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I want to put a solo saddle on my speedmaster, not really interested in the solo that triumph provides? Anyone on the forum had a custom saddle made for their bike or gone outside what is offered by new speedmaster? Any references for a custom saddle maker that is in Florida?
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Thanks roundy,
Anyone riding one of those Corbin classic solos? They are very pricy do they ride different then stock? Does it make the appearnce of your bike more low profile?
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You can use the search function and find all kinds of references for corbin. They have recently raised their prices- I do not have one, but have read very few complaints about them.
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The Corbins are hard as a brick, sometimes...
If you get one with custom stitching, like wojo and EnglishYankee, they are a lot more cushy. Dunno why, Corbin says they are all the same. we know better. I sold my leather Corbin brick to one of the yutes. I had my old SM seat reupholstered instead.
If you're gonna buy a corbin, sit on one first. You may get a rude awakening.
I know a couple other guys that sold theirs for the same reasons as I mentioned above.
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Try Brent at NewSpeedmaster.com
He's got some nice ones!
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I think the corbin's are NOW overpriced and are hard but that must be the trick because they WORK great. You can ride for hundreds of miles, get off, and will be ready to get back on in minutes.
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I'm in search of a good backrest, and perused the Corbin site last night - $1,067, plus over dimension shipping , for driver & pillion & backrest?
J*sus H Chr*st in a chicken basket! That's a might high for a frikkin' motorcycle seat, although if I were Mr. Corbin or whoever, I'd price my product the same way if I could get away with it.
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The Corbins are hard as a brick, sometimes...
If you get one with custom stitching, like wojo and EnglishYankee, they are a lot more cushy. Dunno why, Corbin says they are all the same. we know better. I sold my leather Corbin brick to one of the yutes. I had my old SM seat reupholstered instead.
If you're gonna buy a corbin, sit on one first. You may get a rude awakening.
I know a couple other guys that sold theirs for the same reasons as I mentioned above.
Thanks for the input Pat. I was considering buying one but have heard that they were hard as a rock. Now I can cross that one off the list.
Erwin
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Thanks for the input Pat. I was considering buying one but have heard that they were hard as a rock. Now I can cross that one off the list.
I know my corbin is hard but extremely confortable. I can ride all day without any issues. BTW, there is a used one on ebay now: ebay corbin
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The Corbin is certainly hard and takes some miles to "break-in" (hah!), but don't discount the affect of the backrest. The backrest setup is pretty slick. With a small allen screw you can adjust the angle of the backrest to give more support during a long ride. The way the back armour in my jacket supports my whole back when pressed against the backrest makes the hard seat a non-issue. I have considered sending my seat to butt-buffer to have one of their gel inserts added to it, but for now I am leaving it alone. I never have a problem sitting for as long as a tank of gas lasts (about 100 mi. for me). YMMV
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I can sit in the triumph solo with no problems. Did a 400+ mile day ride a while back and had no problems. Going on 10k for the season and still fine. But I am sure it is me. I have done 33 hours straight in my Jeep only stopping to eat and was fine. Did a full day driving an 07' escalade a few weeks ago and could not wait to get back in my old jeep seat.
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The Corbin saddles are extremely comfortable. After doing only 250 miles on the stock saddle my ****** hurt so much I couldn't sit for an hour. The weekend I got the Corbin I did 350+ miles with no discomfort at all. All 3 of my motorcycles have Cobrin saddles and one of them even has two.
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How do you longer-legged guys get on with the Corbin? I'm 6'2" with bad hinges so I like as much stretch room as possible.
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I hear you can order the corbing withOUT the back rest adaptor which will allow you to sit back in the seat more like the stock seat. I also pushed my pegs forward about an inch with washers under the control bar. I'm 6' with a 32" inseam.
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How do you longer-legged guys get on with the Corbin? I'm 6'2" with bad hinges so I like as much stretch room as possible.
I'm the same height and have the Corbin Gunfighter seat on my bike (couple pics in my gallery). I love it compared to the stock seat. I could only do about 1.5 hours at a time before I got butt burn on the stock seat and now it's my other bits (wrist, legs, back) that start to tell me it's time to take a break.
It felt great right off the bat but it did take about 3000 miles to really get broken in. I've also noticed that it's more comfortable when the sun has a chance to warm it up. I wouldn't exactly call my seat a 'pillow top' like Phil's but it's definitely not a brick like some people have described theirs.
I don't know how much stretch room I've lost (if any) since there isn't a whole lot for me to begin with. The seat feels like it puts you 'in the bike' more than the stock seat. When I stretch my legs out I let my ankles rest on the pegs since that's the only place I can put them. A rig for highway pegs with my long legs would look weird.
Mine does not have the back rest adapter and every once in a while I will push myself almost onto the pillion section (34" inseam) to stretch or let the blood flow back into my butt.
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