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MOTOBRICK MARKETPLACE => FS WTB WTT ~ Bikes ~ Parts ~ Gear => Topic started by: Ocelot on May 09, 2012, 09:43:47 AM
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Dang! Seems to be a raft of Corbins posted suddenly.
Ocelot came with a custom Corbin. Previous owner put 42k on it and loved it. I put 12k on it and not so much. I've done 650 mile days, and it's okay, but I guess I just don't have a Corbin shaped butt. I way prefer a bench seat that doesn't cup my ass cheeks. Was going to keep it to enhance resale; but now I love the bike too much to sell cheap, and the market is soft as can be.
So I am willing to ride several hundred miles from Dull-Aware to meet up with anyone willing to swap. That way, they can see and test and so can I. If we are both happy, we can swap on the spot.
This one is on a factory lowered 1990 K75C. There are two hooks on the tail piece that engage the rear of the seat, then the front locvks in. So it doesn't hinge sideways; it removes and you set it out of the way. I dunno what years/models that applies to or whether it's a Corbin thing.
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Here's a good pic:
(http://motorcycleclub.org/Ocelot/seat.jpg)
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So it doesn't hinge sideways; it removes and you set it out of the way. I dunno what years/models that applies to or whether it's a Corbin thing.
I thinks it's a low seat thing.
Nice looking seat. Vinyl or leather? Looks vinyl with the texture but you never know.
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Feels vinyl to me. Doesn't get waterlogged in weather. I guess I ought to look at a seat edge to make sure. I'd bet vinyl.
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that corbin low seat set up like that complete in that condition can fetch as much as $500 these days...
just saying...
j o
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Kiddin me? Wow.
But then, what would I sit on?
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stock seat is like sitting on a 2 x 8... bungie a 2 x 8 on there and you are done...
j o
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Are you looking to swap for a factory low seat or a regular factory seat?
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I reckon it's gonna have to be a factory lowered seat in order to fit. This is a factory lowered bike. So only a seat off a factory lowered bike would fit.
Is that not so?
I really don't know, other'n guessin.
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All the bikes are the same with the same frame and can be fitted with either a low seat or a regular seat.
In order to mount a regular seat you'd need some mounting hardware, a different seat lock and some side (a.k.a. battery) covers.
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I reckon it's gonna have to be a factory lowered seat in order to fit. This is a factory lowered bike. So only a seat off a factory lowered bike would fit.
Is that not so?
I really don't know, other'n guessin.
What's your inseam length?
I way prefer a bench seat that doesn't cup my ass cheeks.
The factory seat cups your ass.... in a nasty, animalistic sorta way.
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Shoot I dunno ... 32 I think. The bike is short; I am average; the PO was short; It could be taller, but I don't care. I thought the shape where it meets the tank and all must be different. If not...
Hey, if the hardware is all the diff is, then I have a buddy has a K75 with a Corbin banana he doesn't like. I'll see if he wants to swap hardware and all. He can have that cursed side hinge BS and the double bucket, and I can have the banana I crave. Lemme talk to him tonight. We have a handball court this evening at six.
Thanks guys. :bmwsmile
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The factory seat cups your ass.... in a nasty, animalistic sorta way.
Some of us just like it rough. :giggles :giggles
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My fave seat right now is a stock plain old thick foam bench on my KLR. You can go 800 miles in a day and get off walking straight. My V65 Magna had a decent seat. My old GL1200 had a good seat. Other than those, I can't really say any stock seat I've ever had was any damn good. Go a couple hours, you get off looking like you didn't wipe right. Seems to be a shared lunacy among all bike makers that the seat has to be a PITA.
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My fave seat right now is a stock plain old thick foam bench on my KLR. You can go 800 miles in a day and get off walking straight. My V65 Magna had a decent seat. My old GL1200 had a good seat. Other than those, I can't really say any stock seat I've ever had was any damn good. Go a couple hours, you get off looking like you didn't wipe right. Seems to be a shared lunacy among all bike makers that the seat has to be a PITA.
I can do that on my Corbin Duel Tour, Johnny likes the Rick Mayer. I felt his Mayer and know it's too soft for me. My wife has a V45 Magna and when I picked it up for her I barely made it the 30 miles to home. I don't think BMW even tries to make a seat that's comfortable. They just figure everyone's different and throw something on it knowing that's the first upgrade the rider will make.
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