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MOTOBRICK MARKETPLACE => FS WTB WTT ~ Bikes ~ Parts ~ Gear => Topic started by: KeithK on May 19, 2016, 10:28:13 PM
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Update: Found a Russell Day Long, hopefully it is as good as they are hyped up to be! Thanks all.
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greetings...
is this a low seat... a photo would clear up the confusion as to what you gotts now...
j o
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I removed this from a 1985 Naked K.
It needs to be recovered by Corbin.
Make offer
Don
Mystic, Ct
860-460-3282
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Jo, this is not a low seat.
Don, I appreciate the thought but I am looking for a "turn key" seat. I could send my seat in to Corbin for recoving but they charge 75% the cost of new for reupholstery. Hoping to find something out there for cheaper than that.
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rodger that...
86 and newer are generally not interchangeable with 85 and older without modification there donmystic1...
an oem turnkey may need different hardware there keithk...
yeeeehaaaa...
j o
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Ok, good to know. Thanks
Don
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Hey all, still looking for aftermarket 86+ seat (non low) in good condition. Let me know if you have one or have any leads. Thanks!
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I have a Sargent seat(says on the tag) made by Corbin(?!) for BMW(says on the sticker underneath) in very good condition. No backrest sockets and has Yellow piping. Was told it was a dealer option on a 1994 K75S. Very nice looking seat, great for commuting and trips around town, but an ass-killer for long distance touring(it's even worse that the standard bench seat).
Asking $225+shipping.
No photos to post before July 8th.
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I have a Sargent seat(says on the tag) made by Corbin(?!) for BMW(says on the sticker underneath) in very good condition.
What you probably have is a BMW by Corbin seat that has been recovered by Sargent. My original seat on my 91 K100LT has a sticker underneath (BMW by Corbin).
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Gryphon, unfortunately I am planning some long trips, otherwise that is right up my alley. I appreciate the honesty about the comfort level. And so the search continues...
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Have you tried your local auto or boating upholsterer? Much of the cost of a seat is the labor of cutting and attaching the foam. I found an upholsterer locally that would replace the black leather for less than half the the cost of the original custom job. Even less if you can live with pleather.
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I have contacted about 10 shops around the Seattle area and they either will not do a motorcycle seat or want way too much ($350+). If anyone lives in the Puget Sounds area has any recommendations on somewhere that would do the work for a reasonable price that would be ideal and I would appreciate the suggestions!
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Find that independent used car dealer who seems to always has really nice older cars priced $7500 - $15000 range. He knows an upholstery guy that fixes the seats in the used cars. That is the guy that will recover & refoam your seat to be exactly what you and he design together. Even probably cost less than any other option.
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I think $300 for leather is pretty much what you will pay no matter who does it. Vinyl might be cheaper somewhat. It's time-intensive work. Maybe you could find a seamstress to do it cheaper but not by much. I think the problem with Corbin seats might be that they're mass produced and harder to copy. My custom seat is sewn together from multiple pieces of leather and you can exactly see where the seams are.
Did you contact Rich's auto upholstery on Aurora at 100th? Rich sold the business a few years ago and moved to Port Orchard -- he was the bike seat guru, but I'm sure they still do moto seats. Not cheap though, I'll bet. But they might recover the seat keeping the existing foam for cheaper than a complete recushion.
Rich still does custom bike seats from his home last time I checked. I paid him $500 to do my seat 15 years ago and never regretted it. I've done long rides on a crappy seat and by the time I got home if felt like my lower body was on fire. Spend the money and get a gel pack -- you won't regret it. Bottom line -- what's your ass worth?
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Yeah, I have come to realize it is expensive to recover, that is why I am seeing if anyone has a seat for sale that I can pick up for less.
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This style? It's in perfect condition
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I have a Corbin in very nice shape . 1986 and later model
Text me your email for pictures
Don
860 460 3282