New seat coming - Page 3

burkbuilds · 05-04-2011, 10:36 PM

WW, that seat looks great and it also looks comfortable. I hope it re-inspires your riding. Thanks for posting the pics. Now, remember the camera and hit the road. :2tup:

Water Warrior 2 · 05-05-2011, 12:57 AM

Took the pic box today but was enjoying the ride too much to stop. Rode into Vancouver to a Suzuki shop/dealer. Was enquiring about a throttle body sync next week. Going in Wednesday.
Wow, all I can say is it is a good thing that seat is so nice. They have some smoking deals on cruisers right now. Vstroms were not discounted at all.
Oh yeah, removed the sheep skin today and it was just as good if not better. Still a virtual rock to sit on but it does feel good. Go figure. :2tup:

mrlmd1 · 05-05-2011, 10:24 AM

Maybe you can get some shorter bolts with acorn nuts to clean up the attachment of your backrest (or cut down those bolts). Maybe paint them black to be less conspicuous. Does that backrest help, do you actually lean up against it?
How long, how many miles or months, 'till the seat gets "broken in" and feels softer?

Water Warrior 2 · 05-05-2011, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mrlmd1

Maybe you can get some shorter bolts with acorn nuts to clean up the attachment of your backrest (or cut down those bolts). Maybe paint them black to be less conspicuous. Does that backrest help, do you actually lean up against it?
How long, how many miles or months, 'till the seat gets "broken in" and feels softer?

ME pretty up a bike !!! No way. I have a one of a kind ugly dirty Vstrom that will never be a target for theft. As for the backrest, it fits just about perfect. I can now feel support on my back and bottom almost in a continuous feeling. It is so different from what I had before that I am truly amazed. From what others have mentioned about break-in on a Corbin there is one fact. It will always be hard as a rock. It does slowly settle in to your bottom's profile and just does it's magic.
As to why I have a backrest if anyone is interested. I am a natural sloucher and that is very hard on the back. Combine that with bruised discs a few times over the years and the backrest is a life saver to me.

blaine · 05-05-2011, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Water Warrior

ME pretty up a bike !!! No way.

That would drive me NUTS!! It would be a one way quest to the hardware store for stainless bolts & acorn nuts.
:poke2: :tongue:

mrlmd1 · 05-05-2011, 06:56 PM

Well maybe no one will steal your dirty scuffed up bike, but they might steal your shiny new seat. :poke2:

Water Warrior 2 · 05-05-2011, 08:06 PM

The seat is locked on the bike. Needs the ignition key to unlock the seat. Bike is well insured too. And if I park next to a H-D it is even safer than normal.

burkbuilds · 05-05-2011, 10:07 PM

I'm glad to hear how much better you feel with the new seat. I was afraid we were losing you last year. Amazing what a difference comfort can make at our age huh? I am beginning to think that its the support not the "softness" that makes a seat a great seat. Just think back to the farmers who rode a steel seat on a tractor all day in years past, no cushion at all, yet great support and they survived. Okay, you are forgiven for enjoying the ride so much that you didn't want to stop and take pics, but you live in some very beautiful country, and we can't be deprived of those shots for too much longer.

I'm thinking of heading home the long way tomorrow and taking in the Fort Mountain side of the state. I haven't decided yet, since it will add a lot of time to my commute, but it is supposed to be in the mid 70's and sunny around here tomorrow, so it might be a good time to take that route. If I do go that way, I will post about my ride.

alanmcorcoran · 05-06-2011, 01:34 AM

Not sure if it is applicable but the fanciest bike seats on racing bikes are pretty narrow and about the consistency of an inflated football. They are much better for your ass over 100 miles than the wide squooshy variety found on beach cruisers.

Of course, I'm always envious of the BarcaLounger style backseat on a Goldwing. Think I could nap in that.

