Corbin seat

[possum]

Anyone have the Corbin seat..... I would like to replace the factory seat...with the addition of a back rest for my fiancee..... any suggestions ?

[rpd1]

I have a Corbin. It's hard as a rock. It is more comfortable than the stock seat but after a couple of hours it starts to cause some real pain. The passenger back rest is a nice feature.

It's good for a day ride but for me it's not a long distance seat without some help like a sheepskin, bead, or an air pad.

[sweatmark]

Have one - the original dual position, one-piece Corbin with pillion backrest.

What's good:
smooth leather of very high quality;
solid seating foam - which I believe is more comfortable for the long haul than soft foam;
good contours for both driver and pillion;
solid attachment of pillion seatback to seat base;
excellent quality seatback.

What's less good:
seat is heavy;
seat base looks low-tech;
very expensive... a new seatback alone was $300.

I've used the Corbin for two-up riding in the past with my kid on the back. For my normal one-up riding I use a Sargent seat. The perfect perch for me would be a combination of the Corbin's leather + seat foam + front seat contour, with the Sargent's weight (via seat base) and rear section contour.

FWIW - my kid's no longer riding with me, so the Corbin's for sale.

[bmwdave52]

I use my corbin when my wife rides with me. Otherwise when I do some real riding, i.e. everything else, I use my Russell Day Long. It's a riders seat.
http://www.day-long.com

[mcollect]

I have four bikes all have Corbins on them. I have a smallish back side and I like the seat to be harder rather then softer. When I got this bike I tried four other aftermarket seats, all used from the various sites. Found the Corbin here and it is all I ride on. But unlike the other seats it takes about 1500 miles to break in! Just so you understand; I rode a MG Lemans 850 for 87000 miles with the stock saddle, sort of like a 2X6 board, before getting a corbin.