Abstract: A device and communication software connect controls/features of a vehicle driven by handlebar control, for example, a motorcycle, with a universal handlebar-based control system. Embodiments also provide access to a mobile computing device and operate the mobile computing device through the handlebar-based control system. Aspects of the subject disclosure remove the need for a rider to take their hands off the handlebars and eyes off the road to manipulate a portable computing device or control on-board vehicle functions. The access to the controls/features of a vehicle provides the rider alerts to potential safety events which can be seen through the on-board display of the vehicle or a mobile computing device mounted to the vehicle and connected to the control system.