Thank you for the kind words and for watching! Corbin seats are amazing seats. One of the best in my opinion. The Valkyrie is one of my favorite bikes of all time.
@BigSmittyRiding I purchased a brand new 2014 Valkyrie from our Honda dealer in 2018 for $13k out the door. Power wise, it was as quick as my VMAX but handled like a dream and was smooth as silk. I sold it a few years later, and now I wished I would have kept it. I just purchased a 2023 BMW R18 brand new for 18k out the door. This will be another misunderstood motorcycle. I love the art deco design and heritage this bike has. I just ordered my Corbin last week. We went to the location in Hollister, and my wife met Mike Corbin. He is a beautiful human. His employees just love him.
@honestlion17 that’s so awesome! I sold my Valkyrie as well and bought the Goldwing. I’ve heard nothing but good things about him and how he treats his employees. Good stuff!
Corbin is definitely proud of those seats.I’ve been trying to design one for about 2weeks now there is more options then you can shake a stick at. Lol I’m definitely going that way with the rough saddle for my cruiser. Great video,and that was one sharp looking bike.
Thank you very much. They definitely have a ton of options and they are proud of those seats. But they are damn comfortable and are close to being worth the price. Thanks for watching!
I've heard they are stiff and first but, they break in really well after a while and are extremely comfortable. Beautiful seat, beautiful motorcycle and great job on the video👊👍
Extremely firm. To the point of sitting on a leather wrapped stool. I’m sure they’ll last forever, but I couldn’t do it. Seemed to be made well with quality materials.
@@BigSmittyRiding we always enjoy your brand of content, as we don’t always look the the typical wing riders ourselves and we dig your humor. The factory was great to see and the staff was so friendly- looking forward to more content viewing of your stuff
I purchased one for my Triumph Thunderbird in 2014 with a backrest. Looked great but a little firm and not much soft padding. Paid just under $1,000. It lasted for 4 years and stitching started coming apart. Just found out it will cost me 75% of cost to get it recovered. That is ridiculous when I can get it done locally for half that.
Man that sucks. I'm sorry you're having to deal with that. I've always had good luck with Corbin, definitely sounds like it didn't. Thanks for watching.
@@BigSmittyRiding I got mine in 2018, it's garaged when I'm not riding it and it's faded to a light red.. not quite pink yet. I just emailed corbin asking if they recommend a particular dye or what. I should have got black stitching.
Wow, that's a great video. That saddle looks good on the motorcycle. I'm glad and honored to see your great channel again. Have a nice Tuesday. 👍👍👍🤙🤙🤙👌
Thanks man! Corbin seats really are damn good seats! I’ve been growing my hair out for a while after over 15 years of shaving my head... it’s a work in progress but thanks for the compliment!
Soft and plush is exactly what you don't want in a bike seat. It's Corbin for my money too. Not cheap but no sweating, chaffing, burning, sore butt. (Not to mention the boys down there). Even after multiple long days in the saddle. I ride Goldwings and you get a $30 seat on a $30K. Touring bike. I have told many riders to not waste money on beads, air cushions, animal hides, etc. Just buy the seat and RIDE! Happy Trails. Beautiful Valk. My Wing is the same color BTW.
Thank you very much! I completely agree that Corbin is worth every penny for all the reasons you stayed above! I sold the Valkyrie and bought a 2021 Non Tour Wing myself, and I love it! Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
The one in this video is the Kuryakyn Momentum Vagabond sissy bar bag. Very good for trips and has a shit ton of pockets. Thank you very much for watching!
I had a Corbin on my Honda and loved it. As soon as I got my Harley I put one on and nope not the same. Was bummed. There is a company here in Florida that lets you buy one and return it if not happy with it. Great job Big Smitty. ~Momma Badger 🦡🖤🏍🌴🎥
Got a heated corbin seat for my indian bobber and used it 4 times back of it looks likes it's melted no help from customer service what so ever just getting blanked
Man that sucks! I’m sorry you’re getting screwed like that. I had a good experience with them but obviously they drop the ball sometimes. I hope you get it resolved soon.
