Been thinking about a Corbin for the same reasons you stated and am glad to hear your positive remarks. Thinking of getting the heated and cooling but have'nt heard any reports yet on that one. I had a 94 HD Road King I put a Corbin on and it was one of the most comfortable seats I've ever had.

 

I seriously was considering the heated/cooled seat, but man these engines put out enough heat as it is. I was pleasantly surprised by some heat reduction.

I always end up choosing the Corbin for my bikes. But you are correct that this seat is not nearly as firm as any previous Corbin I've owned. Not that I disliked or found any of them uncomfortable.

Yeah, after reading reviews I was expecting a really hard surface. The leather is top notch and soft.

Although I ride an Ultimate and love it, I have to admit that Corbin, IMHO, makes the best looking seat available.

I really do like the Ultimate and was my other possible choice. They make a nice quality product as well. It is nice having options for different seats.

 

I always end up choosing the Corbin for my bikes. But you are correct that this seat is not nearly as firm as any previous Corbin I've owned. Not that I disliked or found any of them uncomfortable.

 

Although I ride an Ultimate and love it, I have to admit that Corbin, IMHO, makes the best looking seat available.

 

Thanks for the review, Ace. The saddle looks really good. I had a Corbin on my old bike and loved it
Is your Dual Tour the one with the wide or narrow passenger seat? Do you know if the Indian passenger backrest and driver backrest can be used with this one?

 

Mine is the narrower rear seat to accommodate the quick release backrest from Indian, and it fits fine. They make 2 versions, one narrower that works and one wider that does not work with backrest. My wife seems to like the rear seat width compared to stock.

 

I have been looking at a new seat this morning, this helps... what about the passenger comfort?

wife and I did about 200 miles on stock seat, all was fine except the last 20 mile, both of us had pain on the bottom of our spines, not good..

 

I have been looking at a new seat this morning, this helps... what about the passenger comfort?

wife and I did about 200 miles on stock seat, all was fine except the last 20 mile, both of us had pain on the bottom of our spines, not good..

If you are comfortable with the stock setback you can have your stock seat rebuilt by Astech. It will be way more comfortable but you'll also be stuck with the stock leather which will eventually have issues. The Corbin has more setback, much better leather quality and my wife actually likes the slightly narrower rear seating position. She felt the stock seat forced to spay her legs out too far. I can tell you that the seat itself is far, far more comfortable on long rides. My longest so far is 500 miles in one day and I felt great afterwards. There is no way I could ride the stock seat over 100 miles without feeling the pain.

 

great feedback - I am 6'1" so I can use a bit more setback in the seat. Wife does not complain about the width - she does wish for a bit more height and she wants longer floor boards which would allow her to move her legs more so she does not get so stiff.

 

I would expect you've dropped the passenger bracket down to it's lowest position? My wife has a 34" inseam and with the bracket dropped and the Indian billet passenger boards she is pretty content back there.

 

you got, I have dropped them down, I went to the local indian dealer, they could not tell me if the billet boards were any larger. Service guy was going to order a set for another customer and let me know (dough he would call) any way - my wife has a 32 inseam and it s good to hear your wife is happy with the billet boards...

 

Does the corbin mount the same way as the stock chieftain seat or does it have an oddball setup like the ultimate?
Doesn't look like it sits on the tank like the ultimate either.

 

Doesn’t sit on tank, has wrapped leather tongue that slides in like stock. It also does not use side bolts like stock, just one seat bolt on rear fender. Hope this helps.

 

I like the (1) bolt mount - removes the necessity of popping the side covers off all the time...
I sent you a PM for more info.

 

My Corbin, more pics in my gallery. I would like to see a review of the Corbin cooled seat.