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Find of the year!

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Old 09-08-2010, 01:35 PM
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Talking Find of the year!

Spotted a seat on e-bay, thought it was worth a punt as it looked very similar to a Corbin. Made by some guy in the north of england, googled him and the reviews were glowing

It arrived last week and it's in almost 'as new' condition, the Missus loves it 'cos it's got the grippy panels, I love it 'cos it's got gel inserts for both of us

Now for the best bit, it cost me...............................................£ 35!!!!!!

Here's a couple of pics so you can see how it looks

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Old 09-08-2010, 02:18 PM
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Nice find Hawk. It looks great and theprice is definately right. Making the missus comfortable, nice move. Helps to keep um sweet. When I found the corbin last year it made the bike so much better to ride. Now I feel like part of the bike rather than being pirched on it
 
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Old 09-08-2010, 02:36 PM
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Yeah real nice man, does he make them or are they available over there in production ?

What a steal
 
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Old 09-08-2010, 02:47 PM
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nice find
 
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Old 09-08-2010, 03:10 PM
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The last seat I bought (Corbin) was labeled as a corban so nobody saw it and I got it for $50 + shipping
 
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Old 09-08-2010, 04:20 PM
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Nice seat!!!! ... Was that done by Tony Archer or by "Roy the Stitch" at Bootleg Bike seats in Preston by any chance?

 
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Old 09-08-2010, 04:54 PM
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Very nice!!
You got such a good deal that I want to call you bad names, Hawk.

I really need a better seat it's just that $400 is bullchit. I just need to keep my eyes open for an ugly one and get it recovered.


The last seat I bought (Corbin) was labeled as a corban so nobody saw it and I got it for $50 + shipping
Awesome. That's kinda how I got my T-Rex stands. They were universal stands, but listed for a ZX6R and called "trex" stands. They cost me $75 shipped. The nice gold ones, too.
There was also this snow globe that I got my mom for christmas one year that cost me $22 because the seller called it a "dome" and misspelled every other word in the listing. lol. It was some hugely popular discontinued peter pan globe, and the next cheapest one went for $145 used. (people are crazy)
 
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Old 09-08-2010, 06:31 PM
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STOP IT DYLAN!! I'm so crazily jealouse of your snow globe I can't stand it!!
 
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Old 09-08-2010, 07:03 PM
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These Guys have DIY kits for short money

Dylan man, yo are the man when it comes to absolute bargains
 
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Old 09-08-2010, 07:35 PM
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STOP IT DYLAN!! I'm so crazily jealouse of your snow globe I can't stand it!!
That's it, beatch. It's on like donkey kong.

I'm gonna stab your new seat with my rusty screwdriver.
(Don't get excited, either. I mean that literally. lol..)

And sprock, that's not a bad option. I'm gonna practice by working on that spare VF750 seat I got. We'll see how it works out. At least it won't cost me anything to screw it all up.
 

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