XT660R or KLR650 ??

[Bass]

How wide do you want it? Js seat is a bit wider than stock but still fairly hard. Hers is still the original base.

I do not doubt that if you spend the extra on a seat that it will indeed make you happy. For me not worth it. I'll just take a little mod of the original and be done with.

It's one of those things where you don't know the outcome until you try it.
I don't know if a modified one would suit me but I do know that the Corbin on DJ's machine feels good.
It's a hard one (no pun intended), but I will be spending so much money on the thing that I might as well get it right, especially since my arse is gonna be on it for the best part of 2 months continuously.

[Transalper]

It's one of those things where you don't know the outcome until you try it.
I don't know if a modified one would suit me but I do know that the Corbin on DJ's machine feels good.

With that info I'd expect you to go for the Corbin as tried and trusted.... if the budget allows.

[Quasievil]

Im thining about luggage racks, what the deal for a Ventura well I will tell ya $196 plus the Raised bar bit, so all up about $300

Im thinking the KLR has a awesom luggae rack at the back so Im thinking how I can get a bar to fit in the rucksack..........any clues ideas or suggestions ??
What you guys use/do ??

[Cajun]

As for the seat - I have been giving serious thought to a Corbin. I have also been giving serious thought to McDonalds in Tauranga. However, I think that the original seat needs a bit more width for me. That means a new base and I don't believe that this is McDonalds forte (happy to be corrected).

We have modifyed bases on seats, but that is mostly cruisers, not done one on a dirt bike.

Like anything it is possible, alot of it we would need to see bike, seat and how much you would need widing in turn might not even need to modify the base to do what you want, be amazed what we can make up.

[Bass]

We have modifyed bases on seats, but that is mostly cruisers, not done one on a dirt bike.

Like anything it is possible, alot of it we would need to see bike, seat and how much you would need widing in turn might not even need to modify the base to do what you want, be amazed what we can make up.

Cool, thanks for that
Do you know any good gravel roads between Aucks and Tauranga?

[Cajun]

Cool, thanks for that
Do you know any good gravel roads between Aucks and Tauranga?

No i do not sorry,

there few like thomansons track and like, but dirt i don't know much about, sure someone else be able to help out with that side of things

[Bass]

No i do not sorry,

there few like thomansons track and like, but dirt i don't know much about, sure someone else be able to help out with that side of things

No worries - I thought that would be the likely answer.

[warewolf]

US$569 including oversized shipping from justgastanks.com
That's about NZ$770 and I wonder if the customs man will want to add some to that.

AU$650 retail in Aus direct from RV Aqualine (the manufacturer), but they have special export rates. For one you can remove 10% GST.

[K slider]

I put a corban seat on me Dakar very heavy and they were very hard to deal with, it was pretty good but on sold it for quality reasons.
Cheers Pete.

[ducatijim]

AU$650 retail in Aus direct from RV Aqualine (the manufacturer), but they have special export rates. For one you can remove 10% GST.

Yep, we know....already done our homework; as you do for these things.
Corbin seat: don't deal with Corbin, there are excellent exporters who do a great job. AND, for the record: this is an excellent product for the DR, no issues at all and a 100% improvement in position and comfort, take that as GOSPEL. not gossip!!!!

[NordieBoy]

Corbin seat: don't deal with Corbin, there are excellent exporters who do a great job. AND, for the record: this is an excellent product for the DR, no issues at all

As long as you get one that fits and specify which tank you want it for.

[ducatijim]

As long as you get one that fits and specify which tank you want it for.

Lets look at it this way; You have a stock seat and put on a NON IMS tank, it suits ur seat, done. You put on a Corbin, with the stock tank you used to have, it fits. You put on the tank ( non IMS) that went with ur stock seat, it fits. Done. Easy really.
In English= Corbin and stock DR seat mount up identically, can I be any clearer?

[NordieBoy]

In English= Corbin and stock DR seat mount up identically, can I be any clearer?

You need to specify you want the Corbin for a stock tank or for an IMS when you order one.
The stock tank Corbin will mount up to the Aqualine and Acerbis tanks nicely but not the IMS.
There are plenty of threads about having to adjust/file out the mounting tabs to get the seat to fit properly even when it's the right one for the tank.
I love mine and it fitted with no mods needed.

[mylodon]

I put a corbin on my klr650...

it didn't fit very well with the stock tank. I had to do some tweaking to get it to fit better, but it's still not snug against the tank like the stock seat.

on the plus side, i can go two hours without having to get off the bike, and i feel fine, and on a full 8+ hour day, i don't really have any problems at all.

the stock seat put me in agony in an hour.

negative thing about the corbin as well is that it adds about an inch or two, which means i can't flat-foot when i stop as easily, and the height makes it more difficult offroad.

[pete376403]

New KLR ('08) seat is very good, maybe not quite in the same league as that on the BMW Dakar but light-years ahead of the vinyl crucifix that Suzuki put on the DR.