Handlebars

No matter if you race at the Baja California 1000 or if you’re on a short trip to the nearby stone quarry, your Bates Baja bars will be ready for it. And on asphalt, too, they cut a fine figure, respectively the rider, as the Bates Baja bars provide a relaxed and upright seating postion. As you would expect from offroad handlebars they feature a cross bar which does not only give additional strength but also comes in handy to mount a GPS system, map holder, accessory bag, etc.

No matter if you race at the Baja California 1000 or if you’re on a short trip to the nearby stone quarry, your Bates Baja bars will be ready for it. And on asphalt, too, they cut a fine figure, respectively the rider, as the Bates Baja bars provide a relaxed and upright seating postion. As you would expect from offroad handlebars they feature a cross bar which does not only give additional strength but also comes in handy to mount a GPS system, map holder, accessory bag, etc.

The design of the Bates Malibu is shaped closely to the legendary 1983/84 XR 1000 handlebars. It provides a seating position for both fast and long rides.

Cruise the Sunset Blvd in style or plow your favourite gravel road - the Ventura bars will do a great job in both situations. Their design, which was often nicknamed Buckhorn, is exactly made after the 1959 XLCH factory equipment. They provide an upright seating position and good control on bumpy roads.

A real all-rounder, which is up for all kinds of fun, be it a sporty ride on twisty backroads or that long haul on open freeways.

The perfect handlebars for a ride out of summer hot L.A., down south to the white sands of Long Beach. If you do not happen to live in that area, any town and any beach will do. By all means they are guaranteed to stop underarm perspiration quickly and effectively.

Whether you cruise the Pacific shoreline on Highway No.1 or other scenic roads on this planet, the Big Sur handlebars will do a great job in making your ride a perfect one. Seating and hands positions spell comfort with these bars, so even after hundreds of miles you will cherish them for their well balanced design.

Great handlebars for a leisure trip on CA-2 into the Los Angeles National Forest, or, if you don’t live close-by, on another scenic road into another forest. Relaxed seating position, comfortable hand posture. Ideal bars for medium speeds.

It is not far from Tustin, CA to the Santa Catalina island, where the Catalina Grand Prix, a 100-mile race, was held until the late Fifties. The Bates Tustin handlebars would have been a perfect fit for a race bike back then, because it has many talents. A speedy pace on windy roads or light offroad tracks - no problem for the Tustin. Bobber or Scrambler style scooters, they all benefit from its ready-set-go seating position and hand posture.

Holding on tight and giving it full throttle is easy with these drag bars named after the legendary dragstrip in Redding, CA. They come without knurls and fit all Ø1” clamps and risers.

You can safely consider these as classics among all Chopper handlebars. With their no-frills design the Pasadena bars look great on all stripped-down scooters since decades. They directly bolt to the upper crown without risers.

You can safely consider these as classics among all Chopper handlebars. With their no-frills design the Pasadena bars look great on all stripped-down scooters since decades. They directly bolt to the upper crown without risers.

You can safely consider these as classics among all Chopper handlebars. With their no-frills design the Pasadena bars look great on all stripped-down scooters since decades. They directly bolt to the upper crown without risers.

NEVER RUN DRY.

You know those summer days, when you let your forks decide which mountain road to follow? You usually end up in a nice spot in the woods and get the camp fire going only to discover that the next open bar is 12 miles away down the valley. No trouble with this here go-anywhere handle-bar by Bates. This bar is always open 24/7, just fill it up with your favourite spirit and go. Handmade in super low numbers from food-grade stainless steel.

What started as an April Fool's joke is now a stainless steel reality in 4 different heavily limited flavours: Long Beach, Malibu, Glendale or Big Sur, classic handlebar styles ready to be filled with any type of liquid. Raise your glass on the lakeshore, on the beach, in the forest, or right at the top of the mountain pass.
These handlebars come in a Hollywood movie grade wooden box with sliding lid. Included are three aircraft type fuel testing cups, and a pair of white cotton gloves for a scratch free and clean assembly of the handlebars.