Thank you very much for the kind words. I’m seriously looking at the Rebel 1100. I wanna test ride one and get opinions from those who purchase them before I commit. But it’s a very intriguing bike to say the least!
terrible customer support... all seat parts align correctly, but seat does not lock into the seat frame of new sv650... the seat feels as if it would be comfortable except that it does not lock up...their solution is that I'm installing the seat correctly.... and that was their final solution... $600 seat is in original box used... I bought 2 other seat that were ok, Vstrom 650, suzuki rf900rr
Well I’ve had great experiences with them and so have several others. But it’s unfortunate that they are giving you the run around. Good luck and I’m sorry you had to deal with that.
Thanks for the comment! I completely agree, it’s much nicer than stock and it breaks in nicely. It’s worth the money spent, in my opinion, to have a comfortable seat made with high quality.
Saddleman is a great seat. Everyone loves the step up. I just don’t have any experience on it. I love the Corbin. After they break in they are great! Pricey, but a very good seat.
Mustang makes a damn fine seat. They just don’t make on for this bike. Corbin is one of the few who does and they make a good seat as well. Thanks for the comment and the support Pat!
@@BigSmittyRiding I ride with too many people who take themselves too seriously because they ride a Harley. To annoy them I wear my "Sons of Arthritis" hoodie.
If I didn't have your videos to look forward to, I'd forget it was Thursday! I don't know how you manage to speak extemporaneously for 10 minutes. Even when I conducted meetings on things I was knowledgeable about, I had to have notes. Maybe your wife is holding up cue cards! Anyway, that's a skill I never had. Isn't it funny how almost no motorcycle ever built has a truly comfortable saddle? I mean, I know it adds expense, but for a bike designed for long periods of riding, you'd think they'd put a little extra into them. On my longest ride to date, I found my "taint" going numb at the end. It's a very uncomfortable, and disconcerting, feeling. Nothing down there should ever go numb. You do know where the word "taint" came from, right? I never had heard that term until I moved to Virginia and a former supervisor used it and explained it to me. Overall, I feel Honda did a decent job on the rider seat, but that passenger seat, you can tell when you pull it off how flimsy it is. I've never sat on it, but just holding it, I can tell it would not be comfortable for any length of time. Feels like a thin board with a thin layer of foam on it. Fortunately I don't have passengers often. Corbin makes a great product and I really dig their saddlebags for this bike, so I'm sure the seat is much more comfortable. But for $1000, I just can't. I like how they do the stitching to match the paint. I always said the contours of the Corbin seat look like the underside of a humpback whale. That's not meant as criticism - just an observation. Now, while we're on the subject of the seat... First, Honda's choice of hex bolts to hold it in place. Why? Not everyone keeps hex keys or drivers in their tool set. And unless you have driver bits, twisting those bolts 20 times by hand is pretty annoying and time consuming, not to mention wearing out your wrist (I had to special order driver bits once I discovered this aspect of the bike - I'm not going to hand twist those every time). Second, it's a pain in the ass to have to pull the rearmost part of both the front and rear seats back to get to them, and keep it pulled back the whole time you're twisting it in or out. And third, one of my few complaints about this bike is access to the rear battery terminal, which requires removal of both seats to connect anything to it. Terrible design. You should be able to pull the screw out of the terminal directly from the side panel. But, hey. If that's all I have to complain about, as my riding buddy says "first world problems". I didn't see any Crown Royal this time either. I always enjoy seeing Smitty having a little sippy sip. Alright man, until next week! I note your subscriber base has increased by yet another 2, so keep ridin' and keep rockin'. Kudos! Fingers pointed and tongue click back atcha. 😎🏍👓✌😜
Thanks for the comment and the support as always! Yes, the design of the battery compartment is ridiculous in these bikes! The Corbin seat only makes it worse because it hangs down lower than stock seat so you have to pull it off. I purposefully carry hex keys for the seat because twisting by hand is not an option... I talk so much that I wing it a lot on what I’m saying so the editing of my vids takes forever! Thanks again my friend and stay warm up there!
