Pete: My experience with Corbin, and mind you, it _was_ over 15 years ago, was that they didn't follow my very explicit directions. That resulted in my having to send it back twice, at about $25 each time--doesn't seem like much now, but it was then--and the finished product was never what I was looking for. And the saddle using their seat pan, never fit my Suzuki 850 very well.
After that I got a Russell Day Long saddle, for my Concours, and I had to send THAT back once because the folks at Russell didn't do what I asked for the 1st time either, even though I (again) provided explicit instructions and pictures. However the saddle fit the bike because they used the stock seat pan. Last summer I sent my original GTS seat to Rick Mayer (as I understand it, it was Rick's father who invented the Day Long Saddle). He did a fine job using my pictures and the phone conversations I had with him, but I expected to have to send it back at least once to "fine tune" it. However, before I sent it back, I sent Rick a set of pictures (2) and we discussed what I wanted done. He got it right, or at least it appears to be so. I've only ridden about an hour on it, since I got it back. I believe it's as good as it can be--since the fault (my lack of comfort) is more related to the way my knees are than the way my tush is--but the saddle appears to fit. Hope this helps you, Pete. Simply put, when there are craftsman like Rick Mayer running around, making IMHO, a saddle that is better than Corbin's, for a HELL OF A LOT LESS than Corbin, why bother with Corbin, particularly since they require you to use their seat pan, which in my experience doesn't fit very well. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, Nationally Certified Riding Instructor Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force West Bethesda, MD USA > Again, Henry? > Tell us about your first experience with Corbin > please? > -Pete > --- "Henry S. Winokur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Henry, do you really think that Corbin is going to > > do anything about the > > > lock problems on a low production volume seat, > > like the GTS seat? > > > I do not. > > > > Well, Grant, that's a very good question. But at > > the least they should be > > told that their current set up is causing problems > > for people. I, for one, > > just don't like them. I think they are way > > overrated, but what do I know? > > I know that I'd never waste my $$ on one of their > > saddles again, > > particularly not with the likes of Rick Mayer > > around. > > > > Regards, > > > > Henry S. Winokur > > 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, > > Nationally Certified Riding Instructor > > Columbia, MD Ride for Kids Task Force > > West Bethesda, MD USA > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards. > http://movies.yahoo.com/ > >
