| Author | Message | ||
     Pjd2ss |
Anybody know if the Firebolt custom seat P/N 52319-02Y will fit on the 1125R or CR? The tail section plastic and airbox covers look like they are right off the XBRs so I'm wondering if the seats are the same attachment? | ||
| Xl1200r |
Pj - I know a number of folks on here are using both the Buell and Corbin aftermarket seats. I'll be using the Corbin I bought for my 12R when my CR shows up. | ||
| Jotrevza |
Hey Guys, WOW, this is a sore subject for me! Talk about beating my head against the wall with Corbin's customer "NO SERVICE"!  I attempted to buy a Firebolt seat for my 11, and was basically told to "pack-sand"! The girl at customer service treated me like a criminal. I can't even remember how many seats I've bought from them over the years. This one had me pissed off, BIG TIME!.  The girl started out asking me if I realized that I had ordered a seat for the wrong application. It all went down hill from there. She said the word came from Mike Corbin himself, NO GO! It was a "liablity issue for them" due to the seat differences, and they absolutely stood their ground and refused to send me one! I'm still steaming from that !@#$%& biotch of a manager down there. Anyway, I tried to reason with them, but, failed miserably. The manager called me back to say that she spoke with R&D, and they told her they're in fact, NOT the same seat! I argued the point, and told her many have already been advertised and sold through several websites, including American Sportbike, etc., but, she said they shouldn't be, and that people were "obviously modifying theirs to work on their bikes". I basically got so pissed with her that I wound up telling her she's full of crap..... Looking back on it, the only "crime" I committed was telling her the truth about the application it was for. I should have told her it was for a Firebolt, and I'd be riding in comfort now!  Who's the BIGGER MORON? Oh well, live and learn..... Ride safe, Tracy | ||
| Spectrum |
Tracy, I have a Corbin seat I'll part with if your interested. I bought it for the 1125R, but just don't like it as well as the stock seat. It's very comfy and great for touring, just not suitable for aggressive riding in my opinion. | ||
| Redbuelljunkie |
Corbin is a bunch of price-gouging, self-important morons with an over-rated product. If you want an excellent seat at a reasonable price made by nice people with outstanding customer service- contact Sargent. | ||
| Pjd2ss |
Tracy, Sorry about your ordeal. I have the Buell custom seat on my 12R and am reasonably happy with it (for $150). Been thinking about the 1125CR and if I trade in my bolt, I'll be taking off as much of my 12R equip as I can to sell/reuse. Looks like the seats (rider and pillion) will be keepers. | ||
| Jpfive |
Pj, I am using the Firebolt custom saddles front and rear (touring pillion) on my 1125R. The front seat takes a little manipulation, but mounts without having to modify anything. It's just a little tight to the body of the bike at the rear of the saddle. It is a big improvement over the stock saddle. I bought the rear to give my butt something to bump up against when charging through the gears. It works well also. Jack | ||
| Jotrevza |
Hey guys, Thanx for the responses! Hey Redbuelljunkie, I called Sergeant, and spoke with a really well-informed guy there, who basically suggested maple syrup would come out of trees faster than I could get a seat made for the 11!  I don't think their R&D has any plans to make one any time soon. If I sent them my pan as a baseline, he suggested that it probably wouldn't be much more comfortable then what I have now due to the low seat requirement I need, and padding it up would likely bring me up higher than it is now. At least that's what he led me to believe??? Anyway, Spectrum was nice enough to step up to offer his seat to me. I'm not a really aggressive, peg scraping, lean it till it slides out from under me kind of rider, so, I think the Corbin seat will work o.k. for my riding style??? All I know is that the stock seat is hard, and even harder when you panic stop the 11 with more than two fingers on the front brake lever! Just ask the two nuts in the Honda car that made a bullshit left turn in front of me recently while I was doing about 70 mph down a WIDE OPEN country road, just to get a laugh out of it. My two nuts were planted in the airbox! I'm not grabbing that much brake again! It gave "stopies" a whole new meaning!  Pjd2ss, I will keep your suggestion in mind! It sounds like a good alternative to the Corbin as I assume it retains the same basic shape as stock? I admit that would work much better for rolling off the sides when leaning her in the turns. If I don't wind up with a Corbin, I'd definitely consider that one.... Ride safe, Tracy | ||
| Oddball |
Eventually Corbin will have their "All New 1125R/1125CR Seat" with of course the all new price. I think the Duc owners still shake their heads over the hemorrhoid pad/toilet seat Corbin put out for the 1098. | ||
| Zac4mac |
I've got almost 12k miles on a Buell Tour(select/Pegasus) Seat that was for a Firebolt. It's tight, been on and off dozens of times. If a seat fits the Firebolt, it fits the 1125R. Same for pegs and hand-controls. Firebolt mirrors even fit with no mods... Z | ||
| Nxtr |
+1 on the Buell Tour, much more comfort, less heat... I do wish it came in the same material as the stock seat... V/R, Nick | ||
| Jotrevza |
Hey Oddball, As I mentioned above, I checked in with Sergeant seats about making me one. The reason that I first contacted them was due (in large part) to the Ducati seats they make! There's a couple of them on that website (IMHO) that are just outstanding, and would look great if built for our application! I don't know if the 1098 is the one I had in mind or not, but, there were a couple of them that I really liked! I haven't seen the Corbin 1098 seat so I can't comment on that one...... The guy at Sergeant was very helpful too, and full of good info., but, we ultimately agreed that they probably couldn't do much without creating a new pan, which, wasn't very cost effective. He said tooling up for a such a low-numbered production run wasn't likely. I was a little disappointed cause it looks like they make some pretty nice seats! Most of the problem is my short inseam! I have to practically climb a ladder to get on the bike! (yeah, I'm exaggerating a little bit) I do need a low-slung seat that's well padded, which, seems to be a contradiction on this particular bike. (at least for me) The Corbin appears to be the lowest-slung, (production) aftermarket seat that I've run across so far. Riches (based in Seattle) makes some really nice custom fitted seats too, but, they like em' a lot! (expensive!) Guess I might just have to break down and wash a few extra dishes.....  Take care, Tracy | ||
