ZX-14 90049
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posted August 22, 2007 03:53 PM
Corbin Seat Question
I'm looking at picking up a new Corbin seat. For those of you that already have one, what seating surface and/or side panels did you use? Traditional leather? Carbon fiber look leather, etc. Trying to decide what looks good and what looks cheesey. Also, anyone out there have the seat pocket made thicker? Corbin says they can go up to 2.5 extra inches high before it starts to look odd. I'm a little skeptical on that part. Any advice? I'm 6'4" and the extra leg room would be great as long as it doesn't make the seat look funny.
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BIGZXDADDY
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posted August 22, 2007 04:44 PM
be original! get like the blue snakeskin or something. no one else will have anything like it. you'll be the coolest kid on the block!
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Bently
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posted August 22, 2007 04:46 PM
I'm 6 3 and just had the standard and loved it. I also just had black leather nothing fancy.
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dubious
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posted August 22, 2007 05:24 PM
 Edited By: dubious on 22 Aug 2007 18:27
the carbon look on the sides is nice.
Since it is leather with nylon or other synthetics impregnated to give that finnish would suck in the seating area... swass....
Hope you live near the factory, cause the Canadian rep would do nothing for me when I was not satisfied, told me to take it to local upholstry shop, or sell it and order another...
 ... Ph...
Cost too much to ship back and forth for altering....
How would you know what you want altered from their standard, if ya never sat on one for the application before..
Not my idea of custom, nor customer service.
For $600, it had better be right.
I sold the Corbin alright, NOT buying another.
looking at Tobin... really nice seats, smaller guy who will build what you request.
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kc jr 54
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posted August 22, 2007 08:06 PM
6'4" 350 and i have the standard black leather Corbin.
I love it.
Also, if you are able to make it to a factory, you can buy it right from them and have it essentially molded exactly right to your butt. I have heard nothing but great things going this route.
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Port_Angeles_Ninja
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posted August 22, 2007 08:33 PM
i also have the corbin seat with everything standard. It is much, much better than the factory seat for long rides, however it is not nearly as cushy as the corbin i had on my 85 ninja. If having the "seat pocket" made thicker means more padding, i would have them add at least 1 extra inch. I did not know that was an option when i got mine.
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Smurfslayer
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posted August 23, 2007 08:43 AM
Edited By: Smurfslayer on 23 Aug 2007 09:45
"no one else will have anything like it"...
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dubious
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posted August 23, 2007 12:17 PM
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BIGZXDADDY
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posted August 23, 2007 02:07 PM
wow! i stand corrected. too late 90049, Smurfslayer is already the coolest kid on the block. good to see another no. va. rider, ever make out to the "country"
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Smurfslayer
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posted August 23, 2007 02:38 PM
Rode out to Mount Weather last month, Just got back from VIR (where nobody else had a black snakeskin Corbin)...
;-)
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FasterThanStink
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posted August 23, 2007 02:48 PM
What did THAT cost?
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Smurfslayer
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posted August 23, 2007 03:18 PM
Same as any other covering, and they have a host of coverings to choose from. That is (believe it or not) black snakeskin w/ carbon fiber side panels.
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BIGZXDADDY
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posted August 23, 2007 05:57 PM
i'm not too far from mt. weather. if you want to get out of the city and hit some of the best twisties around drop me a line for a "tour" off the beaten path
C.B.
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dubious
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posted August 24, 2007 04:27 AM
LOL.
...and I thought I had made a drastic mistake using the babygator faux skin...
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Smurfslayer
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posted August 24, 2007 05:10 AM
I have to give the edge in pimp points to my saddle Dubious... But it's very close ;-)
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dubious
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posted August 24, 2007 06:00 AM
LOL yup you definately got me beat!
I sold the corbin. Not a good fit for those under 6' tall.
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Smurfslayer
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posted August 24, 2007 07:19 AM
"Not a good fit for those under 6' tall"
I noticed that it moved the seating position back probably 2.5 -3 inches, but the seat itself was very comfortable. I picked up some Heli bar risers. They didn't look like much, but, they did make a real difference. I just took mine on a trip and I easily got another 50-75 miles before discomfort set in. I don't ride LD often so that's a pretty significant increase for me.
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