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Old Jan 28, 2016 | 04:23 PM
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I'm thinking of getting a Corbin red seat and really blacking out my Road Glide.


If you have any type of colored seats on your bikes, it would be great if you could post pics of it to see how it came out.


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Old Jan 28, 2016 | 05:24 PM
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I haven't seen any - might be a reason why
 
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Old Jan 28, 2016 | 05:48 PM
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Just ordered a two toned one from Corbin, but not on the bike yet...will post once its on...
 
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Old Jan 28, 2016 | 05:54 PM
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Here's a friend of mine....wish the picture could be better...
 
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Old Jan 28, 2016 | 07:22 PM
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It's not the whole seat, just replaced a few of the panels to match the paint (need to go a bit darker yet imo. The pic looks LOTS lighter than it is in person).
 
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Old Jan 28, 2016 | 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JMC22
I haven't seen any - might be a reason why
Agreed, stick to black or brown on the right bike but two-tone don't know about that...
 
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Old Jan 28, 2016 | 10:59 PM
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If you can find the color you like. Go to a boat upholstery shop and ask them about recovering you stock seat. It isn't expensive so long as they can use the pattern of your black seat cover. Marine vinyl is the best because it has texture to it. Thus the texture will keep the vinyl cooler in the summer. The wearability is awesome.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 03:58 AM
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That might look pretty good, but might look better getting something close to matching your strips. Dunno, but did that on my Sporty.

Another thought is to get some sort of contrasting piping or stitching on a black seat to be subtle. Did that on my C&C seat.





 
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Not the best picture.
 
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Old Jan 29, 2016 | 11:17 AM
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Some colours, especially red, fade in strong sunlight. For a custom bike I'd be very happy to use a coloured seat, but for a working bike I have second thoughts.
 
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