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.

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

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

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   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.

   2005, Billy Lane, Billy Lane's How To Build Old School Choppers, Bobbers and Customs, →ISBN, page 125

   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.

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