RE: [ST] Truimph gel seat Vs. Corbin

["Heyer, Matthew A." <mheyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just so that more people are aware, a Corbin seat will be much harder than
almost any stock seat.  Corbin's theory (which seems to hold true) is that
the seat is sort of like a mattress - that is, a really soft mattress might
feel good when you first lie down, but after sleeping on it for a few hours,
it's bad for you and you ache.  So goes their seats - they are harder but
more supportive in the long run.

Additionally, their seats are like saddles, in that they have to be broken
in.  That takes a couple of thousand miles to do so (and may be a slight
reason to purchase one new instead of news, because if someone else's arse
broke it in, it may not be exactly right for your arse - but that's really a
minor point - again, think saddles if you are familiar).

I have a Corbin on my Speedmaster and love it, but again wasn't a fan of the
location of that darned location of the transition on the Sprint seat.  Try
it out for yourselves and see what you think.


Matt Heyer

 

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Subject: RE: [ST] Truimph gel seat Vs. Corbin

I saw this discussion and thought I would add my two cents.  I have had a
corbin on my Sprint for about 6k now.  I got a good deal off of ebay, but it
now appears corbins new price of $199 is a very good deal.  

At first I found the corbin to be a little on the hard side.  But is has
broken in to my ass rather nicely and is what I now consider to be one of
the best motorcycle seats I have owned.  I like the fact that it is wide and
provides more support to my ass and legs than the stock seat.  I also feel
it looks good on the bike.

I haven't yet done any really long trips with it. But have done a number of
200+ milers and I haven't been sore after I got off.  

FWIW,

Tom
'01 Sprint ST (red and fun)

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