Corbin Seats - Love'em or Hate'em

[HansO]

Mine felt great from new and just got better with age the heat version is a good option if you have ostieoathritis in the hips or knees ( I have both) as the warm but stimulates the blood flow and makes long days in the saddle even better

 

[sleeves]

As an alternative I went to an auto upholsterer who did bikes and explained what I wanted, what shape I wanted, everyone's backside is different. They also said if you don't like what they do they'll modify it free till you do. I got the seat raised and reshaped, gel installed. The back seat I got reshaped for the wife. They put nice color coded piping on it too. Was about $700NZD (about $350USD) for the front, back, pillion backrest andrider backrest. Still good after many years too. They also did my old Speed Triple as that was a real pain in the....
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[franklyspeaking]

That looks great! I bet it is a plush ride.

 

[R3Tex]

I'm nor sure what the magic is, but I put a fastgun on my roadster and loved it so I put a dual tour on my '09. The first time I sat on the roadster I though "Oh $hit. Well that was $400 wasted." But I rode it for a while and loved it.

 

[RKTNMYPKT]

Never had one on any of my Rockets, I put one on the Indian and I love it

 

[Zonechamp]

Corbin seats are as hard as wood bench, and no matter what they say never break in. So if you can sit on a wood chair or plastic bench without pain, a Corbin seat will work for you. They are well shaped and a good fit to the bike. Don't forget your tool less access to the battery is gone, you have to remove 2 screws to remove the seat. I need a soft seat which most people don't like either, so my Corbin didn't last long.

 

[franklyspeaking]

I need a soft seat which most people don't like either, so my Corbin didn't last long.

I am a fan of soft seats as well. What did you end up putting on after the Corbin?

 

[Zonechamp]

I ended up getting my Triumph Long Haul seat customized. When I was in Sturgis I had a guy from Florida add a memory type foam over the stock foam. I then had him cut out prostate and tailbone relief. Since it was all tore apart I had him recover the seat and both backrests with grey gator material. The bill was just under $500US. I have spent so much money on different seats for this bike it's just insane. I have had the stock, long haul, Corbin and now custom. I should have went custom right away.

 

[DJ]

Love it.
When I first had a Corbin installed I hated it!
I took it back and had them shave about 1" of top foam off and add 2" of softer foam.
Now its perfect. I did a iron butt 1000 mile ride last year with no issues. Great support, never got sore, or felt any hot spots.
Highly recommend it---with softer top foam.

 

[Old N' Grumpy]

I have had Mustang, C&C Custom and now on my R3R a Corbin Fast Gun. All the others were good in their own right but I love the Corbin. As an added plus I think the Fast Gun really looks good on the R3R too. One thing we all will probably agree on is ALL the manufacturers stock seats suck!