Custom seat

CamaroCarl said:

Really like my Corbin seat, but since I changed my rear fender to the shorter fiberglass one I didn't feel like it looked right. Would like to get a Corbin fastgun or solo seat instead of the touring seat (wife doesn't really ever ride with me anymore), but hate to spend the $500 for a new one. So I still had my stock seat just sitting there doing nothing, so I decided to shave it down and make it more comfortable. Stock seat is really soft and you sit more on top of the bike, harder time getting feet on the ground. I pulled the staples from sides and back, left front attached, and peeled the cover back. Also removed the plastic ductwork from bottom. I used a drywall saw to remove some foam, then a sander to smooth and shape it more. I would remove some, try it, remove some more, try it again, ended up removing quite a bit. Kind of used the Corbin as a template for what I wanted. Put the cover back on and restapled it. Was my first time ever trying to shape a seat, but I think it turned out pretty good. It's a lot lighter than the Corbin also. Might try to make a luggage rack out of pillion seat. Real test will be long ride and see if my ass hurts.

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Ishrub said:

Turned out great but you should have covered it in fiberglass to make it rock hard like a Corbin before you put the skin back on.

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barbagris said:

A word of CAUTION. Depending on your personal body weight.

Removing the snorkel allows the seat pan to flex quite a bit more. Makes it more comfy for sure but make sure it cant crush any wires and short something.

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1K9 said:

Good job. Are you keeping the Corbin or is it going for sale?

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CamaroCarl said:

Is that how they make them so hard? Really is surprising how the harder seat is more comfortable than the soft one. I did wonder if if I should spray something on the foam to seal it, keep it from breaking down.

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Ishrub said:

Turned out great but you should have covered it in fiberglass to make it rock hard like a Corbin before you put the skin back on.

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CamaroCarl said:

Really like my Corbin seat, but since I changed my rear fender to the shorter fiberglass one I didn't feel like it looked right. Would like to get a Corbin fastgun or solo seat instead of the touring seat (wife doesn't really ever ride with me anymore), but hate to spend the $500 for a new one. So I still had my stock seat just sitting there doing nothing, so I decided to shave it down and make it more comfortable. Stock seat is really soft and you sit more on top of the bike, harder time getting feet on the ground. I pulled the staples from sides and back, left front attached, and peeled the cover back. Also removed the plastic ductwork from bottom. I used a drywall saw to remove some foam, then a sander to smooth and shape it more. I would remove some, try it, remove some more, try it again, ended up removing quite a bit. Kind of used the Corbin as a template for what I wanted. Put the cover back on and restapled it. Was my first time ever trying to shape a seat, but I think it turned out pretty good. It's a lot lighter than the Corbin also. Might try to make a luggage rack out of pillion seat. Real test will be long ride and see if my ass hurts.

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