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  • TERJE ANDERSEN
    Truly XSive
    • Aug 2003
    • 106
    • BERGEN,NORWAY

    #1

    Corbin seat for 1980 special

    Hello ! I purchased a corbin seat for my SG on ebay (ebay item: 310179528750 ). It will take a few weeks till the seat will come to my adress in Norway,but I am curious if some of you have a seat like this and can tell if it feels/looks good on the bike? It looks very comfy I think,and the $149 price was reasonable?

    Have a nice weekend - all of you !
    TERJE

    `79SF
    `80SG x 2
    `80LG x 2
    `81SH
    `82XJ1100J
    `83CB1000 CUSTOM
    `79WIFE
  • motoman
    Master of XSology
    • Aug 2005
    • 8413
    • Grand Junction, Colorado

    #2
    Good buy there.............think you'll like it. Have one on my Venturer1100, and it is way comphy. Can ride a full tank out and be comfortable. Have Corbins new memory foam seat on my Honda ST1100 and it's not near as comfortable. I also have the fully adjustable Heli-Bars on both bikes, and that more than compensates!
    81H Venturer1100 "The Bentley" (on steroids) 97 Yamaha YZ250(age reducer) 92 Honda ST1100 "Twisty"(touring rocket) Age is relative to the number of seconds counted 'airing' out an 85ft. table-top.

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    • jetmechmarty
      Master of XSology
      • Nov 2003
      • 7765
      • Coldwater, Mississippi

      #3
      Terje,

      Are you still buying seats? With all you've spent, you could have purchased a plane ticket to Jacksonville and had Sargent build you a custom seat while you watched.
      Marty (in Mississippi)
      XS1100SG
      XS650SK
      XS650SH
      XS650G
      XS6502F
      XS650E

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      • TERJE ANDERSEN
        Truly XSive
        • Aug 2003
        • 106
        • BERGEN,NORWAY

        #4
        Hi Marty ! Hihihi, I still have the seat I bought from you,but my wife does not like to sit on it!! She prefers the stock seat! I prefer the one from you. I hope that the Corbin seat will make us both happy ! I hope the Corbin seat is softer And yes, I have spent some money on my XS elevens.....much better than put the money in my wifes hands
        TERJE

        `79SF
        `80SG x 2
        `80LG x 2
        `81SH
        `82XJ1100J
        `83CB1000 CUSTOM
        `79WIFE

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        • xs11lover
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Apr 2008
          • 1433
          • Montoursville Pa

          #5
          Hey Terje, What's it look like.
          79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
          80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
          80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
          79 DT 100

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          • XSokieSPECIAL
            XS-XJ Guru
            • Jun 2009
            • 1631
            • Tulsa, OK

            #6
            Originally posted by xs11lover
            Hey Terje, What's it look like.
            Go to ebay and punch in the item #. It looks pretty good.

            Congrats on your latest on ebay. Looks like that went REAL well for you.

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            • xs11lover
              XS-XJ Guru
              • Apr 2008
              • 1433
              • Montoursville Pa

              #7
              Yup that is a nice one, I had one just like it at one point. You can ride all day on that. The only bad thing I could say about it it that they look like an overstuffed muffin top from the rear, or even better a fat girl in spandex!
              79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
              80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
              80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
              79 DT 100

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              • fredintoon
                Master of XSology
                • Mar 2004
                • 6795
                • Saskatoon SK

                #8
                Originally posted by TERJE ANDERSEN
                Hello ! I purchased a corbin seat for my SG on ebay (ebay item: 310179528750 ). It will take a few weeks till the seat will come to my adress in Norway,but I am curious if some of you have a seat like this and can tell if it feels/looks good on the bike? It looks very comfy I think,and the $149 price was reasonable?
                Have a nice weekend - all of you !
                Hi Terje,
                there is no delicate way to ask this; how big is your arse?
                If it fits in that seat's front bucket you will be fine.
                It it don't you won't.
                Same for the pillion bucket but as that is for a lady we won't mention the fit-up.
                Fred Hill, S'toon
                XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                "The Flying Pumpkin"

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                • TERJE ANDERSEN
                  Truly XSive
                  • Aug 2003
                  • 106
                  • BERGEN,NORWAY

                  #9
                  OK, thanks for your answers! If my ass is to big for the seat,the doctors will have to do some surgery on my body and remove some gallons of fat from my rear end - because: I will never leave the driver seat on the bike
                  TERJE

                  `79SF
                  `80SG x 2
                  `80LG x 2
                  `81SH
                  `82XJ1100J
                  `83CB1000 CUSTOM
                  `79WIFE

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                  • TERJE ANDERSEN
                    Truly XSive
                    • Aug 2003
                    • 106
                    • BERGEN,NORWAY

                    #10
                    Posting picture?

                    I am sorry I did not post pictures in this thread,but I can not remember how to post pictures. Can some of you explain that to me?
                    TERJE

                    `79SF
                    `80SG x 2
                    `80LG x 2
                    `81SH
                    `82XJ1100J
                    `83CB1000 CUSTOM
                    `79WIFE

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                    • Rasputin
                      XS-XJ Super Guru
                      • Apr 2008
                      • 3180
                      • Lacombe, Alberta, Canada

                      #11


                      check that out and see if it helps you with the pics
                      2-79 XS1100 SF
                      2-78 XS1100 E Best bike Ever
                      80 XS 1100 SG Big bore kit but not fully running yet.
                      Couple of more parts bikes of which 2 more will live!

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                      • TERJE ANDERSEN
                        Truly XSive
                        • Aug 2003
                        • 106
                        • BERGEN,NORWAY

                        #12
                        Thanks Rasputin - I will try:
                        TERJE

                        `79SF
                        `80SG x 2
                        `80LG x 2
                        `81SH
                        `82XJ1100J
                        `83CB1000 CUSTOM
                        `79WIFE

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                        • GARTHXS
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • Nov 2007
                          • 1631
                          • Seattle

                          #13
                          how much did you spend?

                          I have the same seat , its not in that good condition, but I can get it recovered for cheap
                          91 kwaka kz1000p
                          Stock


                          ( Insert clever quote here )

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                          • TERJE ANDERSEN
                            Truly XSive
                            • Aug 2003
                            • 106
                            • BERGEN,NORWAY

                            #14
                            Corbin / corbin-gentry

                            Maybe a stupid question this one,but I noticed the seat I purchased is manufactured by CORBIN-GENTRY. Is CORBIN and CORBIN-GENTRY two different manufactorers,or what?
                            TERJE

                            `79SF
                            `80SG x 2
                            `80LG x 2
                            `81SH
                            `82XJ1100J
                            `83CB1000 CUSTOM
                            `79WIFE

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                            • xs11lover
                              XS-XJ Guru
                              • Apr 2008
                              • 1433
                              • Montoursville Pa

                              #15
                              They used to be together, now it's just Corbin.
                              79 XS11 Special (Lazarus)
                              80 XS850 Special (Old Faithful)
                              80 XS11 Standard sorta stock (Beatrice)
                              79 DT 100

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