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Heli ATP
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August 28

Don't take my word for it but it may be possible to mount this seat on the low setting? It was discussed on this site before. The Corbin base is stiff and may need to be forced in place to fit. It will become easier to remove/re-install over time. Do some more research before giving up as they are a great seat.

Edited August 28 by Heli ATP
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whistler
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August 29

Thx for the reply, Heli. In my case, I did move the Yamaha seat height bracket to the Low position but didn't remove it completely. I might try removing it based on the thread you provided.

In my case and on my bike with the seat bracket in the Low position, I found that the Corbin's seat tab wouldn't insert into the Low notch on the metal tank bracket assembly. So, with the Yammy seat bracket in the Low position, I left the Corbin's tab in the tank bracket's High notch, shimmed the Corbin's seat latch with 2 flat washers under each bolt and installed it. The downside is that the seat's tab is only bearing on the tank bracket's High notch; the 4 forward rubber pads on the seat don't bear on anything. There was also a lot of lateral play with the seat tab in the High tank bracket notch.

I then used the Corbin tab bolts to shim a small piece of 1/8" flat bar that was just slightly less wide than the tank bracket's High notch to eliminate almost all of the lateral play. The end result was the seat still had the one weight-bearing point at the front of the seat but almost no lateral play, and the seat front was slightly higher than the back. The back 4 rubber pads did bear down on the bike's frame, but the front 4 were still catching air.

With the slight front-to-back decline noted above, my leg reach was almost where it is when I'm sitting on the thinner Sargent, and I was good with that position. My concern is that with only 1 bearing point on the Corbin's front end and the 4 points at the rear of the seat, I might eventually stress the middle of the Corbin's pan too much and cause some kind of structural issue or failure at an inopportune time on the road.

Maybe removing the bike's plastic seat carrier entirely will allow the seat to be installed in the tank bracket's Low position notch. I'll take a look later this morning.

Thanks again for the follow-up.
2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT (Annabelle)
2013 Suzuki V-Strom DL650 (Juliette)
2013 Yamaha FJR 1300 (Rachel)
2008 Suzuki Bandit 1250S (Fiona)
2006 Honda VFR800 (Jenny)
2005 Suzuki V-Strom DL650 (Hannah)
2003 Honda Shadow Sabre VT1100 (Veronica)

Aug 29 whistler changed the title to Sale Withdrawn by Owner-Corbin Seat for 2019 Tracer 900 GT, $400

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whistler
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August 29

This sale has been rescinded/withdrawn by me, the owner. Here's the short version...

First, my sincerest thanks to Heli ATP for relaying the previous thread re: Corbin's seat fitment back in 2015

. Per that recent convo with Heli, I removed the bike's OEM seat adjustment bracket and reinstalled the Corbin. . . and it worked. My leg reach is back to the balls of my feet vice the end of my tiptoes.

The Corbin's seat tab fits the Low tank bracket notch just fine, and the Corbin's latch just clicked into place when I barely pushed down on that part of the seat. There's no side-to-side play anywhere, and there's maybe 1/16" vertical play at the front of the seat above the tab area. I was freakin' incredulous and relieved all at the same time.

For a seat that Corbin specifically stated could only be installed on the Yamaha factory High setting, this seat fits 99% like a glove on the "modified" Low setting (minus the OEM plastic seat bracket). I say 99% because there's a minor (1/4" or so) gap at the rear of the seat between the seat and the bike, but otherwise the fit is damned near perfect. As far as I can tell, all 8 rubber pads on the Corbin are now bearing on the bike's frame.

Just got back from a short shakedown ride, and I can reasonably say that the difference in the Corbin's modified Low position vs the Sargent's High-only position is world's apart. If I'd had the Corbin on my recent 3,700 mile trip, I'd still be on the road. Don't know if the original issue and the above fix is unique to just my 2019 GT, or all 2019 GTs, or who knows. All I know is that my GT and my old body just got a new lease on life and I couldn't be more stoked about it.

My thanks again to Heli ATP for all the info re: the fitment fix.

You folks take care out there and we'll see you down the road.
Whistler
2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT (Annabelle)
2013 Suzuki V-Strom DL650 (Juliette)
2013 Yamaha FJR 1300 (Rachel)
2008 Suzuki Bandit 1250S (Fiona)
2006 Honda VFR800 (Jenny)
2005 Suzuki V-Strom DL650 (Hannah)
2003 Honda Shadow Sabre VT1100 (Veronica)
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