When I bought my stock DR650SE, I was nearly in tears during my first long day (500kms), it was SO uncomfortable. I'm about 6'1" and the seat totally killed my ass, my lower back was aching etc. I thought about selling it after that ride!
After a bit of thought, I put on high Renthal bars to solve the sore back issue, Corbin seat which is a lot wider than the original and the 20L IMS tank which gives an easy 350ish kms before you really need to fill up again (mine usually got 20kms/L), a huge improvement over the original 13L tank. Plus a cheap 2nd hand $20 bash plate. Sorted. I could then ride long days with no problems at all. The Corbin isn't so much about weight as I think it is a bit heavier than the original however the DR is so much lighter than my 1150GS so I didn't really notice.
One point to note if you're using Andy Strapz panniers is than one of the straps goes across the top of the seat and you can end up partly sitting on it which gets pretty uncomfortable on a long day/high temps however a bit of sheepskin would no doubt sort this.
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Originally Posted by gjw1957
what is a Corbin seat and its purpose ???
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