Night Train Seat & Bags
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Night Train Seat & Bags
Right- so I thought I'd ride all the way to Tahoe from Seattle on the badlander. Then I thought better of it and now I'm shopping for a seat. I've never had a problem with the badlander, but I've never ridden further than 4 hours on it.
so....I'm looking for a seat that looks the same, but will go the extra mile for comfort. Rallyrunner? Sidekick?
I visited the corbin website, but I only liked the young guns seat, and it was tough to tell what color, texture, ect. to order.
any tips?
oh and yeah, what kinda saddle bags are you guys buyin? I've been lookin, but haven't found a great place yet.
so....I'm looking for a seat that looks the same, but will go the extra mile for comfort. Rallyrunner? Sidekick?
I visited the corbin website, but I only liked the young guns seat, and it was tough to tell what color, texture, ect. to order.
any tips?
oh and yeah, what kinda saddle bags are you guys buyin? I've been lookin, but haven't found a great place yet.
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Four hours on a badlander, Yikes! I'm only good for about an hour with a lot of squirming. I just put a Danny Gray Buttcrack seat on my Night Train. Danny Gray is now owned by High End Seats. It isn't broken in yet, but is still much better than the badlander. They make many models, some look similar to a badlander. I really wanted their Fatstitch Dually, but didn't want to spend the near $600 with shipping. Drag Specialties also sells some of their models, and if you look for Danny Gray on Ebay, you will find some "Ebay stores" that have some good prices. I have an expenssive Corbin on a BMW R1200C, their cruiser bike, and its as uncomfortable or worse than the Badlander. I've also seen a lot of complaints on forums about Corbins customer service. The D.G. seat also moved me back just a little. I also put Arlen Ness 3" extensions on my foot controls, like that a lot. Got them at Cycle Barn. And they are black. I work on Ballard Ave. If you'r in that area in the mornings, I take the Night Train to work on most non rain days, your wlecome to stop by and sit on it, or on many afternoons I stop at the China Clipper on Aurora across from Costco, about 203rd.
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Yikes! is right...4 hours on the "badasser" is hard time, man! When I sat on my '05 Train in the showroom, I knew within 10 seconds that that seat was a bad match for my butt. I had the same reaction though...I wanted a seat that looked sleek like the Badlander, but that was actually comfortable. I crossed my fingers and ordered a RallyRunner. What an improvement! The second you sit on it you'll know it will be good for the whole day, and your passengers will want to thank you with sex (if they've ridden on the Badlander) so you'll want to be careful about who you let on the back. I also got a Sundowner for long rides with the girlfriend, etc. It may look kind of "geezer", but it feels like a butt massage...
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I put 5 hours on my Badlander before I got my BAR Industries Hitchhiker seat... and man that was an uncomfortable experience! I was sore the NEXT day!!
I can't help with a seat that looks like a Badlander, but if you're looking for a wicked comfortable 2-up seat and don't mind a thicker look, then look into the Hitchhiker. It looks great on the Night Train.
So far, I haven't got any saddlebags, but I did buy a medium sized sissybar bag that's good for a few days worth of clothes.
Cheers!
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I can't help with a seat that looks like a Badlander, but if you're looking for a wicked comfortable 2-up seat and don't mind a thicker look, then look into the Hitchhiker. It looks great on the Night Train.
So far, I haven't got any saddlebags, but I did buy a medium sized sissybar bag that's good for a few days worth of clothes.
Cheers!
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My NT had a Corbin Hollywood Solo on it when I got it....... Its like sitting on a cloud. Very nice....... When the wife wanted to go for a ride I would put the stock set on and that was very painful for both of us, so I ended up gettin a Mustang Regal Pillow seat. It is a little bit bulkey and it shifts the weight up on the bike but now that I am getting used to it, I am starting to like it. I purchased a quick release sissy bar witch I didn't even want but the wife is more comfey, and when I want to ride alone its easy to just pop it all off and bolt down the Corben and Im off.
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