Vintage Chop

This classic bend was designed by our friend Wes White at Four Aces Cycle in Pacoima, CA.

With few exceptions, most handlebars are made of mild steel. Don’t get us wrong—mild steel has many great properties. It’s easy to bend, easy to weld, abundant and affordable. However, when compared to seamless 4130 chromoly, the load strength, tensile strength and bend resistance of mild steel falls far short of its high-tech brother. This might explain why ab crunchers are made out of mild steel and why small aircraft fuselages are made out of chromoly. No one ever plummeted 30,000 feet to their death when their sit-up machine took a shit.

MATERIALS: Biltwell handlebars are precision crafted with 100% seamless 4130 chromoly. Depending on each bar’s size and design, the wall thickness of our tubing varies from 1.6mm to 2.0mm. These wall variances let us minimize weight without compromising strength.

SURFACE FINISH: Biltwell handlebars feature a brilliant triple-plated chrome finish, or super durable, black electro-plate. Triple chrome plating involves coating our polished chromoly tubing in three materials:

first layer: copper (fills in microscopic surface imperfections)
second layer: nickel (increases surface durability)
final layer: chrome (provides a rugged, easy-to-clean mirror finish)

TIG WELDING: All the joints on our multi-piece bar designs are precision cut, mitered and TIG welded by hand. We don’t polish the welds on Biltwell handlebars. Any TIG beads as good-looking as ours should be front and center for everyone to enjoy.

CUSTOM: Biltwell handlebars are not dimpled or drilled to accept original equipment throttle, brake and clutch assemblies. There are hundreds of handlebars available for bike builders who wish to use stock controls. Biltwell handlebars are designed for the custom builder who values strength and style over shade tree simplicity.