Shocks or Seat?

jthree

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I'm thinking of making my ride a little more comfortable and, given that I don't have a bottomless pit of cash, which would you suggest to do first?

I'm looking at the Progressive 444s and/or a Corbin Dual Tour.

Cheers
 
Seat will help more with comfort and shocks with handling...and comfort. Just my $0.02
 
I went to the corbin seat and am very happy. They ARE STIFF but offer great support, and it does take time to get used to.
But they are leaps and bounds better than the stock seat.
Just my 1 1/2 cents. Not quite worth the whole 2 cents.
D-
 
jthree said:
I'm thinking of making my ride a little more comfortable and, given that I don't have a bottomless pit of cash, which would you suggest to do first?

I'm looking at the Progressive 444s and/or a Corbin Dual Tour.

Cheers
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Don't have experience with either, but as far as bang for your buck on seat comfort, check out an Airhawk. Love mine.
 
You could save a bundle of money by going with the Progressive 412's instead of the 444's. I've been running them for years with no issues. Are they as fancy smancy as the 444's, no, but they do the job a lot better than the stockers. Contact Flipmeister for a good price.

The Corbin Dual Tour is a great seat.
 
I guess my first question would be more comfortable for what kind of riding?
I can go 10 hrs on my Corbin and my behind and back doesn't even know it. But I feel bumps and railroad tracks. Are you wanting to eliminate road bumps or sit in the saddle for hours? That'll determine which option is your highest need.
 

Mr. tdragger,
I respectfully and sincerely disagree.
I ran a set of these and IMHO the 412s are merely a skosh better, if at all, than the OEMs.
Both wallow in the twisties when hoonin' and exacerbate danger by intermittent contact into the pavement.
Like most performance mods, spendier is likely to be better.
I believe shocks to be the single most important performance and safety improvement you can do.
Seats are personal choice and fluff.
 
Hagon 2810s, $299 with springs for your weight and rebound adjustment is pretty hard to beat. Spend 100 +/- for front springs and you've moved way ahead of the stock suspension for $399 plus install cost on the front.

Stock seat is already amazingly comfortable imo.

On the other hand, you could buy Wilbers rears for 1200 and front fork emulators/springs to gain front end adjustment for another 500 and have a incredible suspension that is comfy when you want and handles very well.

All comes down to:

How much do you want to spend?
 
jthree said:
I'm thinking of making my ride a little more comfortable and, given that I don't have a bottomless pit of cash, which would you suggest to do first?

I'm looking at the Progressive 444s and/or a Corbin Dual Tour.

Cheers
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I would 'hit' the shocks first... my bike is older and doesn't give much on the bumps. My dealer is advising shocks for rear, and rebuilding the forks... $1400
 
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