captainchaos

Curious what other experiences/opinions you all have. To make a long story short my first aftermarket seat was a Sargent my current Superhawk came with a few years back. Loved the look and fit, durability, etc. Well I traded it for some other parts and ended up later with a leather Corbin because I LOVED the way it looked. HOWEVER, where the Sargent fits as well as and is as light as the stocker, the Corbin fits like ****, and I've tried 2 or 3 and they all were like that. It's also heavy as hell. I trimmed the rubber on the bottom to try to get the solo cowl to not stick up so far and finally came pretty close. But it still moves around and squeaks whenever you sit on it. Again like I said I've tried more than one and they're all like this. SO I got a good deal on another used Sargent and besides the fact that I like the look of the Corbin a little better, everything else about the Sargent seems better. And of course it fit perfect when I put it on which is making it very difficult to not want to just sell the Corbin...I know I could keep farting around with the Corbin the make it fit tighter but you know that's b.s. from a big company like that with all they charge for their products...

Hawkrider

Sell the POS on ebay. Give a heads up in the classifieds section so nobody here buys it. I would be honest in the auction and put words to the affect of "classic Corbin quality and fit" to describe the product.

B R

I've got a Corbin, & I don't have any problems or complaints. Maybe I got lucky, or maybe I don't know nuthin ?

captainchaos

Don't get me wrong the Corbin is a beautiful seat. The look is what makes it so hard for me to get rid of it. It's not like it's falling apart or made like crap or anything. I guess besides the fact that it's a brick, which to me doesn't seem necessary, I just can't get over that it doesn't fit 100%-it's a little "loose" if you will, and it squeaks and creaks whenever you move like all the interior panels do on my old corvette when I go over bumps, and like I said this was perfectly consistent with more than one different Corbin I tried. Oh yeah and the solo seat cowl sticks up way too high with the Corbin, requiring trimming the rubber on the bottom. And in just about every picture I've ever seen with a vtr with a Corbin I've seen a solo cowl that stuck up too high.

Randman

I'm with Hawkrider on this one, sell it and buy a real seat....Sargent to the rescue!!!!

SlowHAWK

I have a Corbin that came with the bike... it's loose, and you can skake it a bit on the bike with you hand (although you don't notice when you sit on it) The cowl in the rear doesn't fit correctly over it (I've tried for hours to rememdy the situation.... only fix will be taking some of the material away and re-stapling the cover down, which I haven't been brave enough for yet).

I would probably go with Sargent if I had to buy a seat.... but with all that being said, the Corbin is still alot better than the stock bannana seat.

RickB

I have a Corbin and it fits pretty well, no issues whatsoever with the solo cowl fit but it is a bit on the loose side if you try to move it.

Auron

How much do you want for it?

gnapoleone

I recently bought the Corbin. I have the same issue with the cowl not seating correctly. I cut the rubber stops on the back and had to drill new holes on the tabs that hold the cowl in place (its is nice and tight). It looks better but not the way a $300 seat should be. I wanted it to be perfect. Oh well I was warned by the guys here but did not listen. Sorry guys I know better now.

jschmidt

Corbin makes lousy products and has absolutely the worst customer service in the motorcycle industry.

Sargent makes a good product and stands behind it.

The captain's observations are typical.

blupleous

does the sargent have the option of a lady seat backrest? this fact works wonders in convincing the wife this is a must have item

captainchaos

Maybe I should design my own seat and call it "the captain"

captainchaos

If they do I've never seen it...

nuhawk

Captain, I thought I saw a two piece over at Sargent. If not on the web site, I would call and see what they could do. They do encourage people to call for custom work.

blupleous

i looked in on the website checked the faq this is what it said about mounting a passenger backrest

Can you put a backrest on my stock seat?

No. We do not offer any backrest options that are designed to mount directly to the seat. We do offer frame mounted passenger backrest options for select sport touring models (STEALTH REST, OTHER). In addition, if you own a metric or American cruiser, we offer MUSTANG seats - many of which are available with driver backrest options and sissy bar pad options.

it seems to be available for a bmw as a frame mount. this has me wondering if the corbin is safe for a passenger?

blupleous

the back rest that is

Tweety

I'd say it's questionable... the backrest is only connected to the seat, and that's not supposed to hold any weigth in that direction...

Migth be why the Corbin's are so sturdy tho?

blupleous

i was curious what corbin would say about their backrest so i e-mailed this

subject2: 03' honda superhawk
>
>comments: i had a question about you gunfighter and ladyseat set up
>for a 2003' honda superhawk. more specifically the backrest for the
>passenger. could one lean against it without fear of falling off the
>back? how much rearward pressure can this particular model withstand?
> thanks,
>
>p.s. i could not find mention of this in you faq

this is what they replied

"Thanks for writing. When the backrest is firmly bolted into the seat
underneath the basepan, the hardware will hold the backrest firmly in
place where your passenger will be secure. Do keep in mind that the
backrest is designed with comfort in mind and should not ever be
considered a failsafe."

i am not sure if this answers the questions with resolve. since it is a backrest i assume you could lean against it?

captainchaos

I can tell you that where the stock and the Sargent have a similar light plastic base the Corbin has a heavy thick fiberglass seat base, so it's alot better suited to having something attached to it. I don't know what the inner mechanics are though, and while I've briefly handled a Corbin that HAD the hole, I didn't examine it and my current one does not have the hole.