Hey guys
I'm new to this forum - just picked up a 2017 Orange Madness last week from Indian Motorcyle of Marietta, GA (Awesome guys!!! Got the best deal on my trade-in that I could possibly get, and the store is plenty of fun - they even had beers and plenty of food cooked out for everybody and anybody!)
Anyway - now I'm ready for customizing.
First order of business - the seats.
The stock seats for the 2017 SLRs are actually pretty good - comfortable, have some elegant stitching, have some side support - a lot better than for the older Slingshots - but they still have one shortcoming in my opinion- no heated seating.
This is hugely important for me - I take a lot of long bike-trips- even in cold weather.
This is pretty much the only reason I want to swap them out.
So...costs aside....what is my absolute best option for custom Slingshot seats that also have an option for heated seating.
My current options so far are Corbin seats vs PRP seats...but I'm open to hear of other seats to consider.
My slingshot came with Sparco shiftknob, pedals and steering wheel - and I would also have considered Sparco seats to match, but I read somewhere that the Sparco seats are not waterproof, and have no heated seating (but on the plus side, both driver and passenger seats slide and recline)
Here's one webpage comparing them to PRP seats
Polaris Slingshot Seat Options | SlingMods - Newsroom
I also don't really see options for customizing Sparco seats so I think I'm down to really only two options - PRP and Corbin - but I'm open to other options.
Anyone have any strong opinions of PRP vs Corbin?
I'm torn between the two because on one side, PRP seems to have the most reviews (almost all positive) and is more well known - hence a safer option - but I reviews of Corbin seats are very few and far between.
One thing I like PRP over Corbin is that I can remove all the branding from PRP and put my own logo on the headrest (I'd probably put the Slingshot logo if they allow me) - but Corbin plasters their name on the seat a little too prominently for my taste.
On their plus side - the Corbin seats seem to have both back and bottom seat heating (PRP appears to only have bottom seat heating - but I may be wrong).
Also, the Corbins are a little more better shaped than the PRP seats - the PRP ones seem out of place in the shoulder area - a little too wide perhaps? I'm not sure how I feel about a seat feeling like it's taking over the whole interior of the vehicle.
Any thoughts, opinions - especially comparing one brand over the other, are highly appreciated.
Also, any other brand I should also put into consideration? I'm big on being able to customize the seats, and I also need the heated seating option.
I'm new to this forum - just picked up a 2017 Orange Madness last week from Indian Motorcyle of Marietta, GA (Awesome guys!!! Got the best deal on my trade-in that I could possibly get, and the store is plenty of fun - they even had beers and plenty of food cooked out for everybody and anybody!)
Anyway - now I'm ready for customizing.
First order of business - the seats.
The stock seats for the 2017 SLRs are actually pretty good - comfortable, have some elegant stitching, have some side support - a lot better than for the older Slingshots - but they still have one shortcoming in my opinion- no heated seating.
This is hugely important for me - I take a lot of long bike-trips- even in cold weather.
This is pretty much the only reason I want to swap them out.
So...costs aside....what is my absolute best option for custom Slingshot seats that also have an option for heated seating.
My current options so far are Corbin seats vs PRP seats...but I'm open to hear of other seats to consider.
My slingshot came with Sparco shiftknob, pedals and steering wheel - and I would also have considered Sparco seats to match, but I read somewhere that the Sparco seats are not waterproof, and have no heated seating (but on the plus side, both driver and passenger seats slide and recline)
Here's one webpage comparing them to PRP seats
Polaris Slingshot Seat Options | SlingMods - Newsroom
I also don't really see options for customizing Sparco seats so I think I'm down to really only two options - PRP and Corbin - but I'm open to other options.
Anyone have any strong opinions of PRP vs Corbin?
I'm torn between the two because on one side, PRP seems to have the most reviews (almost all positive) and is more well known - hence a safer option - but I reviews of Corbin seats are very few and far between.
One thing I like PRP over Corbin is that I can remove all the branding from PRP and put my own logo on the headrest (I'd probably put the Slingshot logo if they allow me) - but Corbin plasters their name on the seat a little too prominently for my taste.
On their plus side - the Corbin seats seem to have both back and bottom seat heating (PRP appears to only have bottom seat heating - but I may be wrong).
Also, the Corbins are a little more better shaped than the PRP seats - the PRP ones seem out of place in the shoulder area - a little too wide perhaps? I'm not sure how I feel about a seat feeling like it's taking over the whole interior of the vehicle.
Any thoughts, opinions - especially comparing one brand over the other, are highly appreciated.
Also, any other brand I should also put into consideration? I'm big on being able to customize the seats, and I also need the heated seating option.