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Thinking on getting Corbin seat - your opinion? Lead times?

vtxbilly

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Thinking about getting a Corbin seat but before I order one what is everyone opinion and the lead time on ordering.I had one on my old Honda vtx 1800 and it took about a 1000 miles to get it fitted to my butt
 
Corbin is not a popular seat on this site. I have had two. One on my 2008 and one on my 2010 Spyders. I am one of the few that like them. I refer to them as "supportive." To my knowledge, they do not "break in" and remain hard feeling forever. I have over 50K combined Corbin miles on the two Spyders mentioned above.

Shipping time seem long when people talk about Corbin. I have used BRP comfort seats in three other situations. The current 2019 F3L has a Cannonball seat on it, and the 2020 F3L still has the original OEM seat. Linda is happy with it just that way.
 
I sent them a email 2 days ago and still not a reply back, I remember when I ordered my last one back in 2003 it was very hard to get any response back,wonder how they are still in business with that kind of customer service
 
Got mine last year when they first announced they were making them. Took about a month or so to get. Love mine, it's the fifth one I've owned over the years and three of my current bikes have them (Ryker, Honda Grom and Yamaha Bolt). I will warn you that it's about 2 inches thicker in the front than the original or comfort seat from Can Am. To get back to my original seating orientation I added some Rox risers which worked out perfect. If you liked the one you had, you won't be disappointed with the one for the Ryker. Easy to install.
 
If you call Corbin you'll get great service and you really need their recommendations on materials and such. I had them build a seat for my last HD and it was beautiful. But, it was never really more comfortable than the stock seat. I also had Mean City Cycles re-pad the seat for my Indian Scout and while it looked totally stock, it was very comfortable.
 
The best way is to go to the factory and have it made to fit. Buying online is going to get you a standard seat and most don't like it. Holister California or somewhere near Datona Florida.
 
Always been a Corbin fan. Yes they do stay stiff, but then, it's the soft seats that will be more of a PITA on the long haul. Pretty much bulletproof as well - this one had over 100k miles on it when the pic was taken.

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Corbin fan here. Always acquire them 2nd hand. My 92’ R100 GSPD came with three seats, two Corbins. One is a solo the other is a bench seat. The solo seat is what I use. They have earned a reputation through the years (hard as a rock) The 93’ ST1100 I bought 3rd hand came with a Corbin. I ran it for awhile and could count on being somewhat comfortable by the end of the day. A farrier we used until he retired also rode motorcycles and it was his opinion that a good saddle whether for a horse or a motorcycle should be hard. If you’ve ever sat on a horse saddle they’re not exactly My Pillow soft. Although I’ve used and like Corbin saddles my favorite is Russell Day-Long. For LD work they’ve always come out on top for me. For the record I’m running the OEM seat on my 2020 Ryker Rally and I have no complaints with it and no plans at this point to upgrade


Best,


Jake
Reddick Fla.
 
I sent them a email 2 days ago and still not a reply back, I remember when I ordered my last one back in 2003 it was very hard to get any response back,wonder how they are still in business with that kind of customer service

Yours is a common response concerning the company.
 
For the record I’m running the OEM seat on my 2020 Ryker Rally and I have no complaints with it and no plans at this point to upgrade

Stock seat is surprisingly comfortable, but plan here is to go with the comfort solo for the length. Tall guy and the legs are a bit cramped.
 
I have never had any luck with Corbin customer service. It's non existent. Even after my dealer intervened. he said that's it. No more Corbin from his store! :lecturef_smilie: Tom :spyder:
 
Corbin seems to be a love or hate saddle. I had one on my Kawasaki Versys 650 and l was very pleased with it. Others on that forum hated the saddle. I suppose it's all a matter of an individual's backside. At the moment I'm living with an Air Hawk on the stock 2015 RT-S saddle and so far it's acceptable, and a lot less than a Corbin. Perhaps my opinion will change over time and I'll get another Corbin.
 
I have never had any luck with Corbin customer service. It's non existent. Even after my dealer intervened. he said that's it. No more Corbin from his store! :lecturef_smilie: Tom :spyder:

Personally I've never had a problem with Corbin and I've owned 5 of them. Just my personal experience.
 
Love the seats and products they make. I've had fairings , seats and bags. Putting their seat on the Ryker made a huge difference for me. Contacting them in the past was painful, and when you are talking 2k+ for custom items that's concerning. This last purchase for the Ryker seat was nice and smooth. So may be they are getting better on the service side, I'll wait and see.
 
I like my gas door.... the seat I can live without. I'm in the process of looking for the metal prop to hold it up... any one have an image/pic? Corbin does make one prop for the RT seat... $32 with shipping but no image.
 
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I like the Russel Day Long...very supportive...their customer service is great! They respond within a day and will call you right back...Have had Russel Day Long seat on three of our touring bikes and am now putting one on my Ryker...here is phone number: 800-432-9566 Windhound
 
I got the Ultimate Seat with backrest. The design. includes the area for pillion rider. This one will be the one I keep on the trike. I take long rides and love this thing.
 
I ordered my Corbin seat for the Ryker on April 3. UPS tells me its due to arrive on Monday 4/26. That's pretty good turnaround time I think. My experience with the seat ordering process hasn't been great though. My specific complaints. It took a couple days to receive the order acknowledgement. In the acknowledgement you are then given the shipping cost. So, you have to pay in full for the seat without knowing what they are charging for shipping. Corbin charged $65 to ship my seat UPS ground. Seat weighs 9lbs. HUGELY overpriced in my opinion. That sort of shipping charge should be 3 day shipping, maybe faster. Other than the order acknowledgement there has been ZERO interaction with Corbin. If UPS hadn't sent me a tracking number I wouldn't even know the seat was being shipped. Typically when I order something online I receive more information directly from the seller. I guess for me I didn't feel like the ordering process was very transparent and I didn't feel like I was very well informed about the process.

Hopefully the seat is all I hope it to be :)
 
My Corbin has arrived. Took me about 2 hours to install it. Not because its overly difficult but because there is NO room to install the bracket they provide. It does sit up about 2" taller which I really like. Need to go for a couple hundred mile ride to see how it feels.
 
My Corbin has arrived. Took me about 2 hours to install it. Not because its overly difficult but because there is NO room to install the bracket they provide. It does sit up about 2" taller which I really like. Need to go for a couple hundred mile ride to see how it feels.

any tips for install? i'm still waiting on mine to arrive.
 
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