Corbin Seat for the VFR 800
Unfortunately, the Corbin for the VFR was nothing like the one for my
previous bike, a 1992 Nighthawk 750. The quality of the finish was poor. Also, I found
the seat to be worse than the stock seat in terms of comfort. The seat to peg distance
was reduced to the point where my riding pants would bunch up behind my knees cutting
off the circulation to my lower legs. Not good. Also, the hole in the back of the seat
for the backrest was uncovered and looked terrible. That was always the first thing
everyone noticed about the seat. I tried the seat for about 500 miles and then sent it
back. Originally, I was going to have Corbin modify the seat. They agreed to put a patch
on the hole and to redo the seat profile. Unfortunately, their customer service is very
poor if you cannot come directly to their facilitates in California. After eight weeks
of trying to get a hold of someone to discuss the modifications, I finally got a call
back informing me the seat was ready to ship out. Since I never got to talk to them
about the changes, I told them to just keep it and refund my money, which they did do
promptly. Some people love Corbins, to each his own I say. So I stuck it out with the
stock seat for the next 11,000 miles.
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