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I just got off the phone with Corbin and they only have one seat pan for the GTS.
I've seen several pictures and seen several comments by those that have the seat lowered to 29" or so.
My question is do you find the seat too hard?
I have had Corbin's on Harley's in the past so we don't have to go over the whole story again but Corbin themselves say the seat will be a little harder with less padding.
Thoughts please from those that have done this. Thank you
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I don't know for Vespas, but I ordered one for an F-model BMW. I rode it around for 1000 miles and still wasn't satisfied. To their credit, they took it back with no questions. It is worth a try.
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Indications from old posts were that they had a second lower seat pan. They do not.
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You might also look into Calto elevator boots. They work for me. Also, Scooter West offers adaptors to lower rear shocks @ an inch. That is what I did for my 300GTS
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I had a Corbin seat on a Honda Grom. It was fantastic looking, but honestly not very comfy. It was better than the stock seat, but only by a fraction. The cost was ... a lot. For what I got, it looked great, felt better, but not worth the price better.
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Thank you for the replies.
I can can touch down toes on both sides and ride the bike fine. I just prefer a full foot touchdown.
I've had Corbin's on Harley's and I find them comfortable enough.
I like the ride of my 300 with Ohlin shocks and I don't want to change it so I took the seat to Moto in Orange County for a seat cut down.
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If all you are after is a reduction in height without losing comfort, that isn't hard to do. Any competent upholstery shop can drop the horn way down, and install a gel pad to compensate for the reduced padding. I was after a flatter seat, not really dropping the height. I still ended up removing a bit over 2".
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My wife had a Corbin on her 2018 GTS and didn't like it. It definitely was lower but also sat her further forward. We asked them to redo the seat to sit her further back but they said they couldn't because of the seat pan design. It was also very slippery and she always felt like she was sliding forward.
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FYI, I just decided to use shorter shocks which is a double upgrade (shorter and better ride).

I have a new-in-the-box 1.5 shorter set if anyone is interested. IKON made them for me special order set for 200# rider weight. PM me if intersted.

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