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Alright, I figured I will give you guys a fresh point of view on my shiny brand new Corbin seat. I received it in the mail on Friday and promptly took it out for a quick ride. My initial impression was that this seat is very stiff. More so that the stock seat but the difference is this seat is shaped in a way where it does NOT create any specific pressure points. It is also shaped where if I slow down, I am not sliding forward. I wear boxers and pants one size too big and on a hot day sliding forward can get…uncomfortable to say the least. It also sat me a tad higher and back than the stock seat but I quickly got used to it. I also noticed that the sides were more in a cup position that the stock seat.
So I put the bike away very happy and looked forward to a good ride the next day. Next day I took it up to one of my favorite twisties and EASILY put 250+ miles on it only stopping for gas and one water break. I thought the "cup" shape of the seat would be annoying in tight turns but I really didnt give it any thought once I was in the turns. I guess if I where to be picky yes, the stock seat was easier with the somewhat rounded edge. I think it was about 5-6 hours of back roads with only 20 minutes or so being off the bike. My initial impression was still intact. I LOVE this seat.
I didn’t want to jump the gun just yet so I took the bike out for a cruise the next day. Very little fun turns, just a scenic, relaxing ride...on the seat…the entire time. After the 150th mile I found myself standing on the pegs to stretch but the seat didn’t bother me ….yet (no stunting guys, still had my hands on the bars). I may have stopped for gas once…maybe twice at this point (was low at the beginning of the trip). At around 250 miles I stopped for lunch and really was fine as long as I stood on the pegs for a second or so to stretch my legs. I get back on and get moving again and felt like my leg just recovered from being numb and realized I was sitting on something that was digging into my leg, which was painful. I felt around to see what it was but it turns out the folds in the leather (which is part of the design) was in fact digging into my thigh. I don’t see how I didn’t notice it before but I really felt like “princess and the pea”. I guess after I thought about it, it did make sense. This is a very stiff seat to the point where I couldn’t have my wallet in my back pocket because it wasn’t comfortable. I’ve never had that with the stock seat since the material was soft enough to just give in.
I got home with almost 320 miles put on that day or about 8 hours of almost all back roads riding. Again, only stopping for gas and lunch. At that point I had about 600 miles on the seat and I was told not to expect anything nice until over 1000 miles are on it. Well, my fingers are crossed because I would like to go on longer trips with it. If those folds in the leather weren’t there, I would say this is the best seat I could have bought for this bike. Then again, I think if the stock seat was shaped like the corbin, I never would have looked into buying another seat. The seat being as stiff as it is doesn’t seem to be the issue because it is shaped exactly the shape it needs to be and will continue to improve with seat time. If by winter those folds still bother me, I may send it back to have the leather replaced with a smooth surface or take it to a leather shop.
My over all advice is: if you plan on getting this seat, get it without the ripples or folds on the seat.
Whoops, running out of time. Any questions let me know. Going for a ride though so I wont answer till later tonight or tomorrow.
Here are some pics I took:
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So I put the bike away very happy and looked forward to a good ride the next day. Next day I took it up to one of my favorite twisties and EASILY put 250+ miles on it only stopping for gas and one water break. I thought the "cup" shape of the seat would be annoying in tight turns but I really didnt give it any thought once I was in the turns. I guess if I where to be picky yes, the stock seat was easier with the somewhat rounded edge. I think it was about 5-6 hours of back roads with only 20 minutes or so being off the bike. My initial impression was still intact. I LOVE this seat.
I didn’t want to jump the gun just yet so I took the bike out for a cruise the next day. Very little fun turns, just a scenic, relaxing ride...on the seat…the entire time. After the 150th mile I found myself standing on the pegs to stretch but the seat didn’t bother me ….yet (no stunting guys, still had my hands on the bars). I may have stopped for gas once…maybe twice at this point (was low at the beginning of the trip). At around 250 miles I stopped for lunch and really was fine as long as I stood on the pegs for a second or so to stretch my legs. I get back on and get moving again and felt like my leg just recovered from being numb and realized I was sitting on something that was digging into my leg, which was painful. I felt around to see what it was but it turns out the folds in the leather (which is part of the design) was in fact digging into my thigh. I don’t see how I didn’t notice it before but I really felt like “princess and the pea”. I guess after I thought about it, it did make sense. This is a very stiff seat to the point where I couldn’t have my wallet in my back pocket because it wasn’t comfortable. I’ve never had that with the stock seat since the material was soft enough to just give in.
I got home with almost 320 miles put on that day or about 8 hours of almost all back roads riding. Again, only stopping for gas and lunch. At that point I had about 600 miles on the seat and I was told not to expect anything nice until over 1000 miles are on it. Well, my fingers are crossed because I would like to go on longer trips with it. If those folds in the leather weren’t there, I would say this is the best seat I could have bought for this bike. Then again, I think if the stock seat was shaped like the corbin, I never would have looked into buying another seat. The seat being as stiff as it is doesn’t seem to be the issue because it is shaped exactly the shape it needs to be and will continue to improve with seat time. If by winter those folds still bother me, I may send it back to have the leather replaced with a smooth surface or take it to a leather shop.
My over all advice is: if you plan on getting this seat, get it without the ripples or folds on the seat.
Whoops, running out of time. Any questions let me know. Going for a ride though so I wont answer till later tonight or tomorrow.
Here are some pics I took:
