handlebars

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

The handlebars were slewed around until they stood at right angles to the machine.

If the handlebars had once gotten out of his control they would have zigzagged wildly and the result would have been a bad fall.

This done, Bert seized the handlebars of his motorcycle, and hauled it into the pool after him, until it was partly immersed.

He thrust his matchbox back in its waterproof pouch, and, taking his machine by the handlebars, began to trundle it up the slope.