Corbin deleted their Google presence because their reviews were so awful. Their customer service is basically non-existent after the sale. My Corbin cost a FORTUNE and rides like a damn wooden bench. It's absolutely terrible.
I hate that for you. I got lucky I guess. I’ve seen a lot of complaints above it then lately. I’m running a Saddleman Road Sofa LSR on my Goldwing and it’s been great. Good luck and thanks for the comment.
Russell's day long are custom seats made just for you. They are the best you can buy but they aren't lookers. Corbins are hooker shoes, they look good but always hurt your feet
😂 that’s the first time I’ve ever heard a Corbin called hooker shoes! Thanks I laughed hard. You might be right though… I enjoyed my Corbin but I have zero experience with RDL and I hear they are absolutely amazing! Thanks for watching and for making me laugh!
@@BigSmittyRiding I'm glad it went well for you. I am talking to saddlemen tomorrow. About $380 less expensive and with a little luck, less arrogant. They might even actually answer the phone.
Your Corbin looks great, beautiful motorcycle. These Valkyries are so underrated.thanks for the video.
Thank you for the kind words and for watching! Corbin seats are amazing seats. One of the best in my opinion. The Valkyrie is one of my favorite bikes of all time.
@BigSmittyRiding I purchased a brand new 2014 Valkyrie from our Honda dealer in 2018 for $13k out the door. Power wise, it was as quick as my VMAX but handled like a dream and was smooth as silk. I sold it a few years later, and now I wished I would have kept it. I just purchased a 2023 BMW R18 brand new for 18k out the door. This will be another misunderstood motorcycle. I love the art deco design and heritage this bike has. I just ordered my Corbin last week. We went to the location in Hollister, and my wife met Mike Corbin. He is a beautiful human. His employees just love him.
@honestlion17 that’s so awesome! I sold my Valkyrie as well and bought the Goldwing. I’ve heard nothing but good things about him and how he treats his employees. Good stuff!
Corbin is definitely proud of those seats.I’ve been trying to design one for about 2weeks now there is more options then you can shake a stick at. Lol I’m definitely going that way with the rough saddle for my cruiser. Great video,and that was one sharp looking bike.
Thank you very much. They definitely have a ton of options and they are proud of those seats. But they are damn comfortable and are close to being worth the price. Thanks for watching!
Yer right about that - we just covered that problem of too much choice on our channel too- but we don’t dance as good as Big Smitty
I've heard they are stiff and first but, they break in really well after a while and are extremely comfortable. Beautiful seat, beautiful motorcycle and great job on the video👊👍
Thank you very much! The first two weeks I noticed it felt a little solid but after 200 miles or so it broke in nicely and has been an amazing seat.
Extremely firm. To the point of sitting on a leather wrapped stool. I’m sure they’ll last forever, but I couldn’t do it. Seemed to be made well with quality materials.
I have 8000 miles on mine and it gets worse with every ride. Worst money I've spent on my bike.
Man I hate to hear that. I had good luck with mine. I have a Saddleman Road Sofa LSR on my Goldwing and it’s an absolute pleasure to ride on.
We just covered our Corbin factory tour experience - trying to decide- thx for your video!!
Thank you very much for watching and for the comment. I’d love to do the Corbin factory tour. I bet it was cool to see.
@@BigSmittyRiding we always enjoy your brand of content, as we don’t always look the the typical wing riders ourselves and we dig your humor. The factory was great to see and the staff was so friendly- looking forward to more content viewing of your stuff
I purchased one for my Triumph Thunderbird in 2014 with a backrest. Looked great but a little firm and not much soft padding. Paid just under $1,000. It lasted for 4 years and stitching started coming apart. Just found out it will cost me 75% of cost to get it recovered. That is ridiculous when I can get it done locally for half that.
Man that sucks. I'm sorry you're having to deal with that. I've always had good luck with Corbin, definitely sounds like it didn't. Thanks for watching.
just ordered mines for the Honda Trail 125, I started doing DoorDash and UberEats, and I need to be as comfortable as possible.
