Corbin Seat

[LiveToRide_imp]

I just got a used Corbin seat and I love everything about it except it is lower than the stock seat and my legs feel cramped. Is this typical for a Corbin or do they make them different depending on height, inseam etc...?

Thanks!

 

[Mike Bee_imp]

I just got a used Corbin seat and I love everything about it except it is lower than the stock seat and my legs feel cramped. Is this typical for a Corbin or do they make them different depending on height, inseam etc...?

Thanks!

My Corbin is a bit taller than stock - a (slight) drawback in my case. I don't recall Corbin offering me a height choice.

~ The Bee

 

[Honda"Mikey"_imp]

I haven't checked yet but want to see if Sargent has any seats available.

 

[Scoobynut_imp]

That's odd that you think it's lower than stock; to me the Corbin feels significantly taller than stock, especially when you consider how much you sink into the stock seat.

 

[kenfyoozed_imp]

Stock seat height is 31.3 inches , Corbin seat height is 31 inches.


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[dBuster_imp]

Stock seat height is 31.3 inches , Corbin seat height is 31 inches.


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oh boy I need the weekend! I read this post and scratched my head thinking a seat that was 31 inches tall... on top of the bike already! How long are your legs....

then I re-read it and it clicked... from the ground to the top of the seat - seat height...

 

[oldgoat01_imp]

I suspect the issue is not the difference in height, but where you are now sitting. Unless it was hardly used, the previous owner would have shaped the seat based on where he (or she) sat, how much he weighed and shape of his derrière. That's the good thing about a Corbin... they break in to the fit the rider. That's also the bad news. You may remember in college, getting an old sofa from the salvage shop. Seemed like all of them must have been previously owned by a 350 lb guy. No matter where you sat, you slowly migrated to the crater left by his large a**. (Kinda like how you migrate forward towards the tank with the stock seat )

 

[the Ferret]

Stock seat height is 31.3 inches , Corbin seat height is 31 inches.


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oh boy I need the weekend! I read this post and scratched my head thinking a seat that was 31 inches tall... on top of the bike already! How long are your legs....

then I re-read it and it clicked... from the ground to the top of the seat - seat height...

oh boy I need the weekend! I read this post and scratched my head thinking a seat that was 31 inches tall... on top of the bike already! How long are your legs....

then I re-read it and it clicked... from the ground to the top of the seat - seat height...
:rofl: boy, you do need the weekend

 

[dBuster_imp]

Stock seat height is 31.3 inches , Corbin seat height is 31 inches.


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oh boy I need the weekend! I read this post and scratched my head thinking a seat that was 31 inches tall... on top of the bike already! How long are your legs....

then I re-read it and it clicked... from the ground to the top of the seat - seat height...

oh boy I need the weekend! I read this post and scratched my head thinking a seat that was 31 inches tall... on top of the bike already! How long are your legs....

then I re-read it and it clicked... from the ground to the top of the seat - seat height...
:rofl: boy, you do need the weekend

No kidding! And top it off I watched the video someone linked here in the forums to someone running deals gap on a goldwing and really flying through it! Then I stumbled upon this video... [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbdkZB9-Sd4]Is it a car or a bike?!

 

[LiveToRide_imp]

When I get a chance I'll measure both seats. The seat looked brand new when I got it and the guy I got if from said he has less than 100 miles on it. Maybe the guy I got it from had them make it lower. It seems lower than the 0.3 inch difference kenfyoozed posted but maybe that 0.3" is all it took to make me feel a little cramped.

 

[bubblerboy64_imp]

Corbin always asks for height and weight and I believe adjustments are made .

 

[bogeyshooter_imp]

I put a new corbin on the other day and took the bike for a 150 mile ride though the San Diego back country. I definitely feel the seat is higher than stock (I'm 6'). I also feel the reach to the bars is now longer. Must be how I'm sitting on the seat but I feel like I need to raise and push back the bars.

 

[Blockhead_imp]

I suspect the issue is not the difference in height, but where you are now sitting. Unless it was hardly used, the previous owner would have shaped the seat based on where he (or she) sat, how much he weighed and shape of his derrière. That's the good thing about a Corbin... they break in to the fit the rider. That's also the bad news. You may remember in college, getting an old sofa from the salvage shop. Seemed like all of them must have been previously owned by a 350 lb guy. No matter where you sat, you slowly migrated to the crater left by his large a**. (Kinda like how you migrate forward towards the tank with the stock seat )

Funny analogy...remember how scary it was to look under those cushions? :huh:

 

[CDN_RIDER_imp]

I suspect the issue is not the difference in height, but where you are now sitting. Unless it was hardly used, the previous owner would have shaped the seat based on where he (or she) sat, how much he weighed and shape of his derrière. That's the good thing about a Corbin... they break in to the fit the rider. That's also the bad news. You may remember in college, getting an old sofa from the salvage shop. Seemed like all of them must have been previously owned by a 350 lb guy. No matter where you sat, you slowly migrated to the crater left by his large a**. (Kinda like how you migrate forward towards the tank with the stock seat )

Funny analogy...remember how scary it was to look under those cushions? :huh:

Funny analogy...remember how scary it was to look under those cushions? :huh:
But you always did to try to collect some beer money... or at least I did.

 

[dBuster_imp]

I put a new corbin on the other day and took the bike for a 150 mile ride though the San Diego back country. I definitely feel the seat is higher than stock (I'm 6'). I also feel the reach to the bars is now longer. Must be how I'm sitting on the seat but I feel like I need to raise and push back the bars.

Any regrets in the Corbin seat? Is it just as comfortable or more so from day one with it?

Let's just say I had my first experience of how the stock seat is. Up until the 140 mike stretch yesterday I was alright with the stock seat but today I am paying for that stock seat pain...

Also with the Corbin, how does a tail bag work out?

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[Tortuga_imp]

I just got a used Corbin seat and I love everything about it except it is lower than the stock seat and my legs feel cramped. Is this typical for a Corbin or do they make them different depending on height, inseam etc...?

Thanks!

My Corbin is a bit taller than stock - a (slight) drawback in my case. I don't recall Corbin offering me a height choice.

~ The Bee

My Corbin is a bit taller than stock - a (slight) drawback in my case. I don't recall Corbin offering me a height choice.

~ The Bee
Maybe you should both swap?

 

[dBuster_imp]

Speaking of Corbin seats... Anyone with a CHIP BECK version have any top down photos? And then anyone with the standard Corbin seat have any top down photos?

Also, after some research on their seats, it seems that they have that leather protector and if you use that it would help with the elements, namely rain. Anyone have any truth to that? I just don't see the hardley a davidsons having vinyl seats and they are out in the elements all the time also.

Finally, the Chip Beck version, was there a big price difference or are they the same pricing??

 

[dBuster_imp]

Anyone want to chime in about the top down photo of either of these two Corbin variations?

Better yet anyone with the standard Corbin seat in our group?

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