first, any
new saddle is going to hurt till your rearend gets used to it. Second, simply sliding the backrest into the receiver works but the backrest will wobble and is readily available for theft. Having said that, I had no break in for either of my corbin saddles. But, corbin does take into account one's inseam and such when taking the order, so your saddle could have been made for someone whose confirmation is different from yours. Vera Lynn's backrest is on the wall. Cinnamon girls is in the saddle. Why? Looks. Recently road over 3000 miles without the backrest. GA Rally 2010. Would I do it again? No. Backrest are a big boon for the lower back. The cool factor notwithstanding. And I have thought about not bolting in the backrest. Thinking about it for over 70,000 miles and still I bolt it in! Now what was I thinking?
