| Author | Message | ||
     Iamspartacus |
My '98 Cyclone I picked up earlier this year came with a Corbin Gunfighter and Lady saddle that just didn't fit me right and wasn't comfortable. My last bike I put a Corbin on and I loved it, but not so this time around. I also didn't like how the 2-up saddle looked- not very sporty. However, seats for the 1st gen "narrow" M2 tail are next to impossible to find, so I thought I was going to be stuck with it. I finally found a stock seat on ebay ($30!) that I could salvage a seat pan from and quickly sold my Corbin for $200. Picked up a block of foam and All Sport black vinyl from a local upholstery shop and went to work carving my own personal glute glove. I liked the fastback look of the solo Corbins, so I guess that was my inspiration, but really I just followed the lines of the bike and my butt cheeks. Ended up with a seat that definitely resembles a Corbin Gunfighter, but not as wide, with a seating position not as far back and with foam that isn't as hard. This is version 1.0, so I may still fiddle with some details- The strap that covers a fold and tuck in the one piece vinyl cover isn't perfect, so I may tinker with it to get is just right. But otherwise I think it turned out pretty darn good considering my complete lack of experience in upholstery and foam carving. Old Corbin:  Custom Creation Process:          | ||
| Andy350 |
Nice work! | ||
| Phelan |
Very nice! Do you have a link for the foam by chance? | ||
| Iamspartacus |
No link as I didn't buy it online, sorry. I just went to a local upholstery shop and sat on a bunch of different types and densities of foam until I found one I liked. It is just a touch more firm than the stock seat's foam. If I did it all again, I'd go with an even firmer foam, but this isn't bad. The 4x12x30 inch block cost me only $13,which was a steal compared to prices I saw online. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Great tip. I used a cut up and laminated camping sleeping pad from Wal Mart, and the laminating was a PITA, and the result was far too firm. I learned a lot doing it, I'll have to hit a local upholstery shop and see what they will sell me. and do a "do over". You can get nice covering material at big fabric shops. Just like the stuff they use on dirt bike seats, and it is nice and durable. | ||
| Hootowl |
That doesn't look Spartan at all!  | ||
| Iamspartacus |
The upholstery shop I went to had about 20-30 different vinyls to choose from for the job. Carbon fiber look to dimpled and faux leather. It was a one-stop-shop and better priced than anything I could find online. Plus, they would sell you a block of foam cut to your dimensions, so you weren't paying for material that would just go to waste (as online foam retailers sell them in "standard" sizes that are often much larger than you need for one seat). | ||
| Alfau |
 don't get too carried away (Message edited by alfau on August 28, 2014) | ||
| Iamspartacus |
Wow, lot of work to get custom fit for your balls, lol. | ||
| Blu1hockey |
Looks a little lopsided. The balls on the bench that is. |
