Author Topic: corbin seat comfortable? (Read 6423 times)

nefton · « **on:** May 21, 2006, 12:20:38 PM »

Anyone have a corbin seat for a bandit 1200? How does it feel? Is it worth the $300 from corbin.com?

WEINERDOGBONE · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2006, 05:58:32 PM »

It depends on your individual tastes. Some people love them. I had one and hated it. I have a Suzuki gel seat and I am very happy with it.

The Corbin seat moved me back about 4 inches further from the handle bars. The seat was also hard as a rock.

You just have to try it for yourself. I don't think anyone can tell you whether you will like it or not.

Desolation Angel · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2006, 06:12:42 PM »

Comment interjected >>> What is up with seats nowadays! Bandit seats suck. On a V-Strom site I frequent they b!tch about the seats on those, too. Same discussions we have here.

I don't recall a seat issue on my GT250, GS750E, FXS 1340 Lowrider, GS450TX, or K75.

What is the deal?

Nefton, a whole lotta people swear by the Corbins. I've heard them say they are harder than stock, but still much more comfortable. I also read a Bandit review once in which the author claimed 10,000 miles needed to break in a Corbin.

$300 is a lot of money! I know...I've spent it thrice, so far.

nefton · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2006, 11:39:50 PM »

you know what... i rode about 50 miles today and butt was hurting a bit. I don't think i'm too pleased with the suzuki seat. I just don't know anyone with a corbin seat.

FairWeather · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2006, 12:48:26 AM »

FWIW, there was a Corbin on my new (to me) Bandit when I bought it. My brother and I have had Corbin's on cruisers and on my BMW as well. We've always been happy with them. They ARE harder than stock seats. I believe Corbin calls it 'firm'. I like mine and have not had any soreness or discomfort to date with the seat (longest ride to date is only 2 hours.) Unfortunately, I have not ridden any other seats, so I don't have any other seats to compare it to though.

Soro · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:14:13 AM »

I've got a Corbin on my 2002 1200. I love it. I can ride all day and I don't even think about my rump being sore. I think that the extra firmness plays a part in being able to ride longer (sounds wrong but it seems to work). The Corbin seat cradles your rump more than the stocker. So when your really getting into the twisties it feels a little bit harder to slide around on the saddle during transitions and you find yourself rising up a bit as or slide over. But you get used to it after a dozen or so rides. I'm actually going to get a Corbin for my Triumph ST (which has a gel seat on it currently).

jfudo · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2006, 01:35:12 PM »

They hold their value well, so if you don't like it, you can probably re-sell it for $250.

rspector · « **Reply #7 on:** May 25, 2006, 01:33:24 PM »

I love mine, lower back pain went away, so did my ass falling asleep, not to mention it looks pretty slick. More then worth the money. Granted I'm 6 4 280

Mini4x · « **Reply #8 on:** June 30, 2006, 08:50:07 PM »

I love the corbin too. It's got more of a pocket that your but sits in. They are more comfy the longer you sit in them. I've gotten about 3500 miles on mine and I think it's just about broken in. Of course mine was on the bike when I got it too.

dandit · « **Reply #9 on:** July 01, 2006, 03:17:40 AM »

Love the Corbin, have about 30,000 miles on it. 8 hour days are no problem

IcyChaos · « **Reply #10 on:** July 01, 2006, 04:39:13 AM »

are they only 300??? I thought they are like $399 +?

Red01 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 01, 2006, 10:10:10 PM »

eBay is your friend, Icy.

I picked up my Corbin used for $300 with the optiona backrest.
The seat had 60 miles on it. The PO was selling the bike to get something else and figured he wouldn't get any more or less for the bike with the Corbin, so sold it separely. Turned out the guy only lived ~60 miles from me, so I didn't even have to pay shipping.

I've had it on there for ~40K miles now and I still love it... but my wife loves it even more. She wouldn't even get on the bike with the stock seat - she was afraid she'd fly off the back.
(I'd never do that to her intentionally)

Old_n_Slow · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2006, 05:04:51 PM »

I have the gunfighter & lady with a backrest and like it a lot. I don't love it, but I like it a lot. 300-400-500 miles are easily doable without the need for a chiropractor when you finish. The Mrs. says forget it without the backrest and my daughter backed that up this past week. It's a necessity for passengers.

Just for the heck of it, I put my stock seat back on this past weekend, and I just can't ride with it anymore! It's soft to the point where you begin to feel pressure points almost immediately and numb butt starts setting in at about 40 miles. Corbins are as soft as concrete, but you'll understand why as the miles start to pile up. The best part is that when you have to get off for gas or just a stretch, when you get back on, it's like starting over again. If you have a 100 mile butt, get off for 2 minutes and you're ready for the next 100 miles. Try that with the stocker and you will be in great pain and need traction that night!