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#1 Unread post by koji52 »

Just want some opinions...I hear they're very comfortable. The one i was looking at was the Gunfighter. Does anyone have experience with these seats?
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#2 Unread post by SHADOW1100T »

Corbin has a repuation for makeing hard seats, when you complain they will tell you" it takes 3 to 5000 mi to brake in" they dont, if you have a warrenty problem good luck, it's your fault and your problem. Corbin has gotten so big they don't care, if you want a comfortable seat go with Daylong, there not the perrtyest seat but there good for a long haul.
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#3 Unread post by Wrider »

There's a lot of guys at school that have La Pera seats, and they're comfortable as heck... Not sure if they make em for sportbikes, but I do know they make em for cruisers of all styles...
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#4 Unread post by shane-o »

I have heard some really bad press about Corbin here in AUS.


If its any help Ive been looking at these http://www.sargentcycle.com/.

Ill let you know how I go when I order one.
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#5 Unread post by Brackstone »

shane-o wrote:I have heard some really bad press about Corbin here in AUS.


If its any help Ive been looking at these http://www.sargentcycle.com/.

Ill let you know how I go when I order one.
Yes please cause I'll be needing a more comfortable seat for my new bike. It's very hard to find opinions too :\
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#6 Unread post by canuckerjay »

Haven't had any need to deal with Corbin following my purchase 2 years ago.

Yes, it's a bit hard when you first get it, especially at the sides. But -- it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be (from reading reviews, I thought I'd be sitting on a cinder block). And, I'd say it took a good 2500km before it was well worked in.

Now, I must say that I personally really like my Corbin. It came down to Mustang or Corbin for me, the reason I took the Corbin was that I kept reading that while the Mustangs tended to seat the rider a couple inches forward, the Corbins tend to seat you back a couple inches and sit you lower in the bike. As well, the shape just fit my bike a bit better than the visual esthetics of the Mustangs.

As for comfort, I can ride for hours and hours on my bike and not need to stop to get blood back in my arse. It is quite a comfortable seat.
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#7 Unread post by Big B »

i had a corbin on my vtx. it wasn't much more comfortable than the stock seat, which sucks "O Ring". ended up selling it, and putting a gel pad over my stock seat, 's ok.
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#8 Unread post by AZRider »

I had a Corbin on my last bike.
Got a Mustang for this one.
Ill be replacing it with a new Corbin very soon.
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#9 Unread post by koji52 »

Thanks for all the replies...the reason i was looking at corbin was the fact that they're comfortable and also that they seat you low and farther from the controls which is what I would prefer. The stock seat on my sportster starts getting uncomfortable in my back and "O Ring" after about an hour and half of riding. I'll start checking out the suggested companies. Thanks again.
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#10 Unread post by SHADOW1100T »

Three of the main MC Mag's gave the sportester the hands down award of haveing the most uncomfortable seat they ever tested, it's no wonder your looking for a new one.
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