whats the best seat to buy?

[HUNT 1200]

My stock seat sucks. Whats the best seat to get?

[RichBaker]

Corbin.....

[flips]

I'll second that

[Tengu]

I havent got a Corbin - I did want one, especially for the back rest for my girl
I did some reading and research and was not confident to purchase a Corbin from Australia due to the many varied stories of qualit, comfort and service.

The need to do work on the seat after you get it to make it fit (by removing locking mechanism from a stock seat and adding it to the corbin) really put me off

I found a fellow here in Queensland, John Moorehouse, who with a stock seat base ($70) totally built a custom seat after seeing me and the girl on the bike and listening to what we wanted.

$440 later I have an incredible seat, super comfortable for both me as rider and her as pillion
He also provides a "comfort guarantee", meanign that after the firsat 1500km (time for the foam to wear in) he will adjust the seat at no cost to make sure you are comfortable

He is always really busy so it took a few weeks... but its worth it
I didnt get a backrest but I have some interesting ideas to fabricate one from the pillion hand grabs

Sorry photo is on the work computer and Im not at work!

[terryk]

Corbin, excellent seat.

[rktmanfj]

+1 on Corbin

Moving the seat latches takes five minutes.

Once you ride on the Corbin, you'll probably never want to move them back anyway.

[Travis398]

My only regret with the corbin is I didn't buy it sooner.

Expensive, but worth every penny.

[Brian]

G'day , have any of you blokes read about the Airhawk cushions , they dont seem like a bad thing & fairly inexpensive for what comfort the reviews say they are getting on some bloody long rides $ 80.00 -$140.00 plus shipping ,unless there's an Aussie supplier here
Cheers
ps what is this Kookaloo all about ??

[tmkaos]

ps what is this Kookaloo all about ??

G'day mate :-)

There is a whole post on this http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=5015.0

But basically, stick 'er in 2nd, point 'er at an empty horizon and twist that throttle all the way. Continue until you run out gears, room or balls. Now what's that feeling like?

Kookaloo!!! 

Happy riding mate

James

[Brian]

But basically, stick 'er in 2nd, point 'er at an empty horizon and twist that throttle all the way. Continue until you run out gears, room or balls. Now what's that feeling like?

Kookaloo!!! 

Happy riding mate

James
[/quote] :hi:Yeah gotyah now brother , kinda like your native bro's when they say ' TUMEKI ' {awesome}

[racerman_27410]

But basically, stick 'er in 2nd, point 'er at an empty horizon and twist that throttle all the way. Continue until you run out gears, room or balls. Now what's that feeling like?

KOokaloo! 

James

Thats what i'm talkin about!

you can't help but say it right no matter where you're from.       

KOokaloo!

(it's good for you  )

[ribbert]

G'day , have any of you blokes read about the Airhawk cushions , they dont seem like a bad thing & fairly inexpensive for what comfort the reviews say they are getting on some bloody long rides $ 80.00 -$140.00 plus shipping ,unless there's an Aussie supplier here
Cheers
ps what is this Kookaloo all about ??

Airhawks are Australian made and are readily available. They will even send you one to try and return if not satisfied (as I did)  They are fantastic for touring. The biggest problem they have is people OVER inflating them.  It's not like an air cushion that takes all your weight, the idea is to spread the load over your entire ass. No pressure points. They work very well, same principal as pressure mattresses in hospitals (that is, I believe, where his inspiration came from) I only returned mine because I didn't like the feel when riding hard. In hindsight, they are modestly priced and I should have kept it for trips.
Noel
(Melbourne)

[The General]

+1 from me. Use it regularly. Esp good for pillion. You can take mine for a test at the rally.  Doug

[Travis398]

The seat pan on the corbin is a lot wider than the stock ones, making it easier to sit on for extended periods.
Not sure how much more comfortable the stock seat would be with a cushion on it,
but I would guess the wider seat pan would make a bigger difference. 

[FJmonkey]

The seat pan on the corbin is a lot wider than the stock ones, making it easier to sit on for extended periods.
Not sure how much more comfortable the stock seat would be with a cushion on it,
but I would guess the wider seat pan would make a bigger difference. 

Some of us just have wider butts, wider seat.....That makes sense. I like my Corbin enough to have it re-foamed and re-covered in the near future.