Corbin v.s. Sargent Seat

w_pienaar · Post by **w_pienaar** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 11:55 am

My other half and I will be touring France at the end of May. Seeing the Firestorm is not renowned for pillion comfort, options need to be considered to make life easier for her on the back. Has anybody any experience on the Corbin/Sargent aftermarket seat? Does it make long distance riding bearable for the passenger?

Cheers

Post by **kevg** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:05 pm

Another posibility is to send the seat away and get gel packs put into it, with postage, labour and parts this should work out well below the Â£200-300 for either of the seats you mention.

slim_boy_fat · Post by **slim_boy_fat** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:27 pm

Reading other forums, the sargent seat seems to come out ahead. No idea why!!

VTRgirl · Post by **VTRgirl** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 4:07 pm

Friend of mine has just put a Corbin on his Storm. I did a swapsie for a bit & it's veeeeeerry comfy on the front, but not sure about the pillion side of things.

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:26 pm

Hows about this for a cheep solution.
Buy her some cycle shorts. You Know, the ones with the padding in the backside, they work great.
They'll keep her in the seat for hours longer without your ears getting tired from the windging

Pete.l

VTRgirl · Post by **VTRgirl** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:01 pm

Nice idea, Pete, but she'll want to know if her butt "looks good in that" & you know it won't

!

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:17 pm

Haaa!
That thought didn't even enter my head.
Oh well!, another good plan not properly thought out and gone down the pan

Okay, so heres another one
Lads
Can't afford a fancy new seat and want to do a few extra miles and not get a sore a.........

SILVER ZIPPER · Post by **SILVER ZIPPER** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:20 pm

Pienaar have you looked at this post.
http://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4899

RAINMAKER · Post by **RAINMAKER** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:31 am

Buy gel pads, they strap on where you want them and can transfer to any bike you ride............could even strap them to your knees and avoid carpet burns.

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:19 pm

Paul Said

strap them to your knees and avoid carpet burns.

Now that's thinking

Pete.l