One of the reasons the seat aren't that good is the foam isn't very thick to keep the seat low.1/2 inch more and a 1 inch wider would make lot of difference.

  That looks real good and to do think the hard part is the cover.

FreeSpirit wrote on 05/10/08 at 19:36:35:



My next door neighbor has a 2007 Goldwing and recently installed a Corbin seat.  He has driven to North Carolina and up to New England and back twice in the past 6 months and has not complained about a sore butt.

Put the panels on the foam inside out.  Use straight pins to tack the panels together.  I would hand sew them together even if you had a machine unless you were real comfortable in using it.

Once I figured out how to wind a bobbin (haven't used a machine since 7th grade Home-economics) the Singer my wife has worked great.  For those of you who don't know, the bobbin is the muffler bearing of the sewing world, I think.  I put an upholstery needle in the machine.  This is marine vinyl instead of leather, so I think it's easier to penetrate.  

The difficulty is in the fact that the top edge of the side skirts is not flat.  The seat has noticeable contours, which I followed with the shape of the sides.  Trying to match that line to the top piece, which bends along the horizontal axis, is like trying to shove an earthworm up a bobcat's butt.  Everything keeps moving around and bunching up.  There is considerable activity involved, but not much in the way of success.

As to whether the glue is strong enough to hold without support from the pan?  I'm not sure yet.  I think so.  I tried modifying the pan with cedar strips, but that didn't, uhm, pan out for me.  So I beveled the bottom layers, making each one slightly higher in hopes that they will transfer weight toward the existing pan.  I am not qualified to engineer a cheese sandwich without blueprints, so only time (and perhaps someone on here who knows about that stuff) will tell.  I also hope to end up with tight enough vinyl to help with support a little.

Gotta go put some shingles on the motorcycle shed, now that the rain has stopped.  Go figure.  I'll work on the seat again tonight and report back.

The front seat is finished and installed.  Here are some pics.  My son, the budding photographer, got a little closer than I would have liked, but I think you can see the difference in my posture.  I rode into town and back and was WAY more comfortable.  I'll take a long ride tomorrow and see how it goes, but I think I'll be happy.







The next on will be much easier, now that I've figured out the tricky stuff to some extent.  If I'd paid a pro to do this job and it looked like it does, I'd be some hacked off.  But for an amateur, I don't think it came out too bad.  Total cost was about $19.00 worth of materials.

Now to cover the pillion.

Lining it up for sewing was tough.  I broke down and enlisted my wife's two good hands.  Between us, we managed to hold things where we needed them and get it pinned in place.  Then she supervised and assisted with running the sewing machine.  I think she was worried that I'd break it.  

I definitely feel the extra width.  It is awesome how much difference 1 1/2 inches per side makes.  Any wider, and I'd have a little trouble putting my feet flat on the ground, but this is perfect.  Also, shaving down the back to allow me to sit back farther helped.  My trunk/backrest stops me now, but that's o.k.  Any farther and I'd be adjusting handle bars next.  

So far, the only downside I've seen is the slight increase in vibration.  I think the denser foam must transmit more.  Still, I'd rather have that than the pain from before.

BTW....I just saw a Engine Guard on ebay for your wife's bike! Right now it is $50.00,dont know how much they cost originally/new and...dont know how high this one will sell for in the end.

Just thought I'd mention it