Just my 2 cents:

I thought alot about the Corbin seat also! But have never had the pleasure of sitting on one.

Only thing I read was that you either LOVE them or hate them.
(The ones who love them are truly lucky to find a perfect seat!)
The problem is,also ,with seats,no two butts are alike.

I am inquisitiveand not shy,have talked to many riders of all kinds of bikes,and some have gone to huge /expensive lengths for a better bike seat....it just depends on your individual butt....and sometimes trial and error,hopefully without too much wasted money

So,its not just us with Savages....seems to be most people who ride,(except maybe those with touring seats)!

(Keith,glad you got a seat you like!!!)

Ok, I know I'm the "new" guy, but I have ridden a Corbin seat on my BMW R1100S, and I would not trade it for the world...

I may just be stating something everyone clearly knows but I have read for hours here and no one has mentioned it really.... If a Sportster seat will work on a Savage, then shouldn't a Corbin Sportster seat mount up basically the same??????

Since I am going bobber more that anything else, I do not need to worry about everyone out bidding me, so I thought I would let you all know; there is like 5 Corbin Sportster seats on e-bay for $50 or less right now.....

Please, if I'm wrong in my assumptions, please let everyone know as I have NOT tried this myself

Since I have absolutely NO experience with a Corbin seat....can you guys tell me what it is about them that is so good/comfortable?

I'm assuming that its the material they use,but....is it also shaped different? In some way?

bill67 wrote on 07/16/08 at 16:32:38:


My thinking also!
But,the sportster seat is wider and it didnt seem alot better than the savage seat.
Well,probably the only thing more comfortable about it is the width!

I went ahead and bought marine vinyl at the upholsery shop today(looks very nice) and some carpet padding(well the guy just gave that to me,wasnt that nice!)

So,I'm going to be trying to fix my seat in the next couple of days. Maybe it will be good! Going to try to make it a little wider also.

before I bought my sporster seat, I tried to modify my stock 2005 seat by shaving off some foam from the "hump". Well, the sitting position was lower and that didn't feel too bad but i think I took too much foam off and was uncomfortable on my tailbone. Thats when i got the sporster seat which was an improvement over the stock seat but not alot better. I've been riding with the sporster seat for almost 2 years now and I can say that my butt is getting used to it. I went for a 3 hour ride yesterday without actually getting off the bike (stopped for gas but didn't get off). After about 2 hours it started to get uncomfortable but not too bad. When I first put the seat on, I couldn't go more than an hour without a fairly long break. So I guess I'm saying that you need to spend more time in the saddle. Just my opinion. Oh, and I've never stopped looking for a better seat, just haven't found the right one yet.
AL

I bought a corbin seat for my Shadow.  OH MY GOD!  Wow...actually comfortable on a motorcycle.



The seat is dished like a bowl so the pressure points are more spread out.  The foam is VERY firm.  The first time I sat on it I thought I had really made a mistake.  Did not feel "comfortable" at first.  But then after riding on it, I found myself not even noticing my behind.  Even after riding for 2 hours without dismounting I felt good.  Normally I can't even stand up straight.  But with the Corbin, I felt really good.  

The only bad thing is with the shape it's hard to get your feet on the ground.  It's not taller or wider, it's the bowl shape.  But that's the only con I have on it.

In time, I'm getting a Corbin for a Sportster to put on my Savage.  I've already modified the whole seat mount to accept any Sporster seat.  Right now I have a stock sporster and a modified sportster.  The modified is ok, but when I can...I'm getting a corbin.

(FYI...I've tried 4 seats on my Savage to no avail.  I've modified the stock seat and a sportster seat, with the sporster being the best.  The frame mods I've made lower the rear of the seat, raise the front, and move the seat back 2-3 inches.  Adding a Corbin would be icing!)

Gary, glad to hear you like the Corbin.  I've had them on 3 bikes and have liked them all.  You are right about the dish shape.  My stock Sportster seat has a bit of the Corbin type dish to it and it does feel good where the dish is.  Problem is the dish is too small.  I wonder if the Corbin for Sportster has a bigger dished area.