| Author | Message | ||
     The4ork |
My seat is old, hard, and not that comfy to being with from the factory. add the fact the foam is rock hard now and its worse. Im looking at having my seat refurbished, or getting a corbin cobin seats are really hard to find, and command high coin. So im thinking they had better be comfy, since finding one in good shape and the right color is going to take some doing. or i can get mine recovered, found a place that recovers bike seats in memory foam/gel, that might be a nice feel | ||
| Ratbuell |
Get yours recovered. My Corbin makes my euro seat feel like a Cadillac. | ||
| Jolly |
+1 to Ratbuell | ||
| S1owner |
+2 to Rat Factory solo = oak 2x4 Corbin= pine 2x6 Slightly softer hair wider | ||
| Jvv |
What others have said. Back in the day, I spent a small fortune using Jell packs and other configurations by other various seat manufactures. The seat area is just too small. I took a 1500 mile plus trip one time, but never again. Went and got a S2. It has a Corbin, which is great. Good luck with your project.. Ride safe, Jack. | ||
| Ratbuell |
...there's a rumor that someone with the initials EB has called it a "one cheek seat". I believe it. I don't hate on Corbins...I have two for my S2 and LOVE them (a gunfighter, and a gunfighter & lady). But the S1W...ow. | ||
| Archstanton |
I use a Corbin or stock seat on mine depending on how I plan to ride that day. There is a trade off. Both seats are uncomfortable in their own way. The stock seat allows you to shift side to side allowing better handling and deciding which butt cheek you want to beat up while trying to not let the seat climb up you ass crack. The Corbin seat locks you in to a single position because it is flat rather than rounded. This is a little better on longer rides but you will find it chews on the back of you thighs a bit. So if you want to putt around with a minimum of comfort use a Corbin seat. If you plan hot rodding on the twisties, sacrifice your ass to the stock seat so you can slide back and forth on it properly. No matter what you do it is going to be a pain in the ass. I am a skinny ass runt and they hurt me. I have sympathy for people bigger than me on S1's. But hey, that's the price you pay for having one of the best backroad twisty bikes ever made. I am 62 years old. I have had my S1 for 17 years. It is the only bike I have owned since I bought it and I will not trade it for anything. With my progressing age I have considered buying another bike to ride and just keep the Buell for speed fixes. I am afraid if I do that the buell will be left to dust and rust so I think I will keep it as my sole bike until I can ride it no more. | ||
| General_ulysses |
I have a Corbin on my S1 solo and like others have said it's pretty 2 X 6-ish. Mine is made of smooth leather which sort of acts like a sliding board which constantly forces me towards the tank. Although over time I've gotten used to it, I accept it's not that comfortable but for riding around town it's definitely tolerable. I keep meaning to contact the guy that owns this S1 and ask him about his saddle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvopz5Kjr4k It looks a lot thicker and more comfortable than my Corbin. Plus it appears to have a textured material and isn't sloped like a sliding board into the tank. Plus it still looks great. If the owner happens to see this message, please let us know what you have there. | ||
| Maru |
I have both a Corbin and the oem seat for my S1. In my opinion both are not even close to being a comfortable seat. I have had several Corbin seats over the years and as I rule I like them. The S1 seat is the exception. The Corbin feels different than the oem seat but not necessarily better in my opinion. I am currently using the oem seat but swap back and forth now and then. Knowing what I know now, I would not spend the money even though one would think that virtually anything should be an improvement over the stock seat. | ||
| Steveford |
I have the Corbin for the twin tail and it doesn't have much in the way of padding (to put it politely), they made the rider's section extend way too far back and there's still that wretched point to gouge your nuts. Better than the stock seat but it's not exactly a marvel of engineering. | ||
| Outdoors |
Contact Baldwin Seats and he will make you as good a seat as is possible for the early narrow frame and he is a Buell guy as well. I have a Corbin on my 2000 M2 which is caddy compared to the narrow tails but I would like to have a Baldwin made to fit me perfectly. |