| Krassh |
If you are truly still looking for a Corbin give Al at American Sport Bike a call. He might have a couple. I believe there has been a quality issue at Corbin so he has stopped carrying them but might have a couple. | ||
| Jotrevza |
Thanx for the lead Ken...... I think I'm getting ready to become the proud new papa of Spectrum's old (new)seat! Bryan was kind enough to offer his up to an old fart that doesn't ride it hard enough to roll over the sides. (quite as much)  I appreciate the tip and ride safe, Tracy | ||
| Oddball |
Tracy, Perhaps an Anon or Court can answer one way or the other if it is the same seat/pan/attachment method between the two. If so, Corbin should shut up and sell seats. Alternately, Sergeant would have a much bigger pool of potential buyers seeing how XBR's have been around for years. Too bad there's probably no way to hook them up with the supplier of the stock seat pan, It would simplify/cheapen their production costs/time. Other than that, to have the better padded seat and low height you'd be looking at trying to drop the suspension. A likely more expensive route with resulting lower cornering limits. Here's what Corbin did for the 1098. http://www.corbin.com/ducati/d1098s7f.shtml "So why is there a hole in it? We've never been fond of having to fold back a seat to reach installation bolts. This removes part of the basepan which would allow the seat to flex (that's bad!) Instead, we built in a key lock system to this model that allows simple on & off with a twist of the wrist. Just install our latch bracket to your chassis in stock bolt locations and the saddle will lock into place easily. Includes all brackets and two keys. Notice key-lock placement is low and in a "negative" area where your body won't contact it." I still question why in their 'infinite wisdom' they couldn't have tied their release system into the one for the back seat. It would have looked much cleaner, and not resulted in an extra key to tote around. | ||
| Alans |
I bought a Corbin seat for my 1125R from American Sportbike. The seat was originally for an XB. I had to do some modifications to the rubber pads attached to the seat, and even then it was a tight fit, but when all was said and done if fits pretty well. If you get a Corbin seat that was made for the XB, be prepared to do some 'fitting' work. The mods will be to the rubber pads (bumpers) on the underside of the seat. If you've got at least 'average' handyman skills, i.e. 'measuring, cutting/fitting' acumen, then it will be a pretty nominal exercise. (Message edited by alans on August 08, 2008) | ||
| Xl1200r |
FYI on the Corbin - Cutting and fitting of the rubber pads is even needed for the seats to fit on an XB properly. Ask me how I know. | ||
| Xnr |
American Sport Bike does not offer the Corbin seat for the 1125R anymore as there are issues. A number of people have gone through the fitting exercise with acceptable results ... mine were not. I recommend to use the Buell custom seat. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Xnr - Can you explain what doesn't fit right? When I got mine for my Firebolt, it didn't fit right, so I emailed Al. He explained to me that the rubber bumpers were meant to be cut down to make it fit. Mine fit well enough without cutting them - the screw holes don't line up so I can't bolt it down, but it sits in the right spot and the tongue engages on the frame. | ||
| Xnr |
XI1200r ... it's a long story. Basically, the Corbin seat that I had in my hands and tried to install on the 1125R was not a plug-in. As has been mentioned, there is a fitting process. I looked at all 'net comments about the seat and decided to send it back without trying to trim, drill, or bend anything. I bought it through American Sport Bike and Al is presently working with Corbin to get this seat corrected. My thanks to Al for taking the extra steps to insure customer satisfaction. If anyone wants this seat, call Al and he will fix you up. The seat is smooth black leather top, smooth black vinyl sides. | ||
| 01xjbuell |
XBR rider/pillion tourings seats... love mine for long hauls, g/f loves hers.... | ||
| Jotrevza |
Hi Gang, Thanx for all of the info.! Hey Oddball, now I understand what you're talking about with the "toilet bowl"!  I actually like the seat, except for the "flush-hole" in the middle. What were they thinking??? Spectrum is sending me out his old (new) Corbin today. He already went through the fitting process and felt it worked well, so I'm gonna roll with that! If I understand him correctly, his only issue with it was that the edges (being a little more squared-off) don't allow for rolling off well going into the turns. It appears to me from the pics on the website, that the seat actually does round off toward the front. That too works for me as I tend to "choke-up" on the back of the airbox anyway during cornering. Being shorter in stature, it feels more intuitive to me. Since I don't scrape peg too much without my training wheels attached, rolling off the seat isn't as much of an issue for me as it is for many of you.  I'm looking for a good trade-off between comfort and functionality. I hear all of you in regard to the Pegasus Select seat too. If the Corbin doesn't work out, then I'll most certainly give that seat a go. One thing's for sure, the stock saddle is too hard for my little arss! Thanx again, and ride safe. Tracy | ||
| Spudman1125r |
I emailed Corbin yesterday regarding a seat for the 1125R and received a very polite and helpful response today: Hi, Thanks for asking, and yes we are going to make a seat. But we haven't been able to locate a bike near Hollister, CA for R & D to borrow. Are you close to Hollister, CA? Please let me know. I emailed them back, asking if I could post their direct email contact address here. For now, I just wanted to post their response in case anyone reading this might actually be located near Hollister, CA. | ||
| Gowindward |
There are other options. Just google "custom buell 1125R seat" | ||
| Spudman1125r |
Thanks for the tip. In case anyone would like to loan their bike to Corbin to help with the design of the new seat though, the email address to contact them at is it@corbin.com |
