When my wife ordered my Corbin seat (mail order) they required inseam
measurements, weight etc. so it was not a "canned" version.
Hope all this helps,
Dave G
VMOA 1177
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Hallmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: V-Max seats
> OK here is the skinny on most all of the after market seats.
>
> 4 years ago I decided that I wanted a new seat to placate my wife. Seeing
how I
> live only 70 miles from the Corbin factory I decided to make an
appointment to
> go down there and see the process for myself.
>
> I was not prepared for the amount of decisions I would have to make. I
figured
> that I would have maybe two selections to make and that was it. No Dice!
They
> would have custom built the whole product to my liking. My choices were
seat
> form (how it fits your butt). I decided to have them shave the sides to
> accommodate my thighs as I have the blessing or curse or being short and
> squatty. So they shaved the seat until I was happy with the feel.
>
> Next was a decision on the covering. I went for leather instead a
naugahyde.
> This of course cost more but last longer if taken care of. Then they asked
me
> what type and color of leather! I decided on black to avoid the seat
getting
> more attention than the bike as a whole. Then they asked me about
different
> colored welting to accent. Once again, no welting. Fancy stitch work? I
told
> them to match some scalloping that was on a custom Harley that they were
working
> on.
>
> All in all it took about four hours to have a custom made seat in my
possession.
> They treated me great and assigned one senior person to me for the whole
> process. They let me roam the factory at will. Offered me coffee and
snacks. In
> general they were a great group to do business with. But remember that I
went
> there.
>
> If you choose to purchase their products through a dealer or magazine you
will
> get a canned version of a seat that will have none of your particulars
> installed. My advise is to call them and ask that a blank seat (no
covering) be
> sent to you. You can mount it and see if it fits your rear end. If not
shave it
> yourself. Then when satisfied send it back with instructions on what
material
> and colors and any special things you want done.
>
> I think Paul will agree with me on this as he went to the factory also and
had
> some custom forming done on his seat.
>
> Also Patrick Ahearn went to Sergeants and I think he will agree that
visiting
> the sight is the way to go. If you can't do that...do your homework and be
> specific about what you want.
>
>
>
> Scott Hallmark
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
> Dave Galusha wrote:
>
> > Shawn,
> >
> > I love my Corbin seat. The gas filler flap works fine.
> >
> > Dave G
> > VMOA 1177
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Shawn Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: V-MAX TECH LIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 8:23 AM
> > Subject: V-Max seats
> >
> > > I'm considering a Corbin seat. Any opinions plus or minus? Are there
other
> > > manufacturers that make seats for the Max?
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