Andover Norton seat

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KiwiShane said:
Not mine..but looks like the seat
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I was looking at this again, and not sure what to make of it. One thing is that it seems like it wouldn’t rub the paint off the tank. I have heard that the Corbin does. Not sure if that is true, or not.
 
jamesp said:
I was looking at this again, and not sure what to make of it. One thing is that it seems like it wouldn’t rub the paint off the tank. I have heard that the Corbin does. Not sure if that is true, or not.
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The corbin will eventually mark the tank slightly but its only seen when the seat is off...and a cut n polish will remove it if you have a quality clear coat applied to the tank...you could always stick a piece of clear paint protector vinyl film in the area where the seat makes contact with the tank...
 
jamesp said:
I was looking at this again, and not sure what to make of it. One thing is that it seems like it wouldn’t rub the paint off the tank. I have heard that the Corbin does. Not sure if that is true, or not.
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James,
I have run Corbin seats forever and they don’t rub the paint off the tanks. I even have a strap for my tank bag and still have clearance.You usually have some wiggle room when mounting the tank.
Mike
 
YING said:
James,
I have run Corbin seats forever and they don’t rub the paint off the tanks. I even have a strap for my tank bag and still have clearance.You usually have some wiggle room when mounting the tank.
Mike
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I've only seen them with Roadster tanks, I'm too lazy to stop for petrol that often, so am looking for something that looks right with an Interstate tank, do you use a Corbin on an Interstate?
 
I have a single interstate seat with the hump mounted on my Wideline Featherbed and is a very comfortable seat, I brought it from Burtons British Bikes 15 years ago, I just had to change the mounting brackets to fit the Featherbed frame, he has a big selection of seats for Commando's but then it's been awhile since I been on his site, I ordered it on a Thursday night and was here on Tuesday too Australia, not bad I also ordered a new seat cover for my interstate seat at the same time.
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Thanks YING, that looks really good, and you have the std footrests on there, which I'd want to keep on mine. Do you find the seat comfortable?
 
MichaelD said:
Thanks YING, that looks really good, and you have the std footrests on there, which I'd want to keep on mine. Do you find the seat comfortable?
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I have had the seat on for about 4 years and am very comfortable with it. I am a short man and it fits me well.Taken on 300 mile days with no problem.
Mike
 
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cliffa said:
I'm pretty sure Corbin no longer make an Interstate seat of any kind unfortunately.
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Correct. The way to do it is buy one, hack it down and recover.

Not sure if he still does, but Matt at cNw did mine, I had to send him the tank, he supplied and modified the seat, and did a typically fabulous job of it too.
 
Jdub said:
Just to confirm, the Corbin you are using in conjunction with the Interstate tank is not the Gunfighter, but the Smuggler model without the rear trunk?
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That seat is a Gunfighter base cut short and then sent back to Corbin for covering.Matt at CNW did that for me.
 
I believe the issue with corbin is the variability in interstate tank lengths.
I had mine fitted with a corbin (gunfighter) from Matt but have since fitted a new tank without problem.
I use 2mm self adhesive rubber as barrier between seat and tank.
Cheers
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Recently found that kits with instructions are available from Leighton to remake your standard Norton seat into one of these:
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I wonder if its hard to make it look right? Anyone know the origin of this seat design?
 
jamesp said:
Recently found that kits with instructions are available from Leighton to remake your standard Norton seat into one of these:
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I wonder if its hard to make it look right? Anyone know the origin of this seat design?
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Mick Hemmings stocked them but had them made by person's unknown, MH supplied them to Old Britts.

I have recovered lots of seats, warmth is your friend, either direct sunlight or a hairdryer.
 
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