After 1 month plus 1 week for delivery, the Corbin Close seat for the B 400 finally arrived. I was informed by Corbin in Daytona that a new arm would arrive with the seat because the standard Suzuki arm is not strong enough to support the heavier Corbin seat. There was no arm. The Corbin rep. told me that the latch issue had been resolved and there was no problem installing the seat. It took the dealer 2 hours to make the seat fit properly to the scoot and lock :!: The back rest is about 2" short for practical use on the seat. So tomorrow I am going to try and find a 3" screw to see if that works.
When I called the sales manager to complain about how I was misinformed, he said he would look into it. He did call me back and to say that they did not have a solution for the seat. I asked why his rep lied and he of course white washed it. In the long run he said that "you are obviously not happy with the seat and to send it back and he would refund me my money". I said that really was not a very good solution.
I thought that Corbin was a reputable company. So now I have to run around and try and figure out if someone makes an arm strong enough to support the seat. Suggestions from anyone are welcome.
The seat does look good. However I got use to riding with the stock and my legs stretched out that now I feel confined in the Corbin close seat. I will give it a little more time to get use to it. Someone asked how close was the seat. If you take a tape measure from the center of the ignition switch to the edge of the bucket (where the back meets the seat) it is exactly 26". This causes me to ride with my knees bent (still plenty of room from the dashboard). I have a 26" inseam.
The seat is also lower to the ground. I was on tipy toes with the stock seat when stopped. I am now on the balls of my feet when stopped.
When I move up on the seat I can push the scoot back with flat feet on the ground. That part is good.
I will reserve judgement as to whether this was a good purchase after I have a chance to get use to it. However I guess for the money I was expecting the seat to fit like a glove and was disappointed to find out that this is not the case. And I am also disappointed in Corbin who would manufacture a seat and not provide the supporting arm to hold the heavier seat up.
When I called the sales manager to complain about how I was misinformed, he said he would look into it. He did call me back and to say that they did not have a solution for the seat. I asked why his rep lied and he of course white washed it. In the long run he said that "you are obviously not happy with the seat and to send it back and he would refund me my money". I said that really was not a very good solution.
I thought that Corbin was a reputable company. So now I have to run around and try and figure out if someone makes an arm strong enough to support the seat. Suggestions from anyone are welcome.
The seat does look good. However I got use to riding with the stock and my legs stretched out that now I feel confined in the Corbin close seat. I will give it a little more time to get use to it. Someone asked how close was the seat. If you take a tape measure from the center of the ignition switch to the edge of the bucket (where the back meets the seat) it is exactly 26". This causes me to ride with my knees bent (still plenty of room from the dashboard). I have a 26" inseam.
The seat is also lower to the ground. I was on tipy toes with the stock seat when stopped. I am now on the balls of my feet when stopped.
When I move up on the seat I can push the scoot back with flat feet on the ground. That part is good.
I will reserve judgement as to whether this was a good purchase after I have a chance to get use to it. However I guess for the money I was expecting the seat to fit like a glove and was disappointed to find out that this is not the case. And I am also disappointed in Corbin who would manufacture a seat and not provide the supporting arm to hold the heavier seat up.