That’s awesome! A good comfortable seat is important. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the seat!
I love my Corbin. The only problem I have is I got red stitching and it's starting to fade.
Thanks for watching! I’ll have to watch out for the stitching fading. Appreciate the heads up.
@@BigSmittyRiding I got mine in 2018, it's garaged when I'm not riding it and it's faded to a light red.. not quite pink yet. I just emailed corbin asking if they recommend a particular dye or what. I should have got black stitching.
Mine is blue and it’s garage kept as well. I’ll have to keep an eye on it. Thanks again.
Are the backrests adjustable forward or backwards ?
Yes, they have a little set screw that allows you to make it come forward or to lean back more.
@@BigSmittyRiding cool ! Thank you
Wow, that's a great video.
That saddle looks good on the motorcycle.
I'm glad and honored to see your great channel again.
Have a nice Tuesday.
👍👍👍🤙🤙🤙👌
Thank you very much! I appreciate the comment and the support!
Oh, man...I think you just pushed me over the edge to buy one of these for my neew Gold Wing. Thanks....new sub here!
Thanks for the sub and I’ve been pushing people over the edge for years!!! Corbin seats are great. I can’t recommend them highly enough.
Looking at a nice Corbin 2-up for wife and I on our Challenger. Trying to justify breaking out that 1200 bucks. Thanks for your video Smitty!
You're welcome. It is a steep price to pay but I think the quality and comfort is worth it. Thank you for watching!
I have never regretted for one minute the $1300 spent on my Gold Wing Corbin seat. Pull the trigger! Wife will thank you too.
@@clay1883 I did end up getting one. Heh I actually got Salty's used seat from his Challenger. They are worth every penny.
My Corbin seat is just about broken in. About 1000 miles. So much better than stock. I won’t ride with stock again.
Agreed! Corbin seats are absolutely awesome! Thanks for watching!
The seat looks great on your bike, Corbin is the cream of the crop for motorcycle seats. That undercut looks sharp too man!
Thanks man! Corbin seats really are damn good seats! I’ve been growing my hair out for a while after over 15 years of shaving my head... it’s a work in progress but thanks for the compliment!
Soft and plush is exactly what you don't want in a bike seat. It's Corbin for my money too. Not cheap but no sweating, chaffing, burning, sore butt. (Not to mention the boys down there). Even after multiple long days in the saddle. I ride Goldwings and you get a $30 seat on a $30K. Touring bike. I have told many riders to not waste money on beads, air cushions, animal hides, etc. Just buy the seat and RIDE! Happy Trails. Beautiful Valk. My Wing is the same color BTW.
Thank you very much! I completely agree that Corbin is worth every penny for all the reasons you stayed above! I sold the Valkyrie and bought a 2021 Non Tour Wing myself, and I love it! Thanks for the feedback and for watching!
here for more of the salt shaker!
Great video! What type of sissy bar bag are you using?
The one in this video is the Kuryakyn Momentum Vagabond sissy bar bag. Very good for trips and has a shit ton of pockets. Thank you very much for watching!
I had a Corbin on my Honda and loved it. As soon as I got my Harley I put one on and nope not the same. Was bummed. There is a company here in Florida that lets you buy one and return it if not happy with it. Great job Big Smitty. ~Momma Badger 🦡🖤🏍🌴🎥
Thank you very much for the comment! Yeah, I’ve noticed it’s either people love them or they hate them when it comes to the Corbin seats!
What company is that? If you don't mind me asking. I live in the Tampa Bay area.
@@brianwest5348 ultimate seats in Daytona tell them the Badgers sent you
@@TheBadgers Thanks!
@@brianwest5348 very welcome
Got a heated corbin seat for my indian bobber and used it 4 times back of it looks likes it's melted no help from customer service what so ever just getting blanked
Man that sucks! I’m sorry you’re getting screwed like that. I had a good experience with them but obviously they drop the ball sometimes. I hope you get it resolved soon.
