I occasionally take my wife and daughters out for an evening or weekend ride on my FZ8 (not all at once), and I wanted a passenger seat that doesn’t put them at an uncomfortable tilt forward. I considered buying the Corbin unit, but wasn’t sure about comfort. So instead I looked up a local upholstery shop on the web and took my seat in for modification. The upholsterer did exactly what I asked, and even let me test it on the bike before he stapled the new cover on it. (I wanted a very firm triangular wedge inserted underneath the existing seat foam to take the slope out of the seat without raising it too much or changing the upper shape too much.) It turned out great. It took about a week, the quality makes the stock rider seat look a little cheap by comparison, and it cost $35 less than the Corbin passenger seat.
This is the second time I’ve used a local upholsterer for a motorcycle seat alteration, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m sure that Corbin, Top Sellerie, etc. make a great product. This is another alternative. The guy I used advertised himself as an Auto and Marine Upholstery shop.
This is the second time I’ve used a local upholsterer for a motorcycle seat alteration, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m sure that Corbin, Top Sellerie, etc. make a great product. This is another alternative. The guy I used advertised himself as an Auto and Marine Upholstery shop.