Is the corbin seat worth the price?

[geaux]

talking specifically about the gunfighter and lady seat.

http://www.corbin.com/honda/9195750gun.shtml

It definitely looks neater than the stock seat but I am somewhat cheap so it would have to add real performance/riding value too for me to mentally justify it.  329 + shipping is a lot of coin.

Short of replacing the seat anybody have any tips on how to make the stock seat better?

[spiritof86]

I'm cheep too but I bought the Corbin anyway and I LOVE it.  If you get one I recommend getting it covered in vinyl and not leather.  I find Corbin's leather to be hard as a rock. Yes, it's pricey but your butt will thank you on long rides.  The only thing I can recommend to the stocker is to take it to an upholstery shop and let them put new foam in it.

[ariwhiteboy]

My CB1000 has a corbin and it's my first bike to have one, I won't ever go back to stock.  It takes some getting used to, and you will be uncomfortable at first, but once it is broken in you can do lots of miles on it with no problem.

[Rusty B]

I was lucky enough to get mine used, and it was well worth the price.
It does take a little time to get used to it, and it is hard at first.
But after you ride it for a while, you won't want another bike without it.
My A** thanks me every time I ride any distance at all.
My trip to work is about 30-45 minutes depending on traffic.
With the stocker my but would be numb when I got there, but not any more.
 Makes it a lot easier on my bony Old Butt.

Rusty           

[Rusty B]

That reminds me.
Thank You Green427
I am enjoying riding again with the Corbin seat.
It feels like it was made for my Butt.

Rusty     

[green427]

That reminds me.
Thank You Green427
I am enjoying riding again with the Corbin seat.
It feels like it was made for my Butt.

Rusty     

Glad to hear that. I am now using an air cushion, seems to work well for me.

[Brittles]

I've got a Corbin on my 700s and find it to be much more comfortable on long rides compared to the stock seat. It's much firmer.

[hockeyhawk]

I ask myself the same question about the corbin seats. I will eventually buy one but it is on the bottom of my list of things I'd like to do so it will have to wait a while.

[Soupskin]

Got mine used on CL for $100.

There are applications out there that will watch for CL ads posted that meet your criteria.

The longest haul I've made was from Atlanta to Jacksonville, FL.  I only stopped for gas and had no discomfort the entire time.

[drdubb]

I traded my corbin for a sissybar luggage rack.
Bought one of those gel sheepskin pads.
I can go about two hours, by then its time to stop for gas and stretch anyway.

[Wahrsuul]

I got a used Corbin from CL.  I can't say that it's worth what they want new.  It's ok at best, and I get a little numb/sore on just my 40 mile commute, but that's about the same as the stock seat for me.  I don't get sore in the same places with the Corbin, but it's till not the LD seat I was hoping for.

[green427]

Just about everyone says the Russell Day-Long seat is the best out there. Haven't heard a single complaint about them. They are the funny looking seats with "wings".

Problem is, they are in the $400-$600 range. 

[biometrics]

My 1983 NH 650SC had a Corbin seat installed when I got it.  It works fine for me, but my wife says it just isn't as comfortable for her when we are riding 2-Up --- I picked up an original seat on Ebay, and she is much more pleased with her part of the ride... so there is no reason to hang on to my Corbin.  The stock seat works well for me as well...

This is not a great photo, but you can see it installed.  The bungee cord is just for holding down my lunchbag for my commute to work.

If you are interested in owning a Corbin seat, the first $150 (Including shipping) takes it... more photos available on request...   BTW, the seat is leather, and there are no rips or tears in it.

-John

[biometrics]

Here are some additional better quality photos of the Corbin seat I took last night:

[noahnsteph]

DIBS!!!!!!! 

[biometrics]

My Corbin seat has been Sold to noahnsteph pending receipt of funds.  Thanks.

[coffee_brake]

I run Corbins on every bike I own. When I get a bike, I factor in the cost of a used Corbin as part of the purchase.
Soft stock seats mush up on all the bones in your hip cradle, causing immediate comfort but after an hour, it's agony. Gel seats are similar, and NOTE: if it freezes, the gell will leak out and there's no fixing that mess! I had to fix a seat with a gel pad in it, it was terrible.

