daveg
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posted February 12, 2009 03:10 AM
Tobin Seat
Just wanted to get opinions on this seat before I make the purchase. How is the quality and comfort?
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4power
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posted February 12, 2009 04:54 AM
If you are talking about the deal where you send out your seat and Tobin reworks it for you, it's a good deal. I had him do mine last year and the work quality was very good and the change in seating position took alot of pressure off my wrists. It's not quite the same as buying a corbin or sargent, but it doesn't cost nearly as much either.
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dubious
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posted February 12, 2009 06:32 AM
Corbin zx14 seats suck real bad. Might as well get a 1 gallon pail , chop the top off and sit in that....
The Tobin seat is superior!
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Red1
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posted February 12, 2009 06:46 AM
 Edited By: Red1 on 12 Feb 2009 14:47
I have the Tobin seat on my 07 ZX14 and love it! The change in seating position and the hump behind the driver portion of the seat keeps you from sliding around when you get on the gas.
I don't remember the exact price I paid...I believe it was around $250 versus $450 for the Corbin. I have a Corbin on my ZX12 and I prefer the Tobin to the Corbin.
Hope this helps.
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dubious
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posted February 12, 2009 07:34 AM
Yup.
I found the corbin zx14 seat would fit a 300 lb 6'6' dood...... maybe.
The shape forced me to sit waaaay back, was shaped like a horse saddle, and constricted my ability , and mobility to move around for transitions, and body positioning for sport riding.... they must have used the wide glide seat mold for the zx14 seat.
The only thing it was missing was the hardley davison horn on the front of the saddle...
Then when I called to see what they could do they told me I should buy another one! LOL
Unreal!
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Ninja_Knight
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posted February 12, 2009 09:12 AM
Anyone have any up, close, and personal photos of their Tobin seat so I can see what they look like?
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Juice McGoose
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posted February 12, 2009 09:31 AM
Some think Russell Day Long makes the best touring seats but they want close to $500 to do a 14 seat.
http://www.day-long.com/
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daveg
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posted February 12, 2009 10:40 AM
Tobin Seat
Thanks everyone for the responses. I'm sold.
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todd smith
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posted February 12, 2009 10:47 AM
I have run his seats for 8 years and everybody says wow thats a good looking seat ,looks like all the crome I have was a waste of money they just like the seat
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Ninja_Knight
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posted February 12, 2009 11:00 AM
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I have run his seats for 8 years and everybody says wow thats a good looking seat ,looks like all the crome I have was a waste of money they just like the seat
HA HA HA! That's great!
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NINJA12
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posted February 12, 2009 12:18 PM
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I have run his seats for 8 years and everybody says wow thats a good looking seat ,looks like all the crome I have was a waste of money they just like the seat
Lets see a picture of that seat, and the chrome.
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bbirdxx2000
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posted February 12, 2009 02:55 PM
Sargent is working on a seat for the ZX-14 as we speak
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creeker
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posted February 12, 2009 03:22 PM
check out local upholestry shops ,when my fell and ripped the seat, itook it to r&s upholestry in indep. mo . he fixed it the i wanted for 100 bucks
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Big Ced
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posted February 12, 2009 04:24 PM
Yeah I was on another forum and they were talking about it and had nothing but good things to say about them. I plan on sending my seat out but got to wait to see what my job is going to do on the economy thing
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heraser
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posted February 12, 2009 04:58 PM
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Sargent is working on a seat for the ZX-14 as we speak
Yeah, its been a long wait but they say it should be released this month. It does look nice and I like the features listed.
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Red1
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posted February 12, 2009 05:48 PM
NinjaKnight,
Check out Tobins website where you can see his seats on different model bikes. He will customize your seat for you but the customizations will cost more.
www.tobinseats.com
Hope this helps!
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jarhead
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posted February 12, 2009 07:16 PM
I put in two calls to tobin and left messages each time and still have not heard back fromt them. I think his work is top notch but if you cant get ahold of him it is hard to send him business. I was hoping maybe they are at the dealer show and will call when they get back.
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redmichigan14
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posted February 13, 2009 05:38 AM
Best seat out their, with out a dout, you,ll be glad you got a Tobin seat, i have two of them, good choice,RED
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boxcar
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posted February 13, 2009 03:57 PM
Anybody here got some insight on how much it lowers the seat height? I'm not really tall, maybe 5'10" or so but it seems from the site that it would bring your legs up alot being lowered nearly 3 inches which might make the ergo's a little less comfortable. Any 1st hand accounts to say either way?
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dubious
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posted February 13, 2009 04:06 PM
he will do whatever you want , and the seat pan allows!
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jarhead
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posted February 13, 2009 05:07 PM
My buest guess is if you were to go down to the seat pan you would probably look at a 1.5 inch drop.
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