Handlebar mount assembly

A cycle handlebar mount comprising:

• a top bracket assembly,
• a bottom bracket assembly, and
• a cycle handlebar about which an elastomeric first sleeve, an elastomeric second sleeve and a tension clamp assembly are disposed, the cycle handlebar being operatively coupled between the top bracket assembly and the bottom bracket assembly,
• wherein the cycle handlebar and the tension clamp assembly do not directly contact the top bracket assembly or the bottom bracket assembly, and
• wherein the tension clamp assembly includes a top clamp portion, a bottom clamp portion and one or more clamp fasteners coupling the top clamp portion to the bottom clamp portion, at least one of the one or more clamp fasteners having a head portion extending within a void defined by a periphery of an opening extending through an upper wall of the top bracket assembly, and wherein a bushing is disposed between the head portion and the periphery of the opening.

A method of installing a cycle handlebar to a cycle steering mechanism comprising:

• attaching a bottom bracket to the cycle steering mechanism,
• disposing an elastomeric first sleeve and an elastomeric second sleeve around the cycle handlebar,
• clamping a tension clamp assembly onto the cycle handlebar and between the first sleeve and the second sleeve, and
• placing the cycle handlebar in the bottom bracket with the first sleeve and the second sleeve being in contact with the bottom bracket and the cycle handlebar and the tension clamp assembly being spaced apart from the bottom bracket, and
• attaching a top bracket to the bottom bracket with the first sleeve and the second sleeve being compressed between the bottom bracket and the top bracket and the cycle handlebar and the tension clamp assembly being spaced apart from the top bracket.

A cycle handlebar mounting kit comprising:

• a tension clamp including a top clamp portion and a bottom clamp portion, the top clamp portion and the bottom clamp portion being configured for receiving and clamping a cycle handlebar therebetween,
• a first bottom bracket including a base portion, a substantially U-shaped portion having a front flange portion and rear flange portion and a central opening extending through the base portion and the substantially U-shaped portion, the first bottom bracket being configured for attachment to a motorcycle steering mechanism,
• a top bracket having a substantially U-shaped portion, a rear flange portion, a front first flange portion, a front second flange portion and an open front slot located between the first and second flange portion,
• an elastomeric first sleeve configured for disposal around the cycle handlebar,
• an elastomeric second sleeve configured for disposal around the cycle handlebar, and
• a bushing.