Corbin seat height??

[nubeena]

Just wondering if anyone can tell me how much lower the Corbin seats are compared to the standard seat height of 31"? Just how much does it lower the seat? I'm 1.700cm (5'7'' in your talk!) and I can almost flat foot both sides with my boots on if my seat is on the lowest setting and I sit as far forward as possible (only when stopping).

Also when measuring the length of one's inseam, is the measure taken from the top inside of the leg right to the floor (my measure is 31' exact), or only to where the fall of the pants finish??? Please excuse my ignorance!

I'd really like to have another inch to spare..........now come on fellas, you know where I mean!!

Any info would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Baz

 

[chesthing]

Pretty much every Corbin is about 1" lower than the stock seat it is replacing, and about 2" wider-which actually makes it a bit more of a stretch to the ground. Corbins would be great seats if they didn't reduce so much legroom.

 

[ccobra8]

I have two corbins for my st13. The duel cannyon is much taller and is not as adjustable as the stock seat. The other one just replaces the front seat. Can't remember the name but it is a little lower than stock but it is wider in the front and feels about the same to me. I have a 30 inch inseam and not sure where it is measured from some one else will have to help with that.

 

[Yaesu]

When I ordered a Corbin seat for my 84 V-65 Sabre, Corbin asked for my height, weight, and inseam, and also my wife's. After giving it to them, I asked them to make the seat even higher than they normally would for a rider and passenger with those measurements. The seat was perfect for us, except for the bone in the back where the back rest was to be mounted.

 

[bucky123]

i purchased my corbin used, i have no idea if it was build specifically for a rider or if they are all the same, (i think they are all the same?)
it is a front only seat, Overall it is higher than the stock when it comes to how your feet touch the ground, probably because of the extra widht.

I liked my stock seat in the middle position, and on the Corbin i have to have it in the lowest position, and it feels slightly higher than the stock in the middle...

for what is worth...my 2 cents

 

[longdog_cymru]

Pretty much every Corbin is about 1" lower than the stock seat it is replacing, and about 2" wider-which actually makes it a bit more of a stretch to the ground. Corbins would be great seats if they didn't reduce so much legroom.

I would agree with this. I have a Corbin Dual Canyon and it is about as low the standard seat on low setting, but the extra width makes it more of a stretch to the ground.

FWIW, Corbin recommend using the Dual Canyon on the medium setting only in the literature that came with my seat.

 

[old fard]

Corbin will make some mods to their seat to help those like me with "runty" legs, 29" inseam, (measured from the crotch of your Levi's to the end of the pant leg for those who let their wives buy their clothes) I can almost get both feet flat footed with my "Alpiners". Couldn't find high heel sneakers as the song says. With the wife on board I can reach the ground. For us short legged folk the issue is also the width of the seat at our thighs. Corbin thins that area out as well. Skinny legs are a bonus. Every little bit helps.

 

[FJRHank]

Baz I hear ya m8 and no worries about any ignorance here, yer perfectly clear and well versed.

Have not had a corbin but for those (like me) that are leg length challenged, the seat (any I think) can be modified.

I've done 3 or 4 of them myself. But whoever does it, what is needed is "narrowed" and "lowered". The specification to make with "lowered" is "don't change the lean angle".

What so many seem to do is create a "pocket" for you to sit in... not a good idea imho. There's a great deal of foam on these seats (they are made for people of like 250 lbs to be comfortable), an inch can easily be shaved off without causing discomfort for those of us that don't weigh that much. And the lean angle can remain the same.

Good luck with it, I've found it's no where near as difficult to shave it down as one might think.