I just took a torn up seat off a Kawasaki EN500 to an upholstery guy and he reupholstered it copying the exact pattern of the original seat. He did an amazing job with all the correct stitching, tucks, etc - $47.00
On Jan 30, 2013, at 1:03 PM, Allen Thomas wrote: > Here is a good link for insturctions, and materials if you should decide to > recover your own seat. > > http://diymotorcycleseat.com/ > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > "I think $200 for upholstery is kind of steep." Especially since it is just > a plain piece of vinyl with no stitching. That is simple to replace yourself, > you could even modify the foam and shape to your taste. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > From: Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> > Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:46:09 -0500 > To: nighthawk_lovers<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > ReplyTo: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Corbin seat > > I haven't checked recently, but I think a brand new Corbin is around $400 > plus shipping. You can always try to find an used one. Perhaps you can ask > the owner of that '03 to let you ride with his seat so you know how it feels > before you buy. Also, I think $200 for upholstery is kind of steep. > > Javier. > > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Rmj <ross.m.jami...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Thank you. I took my stock seat to an upholstery shop & wanted $200. My wife > said might as well get the Corbin seat for a little more. One of our > ministers at church rides a 2003 nighthawk with a Corbin & he says it causes > him to ride closer to the tank. > > Thank you, > > Ross > From: bobcat...@gmail.com > Sent: 1/30/2013 7:54 AM > To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Corbin seat > > I have one on my 84 650. Much better than a stock seat I think. It has a > shape that molds to your shape and holds you on the bike better. I bought a > used one on eBay but they are hard to find. Expensive new. > > On Jan 30, 2013 8:40 AM, "Rmj" <ross.m.jami...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Anyone riding on a Corbin seat for nighthawk? How do you like it? Does it > have a gel pad in it? I heard mixed reviews. > > Thank you, > > Ross > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
