Patent ID: 8317214

Claim:
A shock and vibration damping handlebar mount assembly for vehicles utilizing handlebar assisted steering mechanisms, comprising: a) a housing set of at least one housing, b) means for attaching said housing to a vehicle's steering mechanism, c) a guide set of at least one guide, supported by said housing, d) a slider set of at least one slider, slidably attached to said guide, e) comprising, a guided surface, an aperture configured to receive a handlebar, and f) a means for restraining said handlebar within said aperture; g) a suspended component comprising said slider, said handlebar, and said means for restraining said handlebar, h) a means for urging said suspended component upward from said housing set, i) a means for limiting, upward travel of said suspended component along said guide set, j) a guide set plane, whereby said guide set's longitudinal axis extends outward and parallel to said aperture of said slider set, k) a plane offset distance to said guided surface's length ratio whereby, torque observed between said handlebar and said guide set is nonrestrictive to desired travel of said slider along said guide set.