Claudio Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I am considering an aftermarket seat (Corbin has worked for me on other bikes) as I find the stock to soft (pressure points) and a bit low. I am a sucker for a brown seat on a bike and was wondering if anyone has a white RT with a brown seat (Google Image Search turned up nothing of the sort). Link to comment
Chris K Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 It should be easy to change your seat color to brown using a photo editing program. That would give you an idea of how it would look. Link to comment
92Merc Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 I think a brown color goes well on just about any light colored bike. I haven't seen that combo before. But I think it would look great. Link to comment
fourteenfour Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 you can almost make a good picture by configuring your own RT on the bmw motorcycle site. Might work or might not with this link Link to comment
Claudio Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Thx. I used the configurator as suggested. Although I love the brown seat, without the pinstriping (e.g., Option 719) the Alpine white looks too modern for a rugged leather seat so I am going to stick with black for my Corbin. Link to comment
Ponch Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Isn't a brown seat available through BMW? The 719 option seat? Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Maybe you could contact a few dealers to see if they have that color combo on the showroom floor and put them together for a photo. Just a thought. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 On 6/30/2020 at 12:09 AM, Claudio said: I am a sucker for a brown seat on a bike and was wondering if anyone has a white RT with a brown seat (Google Image Search turned up nothing of the sort). You’re not kidding, not a single picture of a white/ with brown seat RT out there. I was skeptical but then saw this and changed my mind a bit. Could be interesting! Link to comment
Claudio Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 5 hours ago, Ponch said: Isn't a brown seat available through BMW? The 719 option seat? Yep BMW has a Brown option as well. I am going Corbin for a different fit/ergonomic over stock. Link to comment
Claudio Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 Here is the configurator views. The already "transformer looking" RT gets even more visually noisy with brown on white/black. Link to comment
Hosstage Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 The brown doesn't do it for me on the RT. Link to comment
AndyS Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Brown seat, white RT...vugly! Nothing matches! 3 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Fourteenfour...for digging up that pic, you get the use of the BMWST corporate jet for the weekend! Shoot Whip a PM, he'll get it out to the nearest suitable airfield. Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Don't fall for that "corporate jet for the weekend" fanfare like I did. The photo is not what it seems. Go on. Show him. 1 Link to comment
TEWKS Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 45 minutes ago, wbw6cos said: Don't fall for that "corporate jet for the weekend" fanfare like I did. The photo is not what it seems. Go on. Show him. Hmm, I seem to have misplaced the photo but I assure you, it'll all buff out... 1 Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 It rode nicer than it looks. The patina causes folks to turn their noses up, but rides real good! Link to comment
wbw6cos Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Actually, that brown seat does not look all that bad. Need to whiten up the gray plastic, or turn it brown. But, painting......too much just to change a seat. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 It goes better with the Manhattan Matallic Green paint IMO but it really doesn’t matter because, I never got along with a stock BMW seat anyway. 1 Link to comment
John Bentall Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Hi Claudio, I have this decal kit on my RT. I'm pleased with it. John Link to comment
Tpoppa Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Any aftermarket seat other than black will hurt resale value if you ever sell the bike and don't include the stock seat. Used Corbins in any color other than black typically sell for next to nothing. Something to consider. Check ebay. Link to comment
Dave_in_TX Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 3:18 AM, AndyS said: Brown seat, white RT...vugly! Nothing matches! +1 Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now