Water Warrior 2 · 05-06-2011, 02:07 AM

BB, you have obviously been around old farm equipment. The tractor seat is/was the best thing going providing you covered it while parked in the sun. Hot hot hot. The Corbin is made with some tractor seat heritage I suppose. The Russell Allday seat is even more of a tractor seat and pretty well recognized as the 1st in it's class for custom seats.
Even my long departed riding lawn mower had a fairly decent tractor seat to park my butt on for 3 or 4 hours without any discomfort. Dang it, maybe I should have just tried one of those and saved some $. :lol:

05-04-2011, 10:36 PM	#21
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Re: New seat coming WW, that seat looks great and it also looks comfortable. I hope it re-inspires your riding. Thanks for posting the pics. Now, remember the camera and hit the road. :2tup: Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-05-2011, 12:57 AM	#22
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: New seat coming Took the pic box today but was enjoying the ride too much to stop. Rode into Vancouver to a Suzuki shop/dealer. Was enquiring about a throttle body sync next week. Going in Wednesday. Wow, all I can say is it is a good thing that seat is so nice. They have some smoking deals on cruisers right now. Vstroms were not discounted at all. Oh yeah, removed the sheep skin today and it was just as good if not better. Still a virtual rock to sit on but it does feel good. Go figure. :2tup:
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05-05-2011, 10:24 AM	#23
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: New seat coming Maybe you can get some shorter bolts with acorn nuts to clean up the attachment of your backrest (or cut down those bolts). Maybe paint them black to be less conspicuous. Does that backrest help, do you actually lean up against it? How long, how many miles or months, 'till the seat gets "broken in" and feels softer? Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-05-2011, 06:56 PM	#26
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: New seat coming Well maybe no one will steal your dirty scuffed up bike, but they might steal your shiny new seat. :poke2:
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05-05-2011, 08:06 PM	#27
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: New seat coming The seat is locked on the bike. Needs the ignition key to unlock the seat. Bike is well insured too. And if I park next to a H-D it is even safer than normal.
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05-05-2011, 10:07 PM	#28
burkbuilds Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shannon, Georgia Posts: 1,268	Re: New seat coming I'm glad to hear how much better you feel with the new seat. I was afraid we were losing you last year. Amazing what a difference comfort can make at our age huh? I am beginning to think that its the support not the "softness" that makes a seat a great seat. Just think back to the farmers who rode a steel seat on a tractor all day in years past, no cushion at all, yet great support and they survived. Okay, you are forgiven for enjoying the ride so much that you didn't want to stop and take pics, but you live in some very beautiful country, and we can't be deprived of those shots for too much longer. I'm thinking of heading home the long way tomorrow and taking in the Fort Mountain side of the state. I haven't decided yet, since it will add a lot of time to my commute, but it is supposed to be in the mid 70's and sunny around here tomorrow, so it might be a good time to take that route. If I do go that way, I will post about my ride.
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05-06-2011, 01:34 AM	#29
alanmcorcoran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,926	New seat coming Not sure if it is applicable but the fanciest bike seats on racing bikes are pretty narrow and about the consistency of an inflated football. They are much better for your ass over 100 miles than the wide squooshy variety found on beach cruisers. Of course, I'm always envious of the BarcaLounger style backseat on a Goldwing. Think I could nap in that. __________________ [hr:5yt6ldkq][/hr:5yt6ldkq] http://alanmarkcorcoran.com Motorcycles, Music, Musings and More…
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05-06-2011, 02:07 AM	#30
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: New seat coming BB, you have obviously been around old farm equipment. The tractor seat is/was the best thing going providing you covered it while parked in the sun. Hot hot hot. The Corbin is made with some tractor seat heritage I suppose. The Russell Allday seat is even more of a tractor seat and pretty well recognized as the 1st in it's class for custom seats. Even my long departed riding lawn mower had a fairly decent tractor seat to park my butt on for 3 or 4 hours without any discomfort. Dang it, maybe I should have just tried one of those and saved some $. :lol:
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