January 01, 2018
Supposedly a “sissy bar” was originally a handle put on the back fender or rear of a motorcycle’s frame to give people a place to grab onto so they could help a racer through a difficult section on early off-road events. I’ve got no idea if that’s true or not, but I do know the modern version of a sissy bar is one of the most obvious creations on any chopper. One thing that’s cool about ‘em is that you can build one in a weekend and totally change the look of your bike, flex your fab skills and have some fun. I prefer stainless steel since you can just give it a quick polish and be done with it, no need to send out to chrome. There are plenty of tutorials out there, here’s a good one we did with Zac Doom back in the Chop Cult days. http://www.chopcult.com/news/articles/making-a-sissy-bar-with-zac-doom.html