Does suck as really like the seat and very comfy but let's the look of my bike down which is a dam shame
@@jlee9722 man I agree. I’m sorry. I hope they do right by you and fix it.
Hey Smitty, Enjoy your down home videos and vibe. Do you think you will get a Rebel 1100 ? Keep up the great work !
Thank you very much for the kind words. I’m seriously looking at the Rebel 1100. I wanna test ride one and get opinions from those who purchase them before I commit. But it’s a very intriguing bike to say the least!
terrible customer support... all seat parts align correctly, but seat does not lock into the seat frame of new sv650... the seat feels as if it would be comfortable except that it does not lock up...their solution is that I'm installing the seat correctly.... and that was their final solution... $600 seat is in original box used... I bought 2 other seat that were ok, Vstrom 650, suzuki rf900rr
Well I’ve had great experiences with them and so have several others. But it’s unfortunate that they are giving you the run around. Good luck and I’m sorry you had to deal with that.
I put a Corbin on my Z900 and it’s way better than stock seat.
Thanks for the comment! I completely agree, it’s much nicer than stock and it breaks in nicely. It’s worth the money spent, in my opinion, to have a comfortable seat made with high quality.
Thanks for the review
Thank you very much for watching!
I wish I would have known you were selling this bike.
I’m sorry Jim. I was gonna post it for sale but the dealership offered me a good trade in price and I bit. Should have given you a chance man. Sorry.
No big deal, you’ve got me thinking about the 21 non tour now.
@@rainman0827 if your on the fence I’ll tell you to go for it. It’s a damn nice bike.
Hahaha hilarious intro. Man I’ve been going back and forth between Corbin and Saddlemen
Thanks man I appreciate the sub and the comment!
Saddleman is a great seat. Everyone loves the step up. I just don’t have any experience on it. I love the Corbin. After they break in they are great! Pricey, but a very good seat.
Thank for the review!
You're welcome. It's a great seat and I really enjoy it! Thanks for the comment.
That a Dixxon Bamboo your wearin?
It’s a Dixxon Party shirt. I own several and a couple of Bamboos as well. Love their shirts!
Never tried a Corbin but I really like my Mustang Seat. JMO
Mustang makes a damn fine seat. They just don’t make on for this bike. Corbin is one of the few who does and they make a good seat as well. Thanks for the comment and the support Pat!
Great Review
Thank you very much for watching!
I have the same motorcycle. I stand on the pegs all the time while riding. It gives my legs and back a rest and stretch.
Yeah, I had Highway pegs on mine and it was super comfortable. But I stood on the pegs a lot myself.
Good job with review
Thank you very much! I appreciate the feedback!
Big Smitty, you got jokes.
Always! Watch my videos and you'll see I'm completely full of shit!
@@BigSmittyRiding I ride with too many people who take themselves too seriously because they ride a Harley. To annoy them I wear my "Sons of Arthritis" hoodie.
@@WaitAMinute1989 I had a sons of arthritis Ibuprofen chapter patch on one of my older vests! good stuff.
If I didn't have your videos to look forward to, I'd forget it was Thursday!
I don't know how you manage to speak extemporaneously for 10 minutes. Even when I conducted meetings on things I was knowledgeable about, I had to have notes. Maybe your wife is holding up cue cards! Anyway, that's a skill I never had.
Isn't it funny how almost no motorcycle ever built has a truly comfortable saddle? I mean, I know it adds expense, but for a bike designed for long periods of riding, you'd think they'd put a little extra into them. On my longest ride to date, I found my "taint" going numb at the end. It's a very uncomfortable, and disconcerting, feeling. Nothing down there should ever go numb. You do know where the word "taint" came from, right? I never had heard that term until I moved to Virginia and a former supervisor used it and explained it to me.
Overall, I feel Honda did a decent job on the rider seat, but that passenger seat, you can tell when you pull it off how flimsy it is. I've never sat on it, but just holding it, I can tell it would not be comfortable for any length of time. Feels like a thin board with a thin layer of foam on it. Fortunately I don't have passengers often.
