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Old 09-02-2008 | 08:14 PM
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Default New Corbin seat. Review, thoughts...

I received a new Corbin Dual Tour seat with backrest this weekend. It looks similar to my stock seat but my sit bones were killing me on more than a hour ride. The fit and finish of the Corbin seat is great. Beautiful workmanship and great materials. It bolted on without issue. I was surprised how different the ride position is with the new seat. I have read some comments here that Corbin seats put riders higher than other seats. May be true depending on the previous seat other riders had but in my case I went quite a bit down. This is good. The seat is very hard. Most say it takes between 500-1000 miles to break in. We'll see. I noticed engine vibration and road bumps a lot more and also noticed quite a bit of heat off the engine. With these thoughts in mind I didn't know how my butt would do. Off I went on a 4 hour ride with a couple of friends. No problems with my sit bones. A little stiff following the ride but all in all, I'd say I'm loving the saddle.
 
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Old 09-02-2008 | 09:22 PM
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I had the stock vinyl badlander seat on my bike and I kept getting monkey butt. I wanted a similar seat to my badlander and went with the Corbin Gunfighter. It looks the same but being made out of leather, it did away with the money butt sensation. Over a period of time, it gradually formed to my butt and now I basically have a custom seat and a more comfy seat. I can go on longer rides with a higher level of comfort than with my stock seat. Corbin seats have a memory foam that contours itself to your dimensions, that's why I like it. To me, it was worth the money.
 
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Old 09-03-2008 | 07:17 PM
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have a 06 softail springer, after about 60 miles had to take a break. got the same seat as you did without the studs, love it expecially the backrest. only about 300 miles on my seat, so i think it will get even better
 
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Old 09-04-2008 | 07:47 PM
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I got my Corbin gunfighter & Lady today. I haven't taken it for a ride, but it sure does feel better than the Mustang touring seat I had on there. The Mustang was vinyl......yuck......talk about monkey-butt!

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I just got back from a ride with the seat and instantly fell in love with it. I'm 5'11 with a 33" inseam & 195 lbs. It is a firm seat, but it feels really good. It's definately lower than the mustang touring. I don't notice vibration any more than with the Mustang, but I do notice the lack of travel & dampening on the factory softail shocks, now. The gunfighter back rest does a good job of supporting my back without looking overbearing or distracting. It doesn't have the stability of the oval backrest, so I may use it for anything up to 3 hour rides and get an oval back for long hauls.
 

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Old 09-04-2008 | 09:11 PM
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Put a new Corbin Gunfighter and Lady seat on my Deuce before I left for the 105th in Milwaukee. Rode 2,392 miles on it without any complaints. Could never have done it with the stock seat. I actually sat a little lower on the bike and it was narrow in the thigh area which resulted in less pressure. Awesome seat. I had the backrest on but the adjustment was not enough for me to rest against it comfortably. Stopped by the Corbin trailer at Milwaukee HD and they gave me a set of three different back rest adjustment screws. I have taken the seat off for town riding but will test the backrest out again on a longer ride. In my humble opinion I highly recommend this seat for a Deuce. I was told by Corbin that the seat would set me back about 3/4" but that was not the case. I'm 5' 7.5" for reference. Note: Couldn't have picked a better leather seat for comfort, looks and fit. Get what you pay for (most of the time)
 

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Old 09-08-2008 | 12:41 PM
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Could you all post some pics of the DT or G&L. I am debating which one to buy(puttting on a Wide Glide). Thanks.
 
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Old 09-08-2008 | 12:53 PM
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nice to hear you can ride farther and with alot more comfort
 
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Old 09-08-2008 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by elephantknuckle
Could you all post some pics of the DT or G&L. I am debating which one to buy(puttting on a Wide Glide). Thanks.
I don't know if this will help you or not, but when I was looking for my new Corbin, I went to their website and they have various pics of different bikes with their seats on them. They also had some good info on their seats to read about. Good luck
 
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Love mine for sure
 
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Old 04-09-2023 | 12:25 PM
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The saddle is comfortable. Paid nearly a grand to get it. They tout being custom. Don't fool yourself, they allow you to customize the materials but the saddle might not have a custom fit. Now, I ride a very stock 2015 FLTHCUL. The only things I've modified on this Ultra are the bars and the slip-ons. I don't see why previous saddles I've purchased fit like a glove and this one has a noticeable gap at the lip. The pictures on their website don't have this. I made numerous requests to make this right and all they sent me was more of the exact same hardware used to attach it to the bike.

I'm pretty sure I could have gotten the same amount of disappointment for half of the cost. I feel like Corbin could have done better, but they didn't.
 
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