Finished Corbin Seat Mod !

[bigpine33]

I recently undertook the task of comfortizing the Corbin seat on my new (to me) 2000' RSV. As I mentioned on an earlier thread the "out of the box" Corbin seat just does'nt fit me. My investment was $120.00 and a days work but it was well worth it . I now have an "all day" seat and so does my passenger. I installed Two 5/8" saddleman gel pads into the molded foam and covered them with 1 yard of felt I purchased at Walmart. 3M adhesive spray was used to hold the felt in place while the leather cover was being installed and riveted. As you can see in the pics , I slightly reshaped the seat with a 4" angle grinder and added some dense upholstery foam (white) to the backrest portion of the driver seat to give the seat more low back support. The seat is very comfortable. I now sit slightly lower in the seat. My next project is to lower (cut down) my Show Chrome wind shield about 1 inch and the RSV will be ready for a road trip.

 

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GOD BLESS AMERICA " These are the times that try men's souls"

[CaptainJoe]

LooKs Great!

I did the same to my stock 650 V-star seat.

Word of warning... although I had a Black seat cover watch those gel pads as they can get extreemely hot in the summer sun... carry a white towel with you... for when you leave your bike in the sun...

[jrcain32]

Where did you get the gel pads?

[Venturous Randy]

Looking Good. I now have my Corbin seat I bought several years ago at the upholstery shop being recovered.

I bought one off ebay for $38 as there was a tear in the driver seat where the "V" insignia was. It cost me $40 to get that part covered. I took the cover off and also did a lot of mods on the driver portion . I probably lowered mine most of 1 1/2 to 2 inches and took a little out of the edges up front. This became a very comfortable seat for me to spend many hours riding. Now, a few years later, I am having the whole thing done and I am supposed to pick it up tomorrow. I am a little anxious about it and hope it turns out good.

RandyA

[Aussie Annie]

Same message as captainjoe.......watch out when the gel pad gets hot. Had one in my CBR1000 some years back and Quickstep nearly cooked the "boys" one day when the seat was hot.