Ultimate Seat
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Monterey, Ca
If you are in the central valley, Im guessing the Fresno area based on your distance to SLO, why would you not ride over to Corbin and have a seat made to fit you and your wife. Corbin has a ride in service and you can have a seat made to fit you for the price you are paying for the other seats. I have '12 RG and had one made with back rest and heated with separate controls for rider and passenger
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Glendale AZ
For the most part, it really isn't the seat that's the biggest part of the problem for most of us, but we still blame the seat. Three or four hours of sitting in one place, in one position is hard to do on anything, whether in a car, couch, office chair, whatever. At least on some of those you can move around and stretch out, not so on the bike. You are very limited in your position choice, so I suggest another option ........ stop more often! I know, nobody wants to hear that and I myself am a long distance rider, but I find this works for me. Instead of riding three hours, then stopping for an hour and trying to stretch out the kinks, I stop every 80-100 miles and take a 5-10 minute break, walk around, take a drink, stretch ....... with that thought process, my *** and body are a lot happier after a 600 mile day. Don't get me wrong, you have to have a seat that is comfortable as you can find, but there is no perfect seat for sitting an extreme length of time, that's not what our bodies were designed to do.
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: U.S.A. Upstate N. Y.
Ultimate Seat
Sorry to hear your not happy with the seat. I have a ultimate seat and I love it. I bought the same seat you did, with the rider backrest and I had the passenger back rest recovered by Ultimate to match. The first seat I got from Ultimate I did not like. It was too soft for my body weight. I'm 245 lbs at 5'10''. I called Des- he is the owner of Ultimate and asked him what he could do. I sent him back the seat.. Des sent me a new firmer seat which I put on my 012' Ultra to test it out yesterday. Well I rode 125 miles without moving around or getting off to strech. Four hours + on back country roads. That may not sound like a lot of miles but it was long enough for me to tell if the seat was right for me..Having ridden bikes for forty years and counting I know a good seat when I ride on it..I've rode to Alaska and back= 10.228 miles in a month. I've owned, Russell day longs,Mustang, Corbin,Corbin Gentry,Custom seats for Harley,Wing Soft LLC,and a Tom Simmons seat. Next to the Tom Simmons seat,which I thought was the best seat I've ever had,the ultimate is right there as being one the best I've owned. If you never heard of Tom Simmons, his seats are hand built like a Russel to your weight and height. $1.200+ in leather. did not want to spend that much for the ultra seat, so I called Des. Give Des a call and see what he can do for you.. He is a great guy to do business with and he stands behind his product. Before you spend more money, for another seat call and speak to Des. I think you'll be happy you did..
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Fredericksburg, VA
the Russell has about 500 miles on it from the previous owner, still not sure what I am going to do about that one.
I am 1 1/2 hrs from Hollister. I have had Corbin's in the past and like them. The biggest issue is with my wife, I am trying to find something comfortable for both. She does not like the firmness of the Corbin's, she can't stay on very long.
I talked to Ultimate this morning. I am sending it back on Wednesday, when the wife is off. I am out of town on business in Reno, Nevada for the week.
I am 1 1/2 hrs from Hollister. I have had Corbin's in the past and like them. The biggest issue is with my wife, I am trying to find something comfortable for both. She does not like the firmness of the Corbin's, she can't stay on very long.
I talked to Ultimate this morning. I am sending it back on Wednesday, when the wife is off. I am out of town on business in Reno, Nevada for the week.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 803
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From: Port St. Lucie FL
I had an Ultimate seat with the backrest on a V-Star 950 I owned a couple of years ago. Ran into the same issue as you did - it definitely was not the all day seat they made it out to be. I did let me stay on longer than stock, but to me it wasn't worth the almost $900 I spent on the set-up. Unforunately I didn't return the seat in the 14 days because I thought maybe it was a break in issue and that if I rode it a while it would get better. It didn't.
That said, the company itself has excellent customer service and would have had no problem taking the seat back if I wasn't happy with it. They made it quite clear that they didn't want me to keep it if I wasn't happy. I definitely didn't get stuck, it was my choice to try and make it work. Ended up selling that bike with the seat on it.
That said, the company itself has excellent customer service and would have had no problem taking the seat back if I wasn't happy with it. They made it quite clear that they didn't want me to keep it if I wasn't happy. I definitely didn't get stuck, it was my choice to try and make it work. Ended up selling that bike with the seat on it.
Road Warrior
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,355
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From: Houston, Texas
I had the same experience with Ultimate, getting some good feedback from some of the Goldwing riding friends of mine. Didn't like it. Also tried the Mustang (had one on my Heritage and loved it) but didn't like the positioning for the Ultra. Tried the Saddleman and also sat on a Corbin (they don't take returns) and finally went with Russell Day-Long seats. I have loved it from the start, and have recently had it re-done after 50k miles on the bike. Great customer service, and totally custom. They are in Lake Shasta, so a lot closer than Florida for sure! 700 mile days are no problem, and at the end of an extended trip I'm ready to go again.....
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Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 171
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From: Memphis/North MS
Needed to edit this post....wasnt the seat, it was the set up on the bike. rode a street glide with the same style ultimate seat and it felt great. Will be adding one to the new street glide I just traded for.
Last edited by batone; Jul 5, 2012 at 04:31 PM.
