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[Pat Schafer]

i recfently sat on a Concours and was impressed by the comfort of the seat. Is this similiar to a Corbin seat? Does it have some lumbar support? what about fitting the Kawasaki saddle bags over the seat ? Has anyone ever done this? Thanks Ace Ventura. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Kurt Simpson]

Corbin makes different style seats...the one you sat on is similar to their Canyon Dual Sport series....Kawasaki does offer a backrest and many put the E128 plate on the luggage rack and mount a GIVI Tailbox with pad for backrest...Concours come standard with side bags so they don't require saddle bags over the seat... On the KLR you cannot get the Canyon Dual Sport unless you drive in to Hollister in person...then they'll build it on the stock pan. No back rest would be available. The standard or modified Corbin for the KLR is nothing like the seat you sat on...the saddle bags work fine but you need side racks to prevent melting and scuffing... Kurt Kurt

> -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Schafer [mailto:scha@...] > Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 11:49 AM > To: klrgroup > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Corbin Seats > > > i recfently sat on a Concours and was impressed by the comfort of > the seat. Is this similiar to a Corbin seat? Does it have some > lumbar support? what about fitting the Kawasaki saddle bags over > the seat ? Has anyone ever done this? > > Thanks Ace Ventura. > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >

[aches70546]

Well , give me the FlatTop Corbin over the dip any time if you spend lotsa hours in the saddle at highway speeds. It doesn't effect my off roading at all. Course I run at a Cardiac Pace at 59. ;0).. I have done a 720 day starting at 6AM and getting home at 12AM for 18 hours on the roads when I was completing the final third of the TAT Trail in Arkansas and then dodged and out run thunderstorms back to South Louisiana. Andy in Jennings, La. KLR 650 R1150GS

[matohariho]

What are the pros and cons of the "dish seats" vs. "Flat seats? Is anyone riding a dish seat from Corbin? and if so How is it? Thanks for the info

[Mike Cartwright]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "matohariho" wrote:

> What are the pros and cons of the "dish seats" vs. "Flat seats? > Is anyone riding a dish seat from Corbin? and if so How is it? > > Thanks for the info

Really suggest a Russell Daylong Saddle. Had one on mine and with a really bad back, could ride 12+ hours and only had to stop for gas. I never even felt any "sensation" of even sitting down. I have one being made now for my 1500LC. Mike

[dumbazz650]

I've only done a 5 minute sit test with the flat Corbin, so I have little to go on there. I have done about 8k miles on the stocker and have a perspective between that and the dished Corbin. I have had a purple dished Corbin on my perty Barbie bike for about 4k miles, in a mix of 60/40 on-road vs fire road/jeep trail. Initially, the Corbin feels like a hard sumbitch. But the support is there where you need it. It lowers your position on the bike by about 1.5 -2 inches. At 5.11 w/ 32in inseam, it was never a reach to get a foot down with the stocker, but it's just much easier to get a quick stab when the bike is a bit cockeyed riding through the rough. Doesn't seem like a big deal but with the top heavy sled it's a big help in keeping the plastics and handlebars out of the rocks and dirt. For general riding around, chasing down sportbikes, sliding around fire roads, and other tom-foolery, it's been a good seat. Quick flicks through the twisties are easier as your weight is lower and its easy to make smooth swaps of you body mass to the inside of the curves, much more so than the stocker which is too soft, forcing you to unweight the seat so you can get your body lower and inside. Otherwise the stocker tends to be too sticky against jeans or even MX pants. Much harder to be smooth in the corners. Longest day on either was 500mi from LA to Tucson with nothing but two rather brief drink/gas/pea stops. Stock seat just plain hurt my butt and even lower back in those rides, despite trying a dozen positions hunting for something comfortable. I would have tried riding side-saddle, but as it's already a Barbie bike, I didn't want folks to get the wrong idea about me (insecure as I am). The same ride with the Corbin was much better. I had the Explorer tankbag, and when riding, I slid forward into the dip and laid down on top of the tankbag out of the wind, and hooked the boot insteps over the rear pegs. That position was good for about 1-2 hours at a stretch. I think the gas mileage would go up, cause even with the throttle locked, the rpm and speed would increase, so that form may offer better aerodynamics. After an hour or so, I'd sit up, slide back and enjoy the sound of the wind beating on the Shoei (with ear plugs of course), and also sit up as needed for better visibility when working through another pack of traffic. I have a line on another dished Corbin, but it's a rather drab black with green stripe, not the purple-pink with yellow stripe that fits the Barbie bike to a T. MarkB A3, A9

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "matohariho" wrote: > What are the pros and cons of the "dish seats" vs. "Flat seats? > Is anyone riding a dish seat from Corbin? and if so How is it? > > Thanks for the info

[Apex]

<" What are the pros and cons of the "dish seats" vs. "Flat seats?

[Gary Charpentier]

I just got my Corbin flat in the mail. I'll let you know how it feels after I install it this weekend... Ride well, =gc= --- Apex wrote:

> > My friend has the dished Corbin, it's quite hard, and you > continuously > slide forward, but he said that's not all bad > as to prevent monkey butt syndrome for those with minimally padded > butt's, > and the dished Corbin puts your feet > almost 2 inches closer to the deck when you are in the forward part > of the > seat, he uses a Sheepskin on long rides > the flat Corbin is pretty much as narrow as the stock seat which he > feel's > the standard flat Corbin would be less > comfortable than the stock KLR seat. > Fred J > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ > courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

The flat corbin is only as narrow as the stock seat at the very front and very back, but for the rest of its length its a good two inches wider on each side. And the seat is extremely comfy (following the initial 1500 mile break-in), being wide enough to support the entire width of your cheeks. I just switched to the flat corbin and I like it. Pat G'ville, Nv In a message dated 2003-08-21 9:30:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, apex1@... writes:

> the flat Corbin is pretty much as narrow as the stock seat which he feel's > the standard flat Corbin would be less > comfortable than the stock KLR seat. > Fred J >

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[kag9389]

Hi, I had just purchased a 2005 KLR 650. I wanted to replace the stock seat was one of Corbins dished seat. Which will lower the seat height by 1 1/2 inches. I was curious if anybody has one and if they like it.I would appreciate any feedback, thanks again. Sean