Stock to Mustang to Ultimate to Corbin
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Originally Posted by
stevenolts
I know there has been a lot of talk about seats. I was interested if someone who has had multiple seats could give me a summary of their experiences. (I think this would help everyone out)
Seat (brand & model) / cost / how comfortable / how high from stock / how narrow the front is (helps with short guys) / how far forward or back from stock / comments.
I made the mistake of sitting on a new 2016 F6B in the showroom yesterday and now I am second guessing my Mustang Day tripper seat. The stock seat felt softer / it is such a hassle to switch the seat back to the original seat to test. I thought I loved the Mustang because it put me lower and I liked the pocket with built in back rest. After seeing the continuous post about other seats I am beginning to doubt if I have the best seat for me. I don't know if I just need the Helibars to put me a little further back or what I need. The current setup I have on my F6B is the best I have ever had on any bike but there is always room for improvement.
I am 5' 8" tall with a 29" inseam (this could affect my getting a taller seat)
I resisted raising the bike up with the pre-load but that was no problem.
This obsession of mine (F6B new parts) is getting the best of me. I am addicted and I may need an intervention!!! But who cares I am getting old and don't have long to live so it is time to enjoy what I can in this life. I can't take it with me and I don't want to regret not doing things the way I wanted to later.
Steve
I started out with the F6B new so obviously had the stock seat. Coming off my Valkyrie and having put over 100,000 miles on it with a backrest I really was missing a backrest. Soo I bought and installed a Utopia Backrest. I felt when sitting the way I wanted, the stock seat was not putting me where I wanted. So it is for sale in the Classifieds.....Next came the Mustang seat!! A Nice seat, comfy and a good position but NO backrest available and the hump they build into it is fine for some but I need support up higher. On my way to Daytona from CT that year I was good for about 100 miles before my back started bothering me so I found if I moved my travel bag forward and used it as a backrest I was good to go every 200 miles for fuel stops.
So while in Daytona I ride over to Ultimate and had an Ultimate with a backrest put on.. Later that day I was back to return it. Too soft and it sat me too high. I figure the Mustang will work for me as I like the seat and can go 100 miles before it bothers me. When I travel I will mount my bag as a backrest and my problem is solved. Well, not so fast... never being satisfied I decided to try a Corbin. The Corbin sits me pretty close to the way I was on the Mustang and I now have a backrest. It has only been a week with the Corbin and I have not put more than a few hundred miles on it so time will tell.
So as of today,
the Stock seat with Utopia Backrest is for sale
and the Mustang seat is for sale
I hope this helps...