Corbin makes a great product and I really dig their saddlebags for this bike, so I'm sure the seat is much more comfortable. But for $1000, I just can't. I like how they do the stitching to match the paint. I always said the contours of the Corbin seat look like the underside of a humpback whale. That's not meant as criticism - just an observation.
Now, while we're on the subject of the seat... First, Honda's choice of hex bolts to hold it in place. Why? Not everyone keeps hex keys or drivers in their tool set. And unless you have driver bits, twisting those bolts 20 times by hand is pretty annoying and time consuming, not to mention wearing out your wrist (I had to special order driver bits once I discovered this aspect of the bike - I'm not going to hand twist those every time). Second, it's a pain in the ass to have to pull the rearmost part of both the front and rear seats back to get to them, and keep it pulled back the whole time you're twisting it in or out. And third, one of my few complaints about this bike is access to the rear battery terminal, which requires removal of both seats to connect anything to it. Terrible design. You should be able to pull the screw out of the terminal directly from the side panel. But, hey. If that's all I have to complain about, as my riding buddy says "first world problems".
I didn't see any Crown Royal this time either. I always enjoy seeing Smitty having a little sippy sip.
Alright man, until next week! I note your subscriber base has increased by yet another 2, so keep ridin' and keep rockin'. Kudos! Fingers pointed and tongue click back atcha. 😎🏍👓✌😜
Thanks for the comment and the support as always!
Yes, the design of the battery compartment is ridiculous in these bikes! The Corbin seat only makes it worse because it hangs down lower than stock seat so you have to pull it off. I purposefully carry hex keys for the seat because twisting by hand is not an option...
I talk so much that I wing it a lot on what I’m saying so the editing of my vids takes forever!
Thanks again my friend and stay warm up there!
@@BigSmittyRiding HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SMITTY!!!!! WooHooooooooo!!!✌👓😜🏍😎🎈🍷🥃🍺🍹🍸
@@crupert23225 thank you very much good sir!!! I’m drinking Crown as we speak!
The music is very distracting
I’ve turned it down a bit but I don’t like to leave dead silence and background noises going, so I throw music in.
Corbin deleted their Google presence because their reviews were so awful. Their customer service is basically non-existent after the sale. My Corbin cost a FORTUNE and rides like a damn wooden bench. It's absolutely terrible.
I hate that for you. I got lucky I guess. I’ve seen a lot of complaints above it then lately. I’m running a Saddleman Road Sofa LSR on my Goldwing and it’s been great. Good luck and thanks for the comment.
Russell's day long are custom seats made just for you. They are the best you can buy but they aren't lookers. Corbins are hooker shoes, they look good but always hurt your feet
😂 that’s the first time I’ve ever heard a Corbin called hooker shoes! Thanks I laughed hard. You might be right though… I enjoyed my Corbin but I have zero experience with RDL and I hear they are absolutely amazing! Thanks for watching and for making me laugh!
You had to do all that to a Harley to make any power lol
Hahaha!!! I’d do shit to my Honda but there ain’t no parts where I can!!!
No
Any elaboration on the no?
Please use a different finger to point.
I got your attention though, didn’t I? My wife pointed that out after I posted it and I just let it go. I’ll remember that next time
No!
I think they are! Worth every penny!
I ordered Corbin for my FJR1300. Never again! Customer service stinks. Way overpriced. No returns or refunds.
Sorry you had a bad experience. That sucks. I had a great experience and got a great seat from them. I’m gonna buy another one soon.
@@BigSmittyRiding I'm glad it went well for you. I am talking to saddlemen tomorrow. About $380 less expensive and with a little luck, less arrogant. They might even actually answer the phone.
Saddleman makes some nice seats. Good luck with it!
@@BigSmittyRiding Called Saddleman today and ordered seats for my FJR1300. $350 cheaper, 10 weeks out, no drama. 30 day full refund.
@@montwolfman hell yeah that’s great man. Congrats!
No and hell mo
Come on! You’re killing me!