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Due to various injuries I am pretty much gimped up on my right side from my neck down to the tips of my toes. Fortunately I am still able to pull a trigger and withstand a moderate amount of recoil,
But I digress.
As a result of my injuries, my right foot is always cocked out at about a 30 degree angle. That has made it difficult for me to activate my rear brake.
I've just been living with it for a long time now until a couple of days ago.
I was digging around in one of my spare **** bins and came across a passenger seat attachment bracket and a couple of spacers.
That got me to thinking.
I've always been a function over form kind of guy so what it looks like, matters not to me. As long as it works, I'm a happy camper.
I used the bracket to extend my brake pedal down and outward to where I can ride with my foot on the peg and now instead of having to use my heel on the pedal, I can simply **** my foot froward to activate the brake.
I also like to carry a cane with me wherever I go. I don't always need it but, If do, I really need it.
I cut off a piece of PVC pipe, capped it and used a couple of hose clamps to secure it to my rigid front fork leg and now I have a carrier for my 3 piece wooden cane that my late Step Father (RIP) had forever.
Both things I made were from **** I had laying around the house and didn't cost me a cent . The PVC was in my shed when we bought the house and I can't even remember where I got the spacers from. The seat bracket come off of one of my old bikes.
I'm all for garage engineering. But I'm with Dale (RHPAW). Not a fan of that particular brake pedal solution. It may work, but I think you can improve on it. i would look at it as a "Beta" effort. If it were me, I would get one of the aftermarket brake pedals that have a hole in the lever, vs the folded piece of steel that the brake pads bolt to. That way you could make your own long peg that looks more the part. I would also call the dude (Rich?) at Softbrake - https://softbrake.com/ and see if he has a readymade solution or maybe could make a custom one for you. He's a pretty knowledgeable guy.
Your brake pedal pad reminds me of my own "might need that someday" habit of saving everything just in case. When I was building my hydraulic bike jack, I needed to fab a foot pedal for the hydraulic bottle. While rummaging through my vast collection of "might need that someday" junk, I found the perfect foot pedal pad.
I often carry a cane (combat grade) too, but I don't have anything as fancy as that. I just bungee it to the seat. Maybe I should look into doing something like that.
Good for you for adapting rather than quitting! Being a bit beat up and worn out myself, I can appreciate your effort. I think the cane holder looks fine and I like the nostalgia aspect that is was your step-dad's.
The handle actually was threaded on and the top six inches or so of the cane is hollowed out. I assume to hide money or whatever one could put in there.
Unfortunately, the threaded end on the cane began to split so I just glued the handle on as it wouldn't stay put.
I suppose I could find a wood guy and have a threaded sleeve or some other fix done.
Very cool IronAss. I'm like you...I hang on to every scrap of wood, length of PVC, metal bracket, washer, bolt/nut, etc. that I accumulate or pick up off the street and thank myself for doing it every time I'm neck deep in a project around the house and make use of them and save myself the time of running to the hardware store as well as a couple of bucks. The latest was some wood doweling lengths that I've had around for years that I used for an impromptu rack I decided to put together in the shed.
As far as the comment on placement of your cane sheath, I understand where he was coming from - that springer front end is a thing of beauty in my opinion, BUT on the other hand, the cane handle is very cool and having it there is all a part of you "making the bike yours", so good on you and if the function suits you, all the better.
And damn...it sure is gratifying to repurpose things and save yourself a few bucks!!! Right on and ride on!
......., My garage looks like a vintage hardware store, but not nearly organized enough. But, I can usually find what I need if I scrounge long enough....
Whatever it takes to stay in the wind. I met this 80 year old who walked with a walker, but was still riding. He was a hoot.
Love it. I saw a bagger yesterday with the Jiffy Stand on the right side. A lot of guys would go with a trike or a hack if they couldn't get the bike off the stand.
That guy just did what needed to be done to keep him on two wheels.
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......., My garage looks like a vintage hardware store, but not nearly organized enough. But, I can usually find what I need if I scrounge long enough.... 