A Corbin, on the other hand, is not soft and cushy. When you first sit on it, it feels like a cafeteria chair. And, 10 hours and 600 miles later, it still feels like a cafeteria chair, not a torture device like the stocker seat does.

Stock seats are there to sell bikes in the showroom. Corbins are for logging long days in the saddle, and getting up tomorrow and doing it again.

[noahnsteph]

I run Corbins on every bike I own. When I get a bike, I factor in the cost of a used Corbin as part of the purchase.
Soft stock seats mush up on all the bones in your hip cradle, causing immediate comfort but after an hour, it's agony. Gel seats are similar, and NOTE: if it freezes, the gell will leak out and there's no fixing that mess! I had to fix a seat with a gel pad in it, it was terrible.

A Corbin, on the other hand, is not soft and cushy. When you first sit on it, it feels like a cafeteria chair. And, 10 hours and 600 miles later, it still feels like a cafeteria chair, not a torture device like the stocker seat does.

Stock seats are there to sell bikes in the showroom. Corbins are for logging long days in the saddle, and getting up tomorrow and doing it again.

Glad to hear it since my hips hurting is one of the reasons I was wanting to ditch the stock seat.

[geaux]

Sounds like they follow the same design philosophy as a decent horse saddle. Okay corbin seat added to the wish and ebay search list.

[Soupskin]

Sounds like they follow the same design philosophy as a decent horse saddle. Okay corbin seat added to the wish and ebay search list.

You're welcome to try mine if you want, geaux.

We can just swap seats and go for a ride.

[leftfield6]

I run Corbins on every bike I own. When I get a bike, I factor in the cost of a used Corbin as part of the purchase.
Soft stock seats mush up on all the bones in your hip cradle, causing immediate comfort but after an hour, it's agony. Gel seats are similar, and NOTE: if it freezes, the gell will leak out and there's no fixing that mess! I had to fix a seat with a gel pad in it, it was terrible.

A Corbin, on the other hand, is not soft and cushy. When you first sit on it, it feels like a cafeteria chair. And, 10 hours and 600 miles later, it still feels like a cafeteria chair, not a torture device like the stocker seat does.

Stock seats are there to sell bikes in the showroom. Corbins are for logging long days in the saddle, and getting up tomorrow and doing it again.

Wow, they should give you a commission.  I was on the fence, not anymore. 

[Soupskin]

Wow, they should give you a commission.  I was on the fence, not anymore. 

She sold me on mine, too.

[OhCrap]

I wanted one for my Hawk just for the looks, already talked about recreating one with an upholster a while ago as well (he asked little over a 100$ for the job). But now I've been driving through Western Europe for a few weeks on my old soft original seat I'm sticking with it, just need a new cover I guess (mine gots a little tear that's starting to open up now). Longest drive was almost 1000km in one day and my back didn't like it to much, but I never had any problems with mah buttocks.

Still like the looks of the Corbin though, but I really dislike hard seats.

[coffee_brake]

I won't do less than 450 miles a day when I'm on a long trip (not when I'm riding alone, anyway). I prefer to do about 600. But I wouldn't do half that on a stock seat!

I still remember the horrible pain of riding my new Concours with the stock seat on that first long trip, only 250 miles but I was nearly crying by the time I got home. I thought for sure I was going to sell the bike. But I got an almost new Corbin off of Ebay and it turned around the whole thing, it was like a different motorcycle.

The NH had a Corbin on it when I bought it, and it was always comfortable, until I got that basketcase with the stock seat and put some miles on that. I had no idea what a difference the aftermarket seat made!

And BTW, Corbin nowadays has really crappy customer service, they don't return calls or emails and they don't want to answer your questions. I was trying to find out about a custom made seat, and about recovering my NH seat. They absolutely ignored me for months, and that is why I learned to re-cover my own seats, including my Corbin. I was proud to REMOVE the corbin emblem from my old seat.

So I'm not trying to sell folks on Corbin; I'm trying to spare them an avoidable discomfort and help open the doors to touring and long-distance riding without pain.

Corbin may not be a great company for customer service, but if you can get a good used Corbin, it's usually worth the money.

[Brittles]

+1 on the Corbins. I can't speak for everyone, but firmer is better imo, be it a mattress or a seat.