Triumphrat

robbierob · 02-23-2006

ok I was thinking of getting a rumble seat from corbin but then started to look at price of the dual touring seat

my question is this if I get a dual touring seat (for my daughter to ride with me )

Can i switch back and forth from the dual touring to the stock solo seat

Disco · 02-23-2006

It's not easy to take the Corbin DT on and off especially when it's new. The hole tolerances are tight until the seat gets broken in.

HOWEVER... the beauty of the Corbn DT is that you can move the back rest between the driver position and the passenger position WITHOUT taking the seat off. If my wife or kids are along for the ride, they get the backrest. Otherwise, it's in the driver position.

I love this feature.

robbierob · 02-23-2006

thanks disco for the info

I was just curious because I like the way it looks with the solo seat

but the young one needs the security of the back rest on the dual touring

tbsrider2000 · 02-23-2006

I have the rumble seat for the same reason.. My daughter loves to ride. It is defintiely a pain to install the first time. The seat doesn't want to line up with the supplied bracket because of the rubber bumpers being so new and not having much give. I've modified the bracket a bit to have the holes line up better.

I like the look of the solo seat too, and will be swapping back and forth from time to time.

RocketEd · 02-23-2006

I think this has been asked before, but several different searches didn't turn it up; For those of you with the Corbin Dual Tour, does it move the rider forward on the bike?

RocketEd · 02-24-2006

tbsrider2000 · 02-24-2006

RocketEd,
I don't have the dual tour, but when you order a Corbin seat, they ask for your inseam measurement and build the seat accordingly. I used my pants size (32" length). My seat didn't move me forward at all. I'm about in the same position as I was on the stock seat.

On thing, my rumble seat is a bit wide between the thighs, which makes it a little harder to flat foot at a stop. I can still flat foot it easily, but I notice the difference.

RocketEd · 02-24-2006

Aah, excellent! Thanks for the feedback! I've a 36" inseam and find even the stock position a little cramped. In a perfect world I'd either move the pegs all the way forward or back several inches so they were under my butt. I bought the material to do the job, but just have never taken the time.
Thanks again.

tbsrider2000 · 02-24-2006

When I first saw the Rocket III design, I thought they had made the foot pegs adjustable back and forth, until I got a closer look of course. That would have been genius, even if you had to buy different shift and brake rods, alot of people would have really like it.

glw · 03-02-2006

BEWARE!!! CORBIN SEATS ARE HARD AS A ROCK AND THEY DON'T GET BETTER AFTER 1000 MILES LIKE THEY SAY IT DOES. YOU MAY AS WELL RIDE ON THE FRAME.
They do look good though but man your poor butt. We even tried saddle jell and other pads but it don't work. End up selling the seat for 1/2 price.