Motorcycle handlebar with shock absorber

A motorcycle handlebar assembly, comprising:

• a clamp tube defining a handlebar axis, said clamp tube being sized and shaped to be secured to a motorcycle by a handlebar clamp arrangement;
• a first support extending upward from a first end of said clamp tube and supporting a first shaft, said first shaft defining a first pivot axis spaced above and generally perpendicular to said handlebar axis;
• a second support extending upward from a second end of said clamp tube and supporting a second shaft, said second shaft defining a second pivot axis spaced above and generally perpendicular to said handlebar axis;
• an elongated, first handgrip portion, said first handgrip portion being pivotally supported on said first shaft and extending outwardly from said first support, said first handgrip portion being substantially constrained to vertical, arcuate movement about said first pivot axis;
• an elongated, second handgrip portion, said second handgrip portion being pivotally supported on said second shaft and extending outwardly from said second support, said second handgrip portion being substantially constrained to vertical, arcuate movement about said second pivot axis;
• a first shock absorber positioned between said first support and said first handgrip portion to provide a force resisting downward movement of said first handgrip portion;
• and
• a second shock absorber positioned between said second support and said second handgrip portion to provide a force resisting downward movement of said second handgrip portion.