Something new for my new old K75S

As hard as a brick as they seem, every Corbin I've sat my arse on has been all-day comfortable. How do they do it!? Too bad they're as heavy as a brick instead of as light as a feather, tho'.

Another quality tutorial.

I substituted my "E" clips for "R" clips years ago when I couldn't find Ë" clips locally. I filed a flat on the pins  
 "E" clip groove and drilled a hole through to take the "R" clip. Years ago I purchased a bulk buy of Oz army badge "R" clips from a local thrift shop who couldn't identify them and were about to throwthem out. I paid a couple of dollars for the lot. I tried the cable tie trick but didn't like it, so I made a wire hook with a finger loop it is Velcroed under my seat. It's also used to remove the tank clips. I have enough "R" clips  to last for a short while.
Regards Martin.

Two Wheels Better wrote:As hard as a brick as they seem, every Corbin I've sat my arse on has been all-day comfortable. How do they do it!? Too bad they're as heavy as a brick instead of as light as a feather, tho'.

Another quality tutorial.

Corbin says that a too soft seat is bad for LD riding. Based on that, they build their seats to be medium hard. They're too hard for me but well-shaped and an Alaska sheepskin butt pad makes it "just right" for LD riding.

The best motorbike seat I've ever used was the original equipment, heated version on an '03 K1200GT. It was just pliable enough and really well-shaped. I never felt locked in to it. My pillion praised it, too. We use it as a benchmark. 

The second best was the hard-as, leather Corbin on my '87 K100RS in Australia. I could ride that from southeast Queensland down to visit my mum in central Victoria in two days' time, sort of a Seattle to San Diego ride, but not on a US "interstate" type highway. 

The third best, a second hand set of Sargent seats for my long-sold '04 R1150RT, picked up cheaply at one of South Sound Motorcycle's annual "swap meets." I bought it and had to ride to San Francisco from Fife for a seminar on BMW riding gear, so instead of flying I rode. My gal asked me on the telephone at the end of the first day how it felt and I realised I'd completely forgotten about it beneath me. I'd removed a Corbin custom made for a short arse to replace it with the Sargent. 

They're all over the place. Most newer BMWs are pretty awful in the seat department, of the many I rode whilst working at the shop, except for possibly a K16 or some of the touring options on the R18.

I've hard a couple of Sargents over the years. The odd thing about the K ones that I had was that they did not look comfortable at all but looks can be deceiving and they were very good comfy seats for LD riding.