Corbin on Roadster, anyone?

[Leif Almberg]

The stock saddle is not much of a joy.
the Corbin saddles should make a big improvement. they will fit of course. all the mounting points are the same.

however, with new angles and seating postion, how will the Corbin feels like on the Roadster?
here in Sweden we do not have Corbin on stock so I cannot try before buying. I have asked but noone I know seems to have a Corbin saddle neither. too bad.

 

[rocketpockets05]

corbin seat

I ordered a new dual tour with heat Corbin for my 05 R3 standard & it came in with the wrong stitch pattern unfortunately.I did however take it for a 200mi ride & it was a major improvment. Square cut in back & makes you feel like you don't have to hang on to the bars in order to not fall off the back. I bought mine @ Triumph dealer for same price as online direct from Corbin. That was a plus wn it wasn't right as they called Corbin & handled it without me needing to get angry. Corbin is making it right & I expect to be quite happy with the seat.

 

[Leif Almberg]

I will order the Corbin through a Swedish importer so I don't have to deal with Corbin directly, should problems occur.

good that you are satisfied with the quality.

however, how will the corbin suite on a Roadster?

 

[rocketpockets05]

corbin on Roadster

I don't know how much the roadster differs from my 05 standard. My ride on the Corbin was good. Thinking about it now I believe it actually sits a little lower than stock by maybe 3/4ths of an inch. I also niticed I could feel more vibration from the engine but not a lot. Sits like a good western style saddle on a horse if that helps any. Good luck. Maybe the dealer can get more info from Corbin.

 

[HellFire]

The Roadster and standard R3 are the same bike minus ABS and dual exhaust to accommodate the ABS box under the bike. Same-same.

 

[Leif Almberg]

I don't know how much the roadster differs from my 05 standard. My ride on the Corbin was good. Thinking about it now I believe it actually sits a little lower than stock by maybe 3/4ths of an inch. I also niticed I could feel more vibration from the engine but not a lot. Sits like a good western style saddle on a horse if that helps any. Good luck. Maybe the dealer can get more info from Corbin.

thanks. I have talked to Corbin in California. they are very helplful and invited me to come take a look. unfortunately I live in Sweden, Europe.
However, they did not have any info about the saddle on the Roadster yet.

I have also talked to the Swedish importer. they do not stock saddles and will not take one home for me to try. sad.

 

[Leif Almberg]

The Roadster and standard R3 are the same bike minus ABS and dual exhaust to accommodate the ABS box under the bike. Same-same.

I am sorry HellFire, but when it comes to riding position they differ _a lot_.

pegs further back. elevated seating position.
I have an, over oversized (sic) Thunderbar T-bar on my roadster and I had to push it way forward to get a good riding position. I also had to even out the angle on the metallic piece that relocates the instruments when installing the Thunderbar.
the instruments would have hit the tank. dead on.

there are differences in the angles. that I know. the hard way

on my friends rocket -05 with the same T-Bar the angles differ a lot from mine.
His T-bar is aligned with front fork in a nice looking way. I, as I wrote, had to push it really forward to get the same riding position.

this is why I am so anxious about how the Corbin should be on the Roadster. who knows what may happen to your thighs on a Corbin saddle with the pegs relocated like on the Roadster.

Regarding mounting points, of course they are the same.

 

[HellFire]

The only factory difference in riding position is the pegs. Those will bolt onto any R3, the seats are the same and the bars are the same. What "angles"?, did the rake change?, The frame? Nope. The '05 has a different tree, that's why the ignition relocation kit works on it. The touring bike has differences that even go so far as tire size and tuning alterations ... does that make it a different animal? I don't think so. If you changed the bars then that's your customizing and not the bikes basic shape. There is nothing any different that makes a roadster a "new" bike. It's the same old monster with different whiskers. If calling it something unique makes you happy, then knock yourself out. In my eyes, it's a marketing ploy and nothing else. Moving the pegs back, painting it Bar-B-Q Black, stripping off the chrome, adding ABS and boasting improved numbers has been done to death in the industry (Harley does it like clockwork). It's neat and all, but still is what it is, an evolutionary inevitability that happens annually like fins on a Cadillac.

 

[Leif Almberg]

yes the pegs are relocated. the Roadster is only a tad higher. with my lenght I can barely set the foot down while on the Roadster.
this I can easy do on the older rockets.

I did not therefore call the Roadster unique!

but with the bike being higher and the seating position different I wonder how this would be together with a corbin saddle.
maybe too much pressure on the thighs, I don't know.

my friend with an older rocket is taller than me. still we had to push the t-bar forward quite some in order to get a riding position on the Roadster that would suit.

 

[TxRIIIRider]

The main thing is that the Roadster is new.. Not many people out there have bought a Corbin seat to put on their Roadster, so you're not likely to get an answer without taking the plunge yourself. Shoot.. I never see another Rocket anywhere either, so I can't test seats or hear exhausts, or anything without taking a gamble.

I bought a Corbin seat once for my Rocket Standard.. and my passengers hated it.. so I had to take the loss and sell it. It was the the Rumble Seat.. stay away from that one.. I then went with the Triumph gel seats for a long time, but I recently picked up a stock Triumph Rocket Classic seat for cheap on Ebay and I love it.. and my passengers (wife and daughter) love it! I never thought I would like the look of it on my bike, but I really like it.. So I sold the gels... and just have the Classic seat and the stock single seat in case I want to go back to that look..

But basically, I've had to go through trial and error over the years. There just aren't enough Rockets around to be able to check out what someone else has done. Although, after RAA III.. I was dead set on picking up my Jardines after hearing them on Britman's bike..