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calibretto
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Best seat for travel?
So of all the seat options Ive seen, which ones have you all found to be the best for traveling on? 500+ mile trips are in my future with a lovely '04 Im picking up monday but Id rather not be sitting on that barrel of a stocker.
So of all the seat options Ive seen, which ones have you all found to be the best for traveling on? 500+ mile trips are in my future with a lovely '04 Im picking up monday but Id rather not be sitting on that barrel of a stocker.
maxcruiser
Well-Known Member
Re: Best seat for travel?
I have a corbin seat and a lowered stock seat and for long distance riding, I prefer the corbin seat and so does my wife as a passenger.
Mike
I have a corbin seat and a lowered stock seat and for long distance riding, I prefer the corbin seat and so does my wife as a passenger.
Mike
davidon
Well-Known Member
Re: Best seat for travel?
Corbin for distance although new I understand the foam is like brick
Corbin for distance although new I understand the foam is like brick
Re: Best seat for travel?
Click on the link at the top right. It will go to the new website we have and there are some newer seat pics we have on there. Click on Vmax then the seat (or seat wording on the right) then you can look at the reworked stockers or click the corbin link near the top to see how we fix the corbins.
Sean Morley
Click on the link at the top right. It will go to the new website we have and there are some newer seat pics we have on there. Click on Vmax then the seat (or seat wording on the right) then you can look at the reworked stockers or click the corbin link near the top to see how we fix the corbins.
Sean Morley
Bill Kratzenberg
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Re: Best seat for travel?
Ok heres what you do...Buy a corbin, then shoot me a p.m. and i will give you the name of a guy that will shave the sides down a bit,and install a gel pad ,then recovered it. all done within a week and for a pretty good price. Then you can ride as long as you want with a happy ass and a smile on your face
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Ok heres what you do...Buy a corbin, then shoot me a p.m. and i will give you the name of a guy that will shave the sides down a bit,and install a gel pad ,then recovered it. all done within a week and for a pretty good price. Then you can ride as long as you want with a happy ass and a smile on your face
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4gasem
Well-Known Member
I have a seat from one2dmax (Sean Morley) and while it's a thousand times more comfy than stock. It doesn't lend itself well to large bottomed people. If you are of average size you will be very happy with it.
Mine has gotten more comfy as I loose weight but if I did it again I would probably take out a little less foam.
Quality and service from Sean is great though! :thumbs up:
Big negative to Corbin is The weigh 25 to 30 pounds I bet...:surprise:
Mine has gotten more comfy as I loose weight but if I did it again I would probably take out a little less foam.
Quality and service from Sean is great though! :thumbs up:
Big negative to Corbin is The weigh 25 to 30 pounds I bet...:surprise:
Rusty McNeil
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I'm 6' 225lb and the RMS Sportmax seat is perfect for me.
I have put over 450 miles in a day and never felt like I was being tortured by the seat. While very low and not as thick padding in it the way it distributes weight over a greater area works very well.
I think UFO and Morleys are likely as good from the way they look but I've never sat on one.
I rode a Corbin about 25 miles once and you couldn't give me one of those; it's too wide, too high, too hard and cosmetically looks like ass....just in my opinion of course:biglaugh:
Rusty
I have put over 450 miles in a day and never felt like I was being tortured by the seat. While very low and not as thick padding in it the way it distributes weight over a greater area works very well.
I think UFO and Morleys are likely as good from the way they look but I've never sat on one.
I rode a Corbin about 25 miles once and you couldn't give me one of those; it's too wide, too high, too hard and cosmetically looks like ass....just in my opinion of course:biglaugh:
Rusty
4gasem
Well-Known Member
Agreed... I think what Bill did is what you'd have to do to make it worth keeping.:thumbs up:
lankeeyankee
Well-Known Member
I will tell you what IMO the seat is the first thing that has to go. Just look at the stock seat, it's shaped almost like a horse saddle with a high crown.
It was the best investment I made by having my seat chopped and flattened and the other 2 pieces match for 150.00.
I am just not thrilled with that type of material with the holes non smooth finish that corbin uses, reminds me of the fabric on my lazyboy chair.
It was the best investment I made by having my seat chopped and flattened and the other 2 pieces match for 150.00.
I am just not thrilled with that type of material with the holes non smooth finish that corbin uses, reminds me of the fabric on my lazyboy chair.
lankeeyankee
Well-Known Member
Re: Best seat for travel?
What is that inbetween the driver and passenger seat? A change purse?
Ok heres what you do...Buy a corbin, then shoot me a p.m. and i will give you the name of a guy that will shave the sides down a bit,and install a gel pad ,then recovered it. all done within a week and for a pretty good price. Then you can ride as long as you want with a happy ass and a smile on your face
What is that inbetween the driver and passenger seat? A change purse?
maxcruiser
Well-Known Member
Re: Best seat for travel?
No, it's a pee hole for when you really have to go but don't want stop!:rofl_200:
Mike
No, it's a pee hole for when you really have to go but don't want stop!:rofl_200:
Mike
Redbone
Well-Known Member
Re: Best seat for travel?
The designer put a lot of thought into it too beacause the covering flap also doubles as a privacy flap while in use! :rofl_200:
Mitchell
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What is it with nobody liking the Corbin seat? Yeah, I know its fat compared to the stocker. I could see it being a issue for shorter people. But I'm 6'1" and weigh 200lbs so it helps elevate my legs so my knees arent bent in a U-shape to reach the pegs. And it beats the hell out of sitting on a 16" round pipe. Before I purchased a Corbin I wanted to cut down the stock seat. But now I realize that would have been a big mistake with long legs. I guess what I'm getting at is that everybody is shaped differently and opinions differ. So why judge something, when its not on your bike anyway?
Everyone seems to like bashing Corbin seats. I have been using them for about 17 years. I take a lot of trips where we have to average 500 miles per day. That means by the last day it is usually 700-800 miles because of getting behind for various reasons (weather, etc). I have never had a problem other than heat/sweating related, which would happen on any seat. That is what talc powder (or Monkey Butt) is for. I have also added a sheepskin cover during hot weather which is really effective. The firmness and large support area are what helps with extended seat time. Soft, narrow seats will kill your a** as anyone who has travelled with the stock seat knows. Now I do have a problem with the width effectively raising the seat height as I have a 30" inseam. I usually lower a bike if that is too much of a problem.
Stingray230sx
Well-Known Member
anybody ever try the one piece seats from Over Racing?
just wondering(im still on the stocker)but looking for a change
doug
just wondering(im still on the stocker)but looking for a change
doug
4gasem
Well-Known Member
I've ridden on all three... Stock, Corbin, Cut down stock and the cut down stock is hands down better looking and comfy to boot. If I need awesome comfort I use an Air Hawk seat cover which I can remove in about 10 seconds. I'm 6' and have NO issues with room.:confused2: Corbin offers a better pillion pad though.
81LS1Camaro
Well-Known Member
I have seen plenty of info on the front seat, but what about the passenger. The main reason I am looking into a new seat is because the passenger seat on these bikes is worse than on my R6, and the reason I traded that off is so my girlfriend would have a nicer seat to sit on. Whats the best seat for passenger comfort?
shawn kloker
Well-Known Member
we have a reworked rear too!
