of the sissy bar and on top of the two suitcases, which left room for the rear passenger.