Well its here........and to be honest for a seat that costs so much feckin' money the attention to any sort of finishing detail is shite to say the least! Plus, you even have to remove the latch from your OE seat and fit onto to it?
The cable connections on the underside of the seat are somewhat suspect as well, in fact I have already recrimped three of them just for my own piece of mind.
The seat itself is upholstered quite well and looks nice but it certainly does not smack you in the face with quality, unlike either the Sargent or the Melvin Hunter seats did. It is the same height as the OE low one, as in 33 1/2", but the nose section is slightly wider than the OE seat so it does force your legs a little further apart when reaching for the ground with both legs. That said, for me it does not present a problem, unlike the Sargent seat which did.
The rider part of the seat is very flat and is much longer compared to the OE low one, this is due to the fact that they have not added the under seat tool roll compartment. This longer section allows you plenty of room to move around on the seat, but I have noticed that I now tend to sit a little further back, therefore I may try a pair of Nippy Normans bar risers, the ones that project the bars back as well as up, part number GRP1026.
Riding the bike with the heated seat on is really very nice and comfy and at first I thought that it was of a waste of time and more of a gimmick, but I have since changed my mind! However the switch and associated cable connections do leave the overall durability and water tightness to the imagination.
But the biggest thing that shocked me (other than the overall poor quality that is) is the weight of the seat! Why does it have to weigh so much I simply cannot understand any real logical reason to be honest?
As to how it performs is to early to say, but to be honest functionality has now over taken any expectations about quality.
I would also add that the UK importer that I dealt with have been absolutely superb, namely Battistini's in Dorset. They have been bloody fantastic in getting the seat to me so quickly and efficiently. So, if anyone is thinking about getting a Corbin seat, then give Karen Drinkwater a call on 01202 432127. Highly recommended ++++++++
Will post some pictures of it later, plus a more in depth report to follow, just off out to try it out on a decent run now while the sun is still shining!
Alan
The cable connections on the underside of the seat are somewhat suspect as well, in fact I have already recrimped three of them just for my own piece of mind.
The seat itself is upholstered quite well and looks nice but it certainly does not smack you in the face with quality, unlike either the Sargent or the Melvin Hunter seats did. It is the same height as the OE low one, as in 33 1/2", but the nose section is slightly wider than the OE seat so it does force your legs a little further apart when reaching for the ground with both legs. That said, for me it does not present a problem, unlike the Sargent seat which did.
The rider part of the seat is very flat and is much longer compared to the OE low one, this is due to the fact that they have not added the under seat tool roll compartment. This longer section allows you plenty of room to move around on the seat, but I have noticed that I now tend to sit a little further back, therefore I may try a pair of Nippy Normans bar risers, the ones that project the bars back as well as up, part number GRP1026.
Riding the bike with the heated seat on is really very nice and comfy and at first I thought that it was of a waste of time and more of a gimmick, but I have since changed my mind! However the switch and associated cable connections do leave the overall durability and water tightness to the imagination.
But the biggest thing that shocked me (other than the overall poor quality that is) is the weight of the seat! Why does it have to weigh so much I simply cannot understand any real logical reason to be honest?
As to how it performs is to early to say, but to be honest functionality has now over taken any expectations about quality.
I would also add that the UK importer that I dealt with have been absolutely superb, namely Battistini's in Dorset. They have been bloody fantastic in getting the seat to me so quickly and efficiently. So, if anyone is thinking about getting a Corbin seat, then give Karen Drinkwater a call on 01202 432127. Highly recommended ++++++++
Will post some pictures of it later, plus a more in depth report to follow, just off out to try it out on a decent run now while the sun is still shining!
Alan
