Passenger armrest for 2011 RT

[Fonz]

Has anyone installed a passenger armrest for RT ltd. If so where did you purchase it

[MouthPiece]

Has anyone installed a passenger armrest for RT ltd. If so where did you purchase it

I have a 2010 RT-S and purchased armrests from Corbin. My wife absolutely loves the armrests. I can't see why the 2011 would be any different installation wise than the 2010.

Chris

[Bob Denman]

I believe that you can download the installation instructions for them from Corbin's website... From what I've seen on here, it's a good idea to familiarize yourelf with them before pulling the trigger...

[Fonz]

I have a 2010 RT-S and purchased armrests from Corbin. My wife absolutely loves the armrests. I can't see why the 2011 would be any different installation wise than the 2010.

Chris

Is the armrest stationary or does it open to let the passenger in and then close.

[Bob Denman]

It is solidly mounted and does not pivot out fo the way...

[Fonz]

It is solidly mounted and does not pivot out fo the way...

Have Utopia driver backrest, do you foresee any problem with the wifey getting into passenger seat. She's 5'2 and not to swollen haha

[Bob Denman]

... and not too swollen haha

I hope that she's not aware of this site...

There are some folks here who've got both arm and backrests; you'll have to prod them into a response...

[Y Rider]

Have Utopia driver backrest, do you foresee any problem with the wifey getting into passenger seat. She's 5'2 and not to swollen haha

You may want to have her sit on a Spyder with the Corbin arm rests already mounted before spending the time and money on installing them. I have the Corbin seat, trunkrest and driver backrest but opted not to install the arm rests. CanAm-Y (Amy) is about 5' 2" and she got a chance to sit on TicketBait's RT at Spyderfest. Because of her height her arms were too high on the arm rests making it uncomfortable and she could no longer easily access the RT passenger grab handles. Although they are of very good quality it would not have worked out for us.

[retiredsquid]

We have the Corbin armrests on our 2011 and my wife is 5'4" and only swollen up on top anyway, she loves them and I've ridden behind her and they fit me fine @ 5'10" and I am swollen all over -- built for comfort, not speed.

[Fonz]

You may want to have her sit on a Spyder with the Corbin arm rests already mounted before spending the time and money on installing them. I have the Corbin seat, trunkrest and driver backrest but opted not to install the arm rests. CanAm-Y (Amy) is about 5' 2" and she got a chance to sit on TicketBait's RT at Spyderfest. Because of her height her arms were too high on the arm rests making it uncomfortable and she could no longer easily access the RT passenger grab handles. Although they are of very good quality it would not have worked out for us.

Thanks a lot,I think you just saved me some money. I can use that for some other Mods. Didn't know this would be addictive

[kentuckyguy]

We have the Corbin armrests on our 2011 and my wife is 5'4" and only swollen up on top anyway, she loves them and I've ridden behind her and they fit me fine @ 5'10" and I am swollen all over -- built for comfort, not speed.

Can you post a picture of the armrest??

[SpyderDen]

http://www.corbin.com/can-am/cart10.shtml

[retiredsquid]

That's exactly what ours look like. The arm rests also have the same Spyder thread pattern.

[Pal]

the problem with the Corbins are the stupid screws on the one side which ruins the look.

they are for a cupholder which they have not even designed yet

also watch for tears in the fabric. I had mine less than 6 weeks and they are torn, since I live in Western Canada Corbin won't even talk to me about getting them fixed so am going to get them redone when I get my custon Day Rider seats next spring

[MouthPiece]

the problem with the Corbins are the stupid screws on the one side which ruins the look.

they are for a cupholder which they have not even designed yet

also watch for tears in the fabric. I had mine less than 6 weeks and they are torn, since I live in Western Canada Corbin won't even talk to me about getting them fixed so am going to get them redone when I get my custon Day Rider seats next spring

That's amazing. Simply amazing. I say that because Corbin replaced my entire seat for free, when the only problem was my backrest. Either I was having an awfully good day or you were having a bad one.

Chris

[Trickie Dick]

the problem with the Corbins are the stupid screws on the one side which ruins the look.

they are for a cupholder which they have not even designed yet

also watch for tears in the fabric. I had mine less than 6 weeks and they are torn, since I live in Western Canada Corbin won't even talk to me about getting them fixed so am going to get them redone when I get my custon Day Rider seats next spring

If you are going with a Russell, you might want to get in on this group buy. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...hlight=russell
You can save at least 20%. BTW, I love my Russell on my GS/RS. Funny, you never see a Russell for sale on the "buy and Sell"section here. Wonder why

[scudrunner]

When I installed mine, I replaced all the hardware with sustantial stainless steel screws with fender washers. The hardware that came with it was pretty cheap.

[stevedfive]

Ordered my Corbin armests today with the subdued Blk/Gry Corbin embroidered logo vs the full color logo. Now have to wait two weeks.

[Rando]

Can the armrests be added without replacing the seat and/or Passenger backrest? In other words, will it still look good material matching wise?

[fastfraser]

The armrest are stand alone option and will look good with the stock backrest and seat. Just match stock material with the armrests .

[SpyderBen]

Have Utopia driver backrest, do you foresee any problem with the wifey getting into passenger seat. She's 5'2 and not to swollen haha

The Utopia backrest folds down nicely to allow passenger loading and driver ease of throwing leg over seat.

[STUNMUN]

Has anyone installed a passenger armrest for RT ltd. If so where did you purchase it

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I couldn't make this picture larger. I hope this helps. Can e-mail one if larger is necessary. It is a Corbin.

[Spyderman_09]

What do the arm rests look like? I looked at the Corbin seats. I took my seat and had it redone with better qaulity foam and better leather and my wife and I enjoy the much better comfort. Cost $160.00 We have a 2009 Roadster RT. After my back surgery sold my Victory thought that ended my bike riding. Then seen a Spyder tracked it down to my local Victory dealer. Took one for a demo ride and purchase ours new and w love it. Several crouch rockets are surpised how I keep up menuver and it's power. My friends get a kick when we are riding in the North Ga. mountains and the rocket boys deciide to pass and then all of a sudden they see me and my Spyder on their butts. Raced a 600 Suszuki and beat him. I have done a 400 foot burnout. Could have gone morre but ran out of parking lot. I am looking at the aftermarket turbo now i, just can't justify the price. My wife is now practicing with it to get her "M" License. Maybe we will have two in the future?

[StanProff]

Has anyone installed a passenger armrest for RT ltd. If so where did you purchase it

Here is an overhead view of the Corbin armrest. My wife is 5'2" and she loves them. We took a cross country trip last year and the armrest made her much more relaxed and secure. the original rest had her elbows back too far and was uncomfortable. They can be a challenge to install but if you are handy with hand tools and have a couple of hours you can do it. We are very satisfied with them.

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[stevedfive]

Armests came today with the emblem blacked out and looks great! However, they added the spyder web design to the arms and so they have to go back .
Corbin was very and will take care of the issue (mistakes happen). They were both professional and pleasant to deal with.