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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.
The brake bracket looks a bit on the weak side. I can see it bending after a few uses, or a panic stop.
Think about using something more stout. Please.
20323854[/url]]The brake bracket looks a bit on the weak side. I can see it bending after a few uses, or a panic stop.
Think about using something more stout. Please.
Trust me. Youd need a vice and a BFH to bend that seat bracket.
Just throwing this out there. Might not be wide enough. I’m pretty sure this is a Kuryakyn offering. I did this when I installed their extended brake lever because I was getting tangled up in the air cleaner. Extended brake lever pad, and you can install other center pads. Foot board is off while I complete an exhaust install.
FWIW, Soft brake makes a 1" offset brake lever (offset to the right) to use with foot board spacers which I am also running. Using the offset brake lever and the extended brake lever pad would give you 2” offset (if the two parts fit each other).
Its a shame to cover up the beautiful springer, Maybe mount something in the rear of the bike, also break peddle looks week, maybe heaver piece of medal?
20323854[/url]]The brake bracket looks a bit on the weak side. I can see it bending after a few uses, or a panic stop.
Think about using something more stout. Please.
Originally Posted by gonemad;[url=tel:20323886
20323886[/url]]Just throwing this out there. Might not be wide enough. Im pretty sure this is a Kuryakyn offering. I did this when I installed their extended brake lever because I was getting tangled up in the air cleaner. Extended brake lever pad, and you can install other center pads. Foot board is off while I complete an exhaust install.
FWIW, Soft brake makes a 1" offset brake lever (offset to the right) to use with foot board spacers which I am also running. Using the offset brake lever and the extended brake lever pad would give you 2 offset (if the two parts fit each other).
Originally Posted by touchdown;[url=tel:20323896
20323896[/url]]Its a shame to cover up the beautiful springer, Maybe mount something in the rear of the bike, also break peddle looks week, maybe heaver piece of medal?
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Reperpusing.
