Corbin or other seat for F650GS
 

A few weeks ago I bought a 2000 BMW F650GS.
I am very happy with it except for one thing;
because of the shape of the seat, I'm forced to sit almost against the tank. Off-road this may be good but I travel 100km of freeway to work so I like to sit more to the back.
Is the Corbin seat better ?
Are there other solutions ?

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Jan Krijtenburg
BMW F650GS / Honda CB400T
http://www.xs4all.nl/~jkrijt/

[This message has been edited by jkrijt (edited 03 September 2005).]

The Corbin seems very heavy. Comfortable, but heavy. Touratech make a replacement seat. Or you could get it rebuilt by a specialist with gel inserts.

Those that I have talked with that have the Corbin are quite happy with it. I have one on my R80 that is a similar shape, and I am very pleased despite the added weight. Only problem is I keep running out of gas because my butt no longer demands a pit stop in time.

And who has experience with the Touratech seat? It is half the price of a Corbin seat in the Netherlands so if it's good, it is very interesting.

Bought my Touratech seat this year and together with Touratech bar risers can do London- Lake Constance(Austria) on the F650GS in a day without any problems. Took me 2 days with the original seat. Have just been in Corsica for a couple of weeks with the wife on the back and she is much happier on longer stretches. Worth the money, it changes the bike!

Another consideration is that the Corbin is wider, and hence less comfortable when standing up on the pegs. I think the Touratech is narrower, like a trail bike seat.