(07-18-2013, 05:43 PM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote:

(07-18-2013, 11:15 AM)Inline4_imp Wrote: Chip, your 11 looks fantastic and I hope it performs the way you want it too.
I do have one comment (imagine that ) and one question.
The comment is you forgot to mention that you also removed the tank decals. heck that alone is worth at least .00000001 horsepower!
The question I have for you is this.........................Have you carried a passenger since you installed the Corbin? If so, has the pillion commented on the comfort of the seat as opposed to the oem saddle? I really like the way the Corbin looks and will probably buy one if the passenger comfort is the same or better than stock.
Again, great job suiting the bike to yourself. She IS beautiful.
Jim

Jim,

You are very observant, I forgot about those decals. I have carried a passenger a couple times and she liked the Corbin a lot better than the stock seat. My Corbin seat looks stock but the passenger pillion is over 20% wider (11 inches vs. 9 inches on the stock seat) so more of her butt is supported, the Corbin memory foam is more comfortable, and it's nicer to sit on leather than vinyl. I believe any passenger would rather sit on my new seat than the old one.

Chip

(07-18-2013, 10:59 AM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote:

(07-18-2013, 08:43 AM)HikerToo_imp Wrote: nice.
How is that seat now that you've had it a little while, how much better feeling than stock?

HikerToo,

The more I ride on the Corbin seat the better it gets. I want to go out for an all day ride to really test it but it's so hot here I can only ride at night. A riding vampire if you will. From the few hours I've spent on it I can imagine doing a multi day road trip on this bike now. I wouldn't even consider that on the stock seat.

Chip

(07-19-2013, 01:38 AM)oldgoat01_imp Wrote:

(07-18-2013, 05:43 PM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote:

(07-18-2013, 11:15 AM)Inline4_imp Wrote: Chip, your 11 looks fantastic and I hope it performs the way you want it too.
I do have one comment (imagine that ) and one question.
The comment is you forgot to mention that you also removed the tank decals. heck that alone is worth at least .00000001 horsepower!
The question I have for you is this.........................Have you carried a passenger since you installed the Corbin? If so, has the pillion commented on the comfort of the seat as opposed to the oem saddle? I really like the way the Corbin looks and will probably buy one if the passenger comfort is the same or better than stock.
Again, great job suiting the bike to yourself. She IS beautiful.
Jim

Jim,

You are very observant, I forgot about those decals. I have carried a passenger a couple times and she liked the Corbin a lot better than the stock seat. My Corbin seat looks stock but the passenger pillion is over 20% wider (11 inches vs. 9 inches on the stock seat) so more of her butt is supported, the Corbin memory foam is more comfortable, and it's nicer to sit on leather than vinyl. I believe any passenger would rather sit on my new seat than the old one.

Chip

Damn Chip, no wonder you're not married! The correct phrasing is "the pillion is over 20% wider so she has more room to move around on the seat if she wants"

By the way, the bike looks great.

(07-19-2013, 04:25 AM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote:

(07-19-2013, 01:38 AM)oldgoat01_imp Wrote:

(07-18-2013, 05:43 PM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote:

(07-18-2013, 11:15 AM)Inline4_imp Wrote: Chip, your 11 looks fantastic and I hope it performs the way you want it too.
I do have one comment (imagine that ) and one question.
The comment is you forgot to mention that you also removed the tank decals. heck that alone is worth at least .00000001 horsepower!
The question I have for you is this.........................Have you carried a passenger since you installed the Corbin? If so, has the pillion commented on the comfort of the seat as opposed to the oem saddle? I really like the way the Corbin looks and will probably buy one if the passenger comfort is the same or better than stock.
Again, great job suiting the bike to yourself. She IS beautiful.
Jim

Jim,

You are very observant, I forgot about those decals. I have carried a passenger a couple times and she liked the Corbin a lot better than the stock seat. My Corbin seat looks stock but the passenger pillion is over 20% wider (11 inches vs. 9 inches on the stock seat) so more of her butt is supported, the Corbin memory foam is more comfortable, and it's nicer to sit on leather than vinyl. I believe any passenger would rather sit on my new seat than the old one.

Chip

Damn Chip, no wonder you're not married! The correct phrasing is "the pillion is over 20% wider so she has more room to move around on the seat if she wants"

By the way, the bike looks great.

Damn Chip, no wonder you're not married! The correct phrasing is "the pillion is over 20% wider so she has more room to move around on the seat if she wants"
LOL. Her cute butt isn't just supported by the seat, it's also supported by me! I doubt she'll be going anywhere soon. If I was married I wouldn't be able to buy all this stuff and I probably wouldn't get to work on my bikes in the living room. Firm, good looking seats are important on motorcycles and women.

Chip

(07-19-2013, 06:38 AM)Rboe_imp Wrote: Several of us are meeting at The Grotto in Cave Creek Sunday morning between 7 and 7:30 this weekend. If you don't mind a wee bit of heat that morning bring that clunker up to show her off (I mean the bike, not girl friend ). Hard to say what will all show up but there is a good chance no two bikes will be from the same manufacturer.

I'm considering the Pavilions Saturday evening, but with the monsoon in full gear if there is a chance of rain I'll pass. If I can do the Pavilions I'll take the 1100 Saturday, the Griso Sunday morning. That way you can sit on a real motorcycle.
Dang, I meant to comment on how nice your CB is looking too. I'm very keen on checking out the corbin.

(07-19-2013, 08:15 AM)thumper_imp Wrote: I like the silver/red/silver combination. Which fairing is that?

(07-18-2013, 10:59 AM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote:

(07-18-2013, 08:43 AM)HikerToo_imp Wrote: nice.
How is that seat now that you've had it a little while, how much better feeling than stock?

HikerToo,

The more I ride on the Corbin seat the better it gets. I want to go out for an all day ride to really test it but it's so hot here I can only ride at night. A riding vampire if you will. From the few hours I've spent on it I can imagine doing a multi day road trip on this bike now. I wouldn't even consider that on the stock seat.

Chip