Review posted yesterday featuring our favorite bike (and in its best color):
https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2022/08...ject-bike/

I absolutely love my Corbin Dual Canyon. I'm fortunate in that Corbin is only an hour and a half ride from where I live. I ride in, have them build me a seat, test ride it, return to the shop and have them make any adjustments as needed. You can do this as many times as it takes to make a perfect seat. My Corbin is lower and narrower in the front then the stock seat so my 29" stubby legs can be more comfortable on the ground. I'm on my 4th Corbin. They also offer a 10% discount to veterans.

I think this was the only aftermarket seat for the RS that offered a heater option. So frustrating that heated seats are available on the GS & RT but not the RS. Feels like deliberate handicapping, because I absolutely would want that option if available.

(08-05-2022, 10:45 AM)Pyrrho Wrote: I think this was the only aftermarket seat for the RS that offered a heater option. So frustrating that heated seats are available on the GS & RT but not the RS. Feels like deliberate handicapping, because I absolutely would want that option if available.

When the author of the article said "The setup I chose ran $618." and later on he mentioned "If, as I did, you order the heated seat (a $203 option) ...", I assumed that the $618 included the heated option and got excited. This is not the case. From the Corbin webpage for this seat, Order tab, you can see that the heated option is on top of the $618 for the seat, i.e. it is $821. Misleading writing. Sargent is another popular manufacturer and their 2-piece unheated seat is $770 - better to get the Corbin and get heated.

The seat looks OK I guess, although the white stitching and piping in the article is fugly to my taste, especially on a black bike. But to each his own.

If I were to change my seat on either bike I would want a heated seat, although that is more for "show" than anything given where I live. The shape of the seat would have to suite my Cool Covers seat cover which, in my climate, is more functionally appropriate. The dished shape of the Corbin means that there would be an air gap which could possibly become slack over time.

You can design your Corbin anyway you like. Corbin has a huge selection of materials to choose from. I regularly ride in 35F and up temps and never considered a heated seat and still don't. My heated jacket keeps we warm and toasty.

I have a Sargent seat for my 2020 1250RS and it's heated. Had a Corbin on a 82 VF750F and it was really comfortable as well. I put many 1000's of miles on it.

(08-05-2022, 07:43 PM)Motorhead1977 Wrote: I have a Sargent seat for my 2020 1250RS and it's heated.

It is? I just checked Sargent's website again to see that yes, it is, but was also reminded why I didn't think of them -- the controller, I can't stand the look of it. Would much rather have a switch or rheostat on the seat itself, or alternately, use a wireless controller like Gerbing so I can put it anywhere.

Resurrecting this thread a bit to ask Motorhead1977 their review now of the Sargent. I'm thinking about getting one next month from Sargent's factory. Pros/cons? Rain worthiness (does it make you sit in a puddle)? Is it comfortable?

TIA!

I'm very pleased with the Sargent seat I have. It's comfortable for me on an all day ride. I rarely deliberately ride in the rain but when I've been caught in it I haven't experienced any "puddle" effect. I've never bothered to connect up the heat control so can't speak to that function. In all I'd buy it again if I was choosing a seat. Of course, YMMV.