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Corbin accessories

Polack

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Just to let you know, the Corbin saddle and backrests for the Spyder are ready for ordering.
I ordered mine online last night.
 
Cool! :bigthumbsup:

What did they cost you? I was hearing that they are pretty expensive. What about the fairing.....Do they have that ready yet?

Derwin
 
For those too lazy to follow the link ( ;D), my order with shipping came to $986 for passenger and driver seats with backrests. I didn't get heated seats and I stuck with black leather.

FYI for those who have ordered red spyders, they don't currently have the color code so you have to wait a bit for the back plates and fairings. I'm trying to help them through that with my painter though to speed things up. The red on their bike is different.
 
Thanks for the heads-up!

I just ordered the standard black leather, both seats, one backrest and heated driver's seat. $896. Prices are in line with Corbins for other makes and models. They apparently don't try to recover their R&D up-front.

I've had Corbins on my bikes and have never been disappointed. They're a little hard for a while but they do break in OK << for me >> after a couple of thousand miles. I guess I have a Corbin behind. Some folks don't and never get used to the firmness.

I have spare backrests from other Corbin models which will fit the Corbin standard 5/8" receptacle.

I'm in it primarily for the backrests and leather. :bigthumbsup:
 
$986. Just $300 more than the BRP backrest/rack setup. You have a passenger backrest and still have room to fabricate a rack/trunk system. In addition, a custom seat with the rider backrest....I never thought I'd say this, but I think Corbin has the better deal.
 
Yeah, I agree. I'm thinking that I may be ordering the seats and backrests, and maybe the other accessories. Looks like really good quality stuff. :bigthumbsup:

Derwin
 
The secret to successfully dealing with Corbin is to just order the "off-the-rack" standard stuff. I hear << I've never had to call >> that their customer service can be somewhat lacking... when dealing with one-off builds... or special leather... or... Other folks swear at the seat's firmness. ::)


Derwin said:
Yeah, I agree. I'm thinking that I may be ordering the seats and backrests, and maybe the other accessories. Looks like really good quality stuff. :bigthumbsup:

Derwin
 
ataDude said:
Other folks swear at the seat's firmness. ::)

So, your saying that their seats aren't too great? I'd hate to pay around $1,000 and then have to sit on a seat that feels like cement! ;D Are they way to firm? Or, are they just firm in the beginning and they simply need to be "worn-in" to get the best feel?

Derwin
 
I have been using Corbin seats for many years - always the same model, Classic Solo with back rest. I think there has been seven or eight of them. I love the seat, although it is firm and it does take about 2,000 miles for it to condition your butt the first time. Once I got used to it I would not have anything else.

The Spyder seat may not be as firm as the Classic Solo. I will have to check this out. I intend to get the Spyder sear from Corbin along with the hard bags.

It seems to me that Corbin seats are very distinctive - either you hate them, or you love them.
 
I'm glad I followed the link. In seeing all that they are going to offer for it I was impressed. The seat looks like it will be nice and the bags compliment the rest of the bike. I liked everything but the big ugly banana peel fairing windshield :edit: thing. :dontknow: Corbin comes up with some beautiful stuff but it seems like there is always somebody who's mentally challenged on the design team. They have no clue as to what looks good and come up with the tackiest piece of bolt on garbage to offset the rest of the line. Probably the owners wife makes him hire her kid brother "Retardo" the water head of the family. And we all know we do whatever it takes to make the Misses happy!!!
 
MrChet said:
I'm glad I followed the link. In seeing all that they are going to offer for it I was impressed. The seat looks like it will be nice and the bags compliment the rest of the bike. I liked everything but the big ugly banana peel fairing windshield :edit: thing. :dontknow: Corbin comes up with some beautiful stuff but it seems like there is always somebody who's mentally challenged on the design team. They have no clue as to what looks good and come up with the tackiest piece of bolt on garbage to offset the rest of the line. Probably the owners wife makes him hire her kid brother "Retardo" the water head of the family. And we all know we do whatever it takes to make the Misses happy!!!

Perhaps I'm in a minority but I digg the fairing. Another nice thing about it is it uses a standard HD windshield so that opens up some design options. I will order my big ugly banana peel fairing and wield it proudly. :doorag:
 
MrChet said:
I'm glad I followed the link. In seeing all that they are going to offer for it I was impressed. The seat looks like it will be nice and the bags compliment the rest of the bike. I liked everything but the big ugly banana peel fairing windshield :edit: thing. :dontknow: Corbin comes up with some beautiful stuff but it seems like there is always somebody who's mentally challenged on the design team. They have no clue as to what looks good and come up with the tackiest piece of bolt on garbage to offset the rest of the line. Probably the owners wife makes him hire her kid brother "Retardo" the water head of the family. And we all know we do whatever it takes to make the Misses happy!!!
:agree:
 
You go Daddy... I'm glad somebody likes it. :bigthumbsup: I just think it could have been so much more. I wish they would have turned it into a real fairing.
 
The Fairing makes me want to :barf: seat looks good bags I got a feeling we will see a touring :spyder: in the future but would consider them :bigthumbsup:
 
The seats and backrests are a "must have" for me. The fairing I'm not so sure about, though. One part of me says..."Hmmmm. I like the idea of having something like that" and then another part of me says..."Hmmm. Does that look good or bad?"......I can't decide! :-[ I think I'd have to see a Spyder with the fairing installed and driven by somebody, in order to get the full affect. Then I'd make a decision. Hey, what are they asking for the fairing?

Derwin
 
daddydarko said:
Perhaps I'm in a minority but I digg the fairing. Another nice thing about it is it uses a standard HD windshield so that opens up some design options. I will order my big ugly banana peel fairing and wield it proudly. :doorag:
I'm with you I think its cool,
SPYMAN :bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup:
 
Just my opinion, but I'm pretty sure I don't like any of the stuff they came up with. The bags are OK if you need them, but everything else looks out of place to me on the Spyder. I could maybe dig the seat, but with the stitching pattern? Nah....looks a little too old fashioned.
 
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