jorgebri60
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I volunteered my my Scoot to Corbin R&D for a seat and Backrests so if you look at the Corbin site it now shows 2012-2019. First of let me tell you it was an experience being there while they made the seat. They designed and made it while I watched. It was amazing to watch them work and design. So, at any rate, I now have a Corbin on my 2nd Gen 650 gt. Now for the Good part..... What an amazing difference from the stock seat. It allowed me to ride the Bike back 1200 miles non-stop...yes, 1200 miles. Yes, I went ahead and documented as well as submitted for an Ironbutt certification on the ride home. I had the bike shipped to them from Texas, but I felt what better way to try out the new seat than to try it out on an Ironbutt. Again... man...what a difference.
As far as how the bike rode... It performed flawlessly. Averaged 80mph most of the way home. My only complaint was that I could not go much more than 150 miles so the entire ride took 10 fuel stops.. including the start and finish. I had to be very cognisant of how far the next fuel stop was. In a couple of cases I stopped right at 100 miles because of how far the next fuel stop was. This was due to the speed at which I was traveling. Had I kept my speeds down to 65-70 I'm sure I could have made closer to 200 miles. Either way, the bike is a very capable and comfortable tourer. I rode through mountain passes, fog, rain, heavy traffic (LA area), and of course looooong ass flat roads with nothing in between but desert. All in all it was a fantastic trip and I give Kudos to the design team of this great scooter. I had my doubts about how it would work as a replacement for my goldwings... it did very well.
As far as how the bike rode... It performed flawlessly. Averaged 80mph most of the way home. My only complaint was that I could not go much more than 150 miles so the entire ride took 10 fuel stops.. including the start and finish. I had to be very cognisant of how far the next fuel stop was. In a couple of cases I stopped right at 100 miles because of how far the next fuel stop was. This was due to the speed at which I was traveling. Had I kept my speeds down to 65-70 I'm sure I could have made closer to 200 miles. Either way, the bike is a very capable and comfortable tourer. I rode through mountain passes, fog, rain, heavy traffic (LA area), and of course looooong ass flat roads with nothing in between but desert. All in all it was a fantastic trip and I give Kudos to the design team of this great scooter. I had my doubts about how it would work as a replacement for my goldwings... it did very well.
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