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Does anyone have one of these? If so, hows the comfort and do they look good on the bike? Hard time choosing between this and the Corbin. Thanks for your input!

They look great on the bike, one of the best looking seats around. Have a look in my gallery. Comfort is another issue especially if you are comparing it with a corbin. I do 50k (30miles) return trip to work and its fine. i have had it on my bike for the last 16000ks and the longest day i could do on it was 300ks. that must of been a good day as most of the time after 100ks i am feeling it. it was not designed for touring like the corbin was. If you normally travel under 100ks ( 80 miles ) regulary, then it will be fine otherwise gwt a corbin. For looks though you cant match it, really suits the lines of our bikes.

I had a hard time parting with more money for that seat than for a Corbin. I have yet to hear anyone complain about a Corbin on our bikes, or any others. One of the things I love about this site and our bikes is that people seem to put function above form, unlike the Harley crowd. not that we don't like our stuff, but there aren't a lot of people in here who would put stuff on their bike that looked cool, if it slowed it down.

What was I talking about? Oh, price, comfort, and looks, it's tough to beat the corbin.

I have one of the prototypes of this seat (they originally experimented with using the actual stock solo seat pan) and I really like it. Of course, it looks awesome, and despite looking like there's no padding whatsoever it is very comfy on rides in the 2-3 hour range (definitely NOT made for real long distances), but the thing I like about it the most is that because of it's lower profile you are sitting more IN the bike than on the bike.

One other factor in buying the seat was that it was extremely discounted (more than 50% off the price of the final version) so I felt like I couldn't lose in the deal. I would never recommend you spend that kind of money without trying one out in the first place though. I know everyone here is a Corbin fan but I think the low profile seat offers you another option for a different, and in my opinion MUCH cooler looking, seat.

I certainly don't regret buying mine. I realy enjoy it, but the longest day I've ridden on it comfortably was about 120 miles and that was was with a 10-15 minute fuel stop halfway through. Longer than that and I need more breaks in there. The seat sits much lower and, in my opinion, improves the response of the bike in turns. You just feel more a part of the bike rather than sitting perched on top of it. I don't do alot of long rides. I mostly just commute to work (24 mile round trip)and cruise around on the weekends doing short runs through the country, so the seat works great for me.

I'm thinking of getting one too...and also a Corbin for the longer (200+ mile) rides. Unfortunately with the money I was gonna spend on both, I just wrote a check for the IRS. But on the upside...my insurance on the bike dropped from $470 to $230 this year.

Another difference betwwen the two is brents seat lets you sit in and further back on the bike making a longer reach to the bars and pegs.which in my case i needed. It certainly gives you an illusion of being on a bigger bike. From what i have read the Corbin does the opposite, placing you closer to the tank, bars and pegs. Maybe something worth considering depending on your stature.

I've got the solo seat and really like it.
Last summer i went on a two week tour with it. The longest day i spent in the saddle was 12 hours and 650 miles. For me, the seat is a great fit and is far more comfortable than it looks. My butt gets less sore with it than it did with the stocker. It did take some time to break in though.

I think it would kinda depend on the size of a persons butt. The seat is fairly small and if a person had a large butt i could see problems with it.
In my case the riding position is much improved. I used to get sore shoulders with the stock seat, but not anymore.

I've been thinking about buying Brent's seat for just this reason but was unsure. I'm 6' 2" and have always wanted to sit a couple more inches further back on the bike. Thanks for the info.

I can absolutely confirm that the Corbin puts you closer to the pegs and bars. No question about it and it is my one complaint.