[Cranbury650]

Not the best photo of my new-to-me 2015 V-Star 650 Raven.

 

[Spectra]

Not the best photo of my new-to-me 2015 V-Star 650 Raven. View attachment 101254

looks good I have the identical bike...........even the same year.............. I wish they blacked out even more chrome than they did..........might be my winter project.........

 

[EddieA]

Not the best photo of my new-to-me 2015 V-Star 650 Raven. View attachment 101254

sweet looking bike! How long you been riding?

 

[Cranbury650]

sweet looking bike! How long you been riding?

Legally, 3 years. Outlaw, 45 years. I needed to make it legal. John law is tough here in N.J.

 

[Crummy72]

Here is my 2012 950. Bought it in summer of 18 with 3600 miles. Now has over 11k and she never sits longer than 2 weeks. Changed a lot on her. Obviously painted her a metallic graphite, painted exhaust, had slip on cobra and changed to ice cream scoop shorty, velociraptor air cleaner, 2000R Fuel Management System, new mirrors, speakers, phone holder/charger, LED headlamp, passenger floor boards, 10” mini apes, new grips, luggage rack, and bags. The next to be changed out are the seats. Super uncomfortable on long rides. She’s a beast and keeps up with everyone.

 

[Lanthus]

Celebrated 2021 with a new sticker...

note to self: wash the bike dammit

 

[Samson69]

Xvs650 Raked front 10" over Harley fork stanchions 8" risers 18" apes and a load of modificstions. Fully stripped reapainted motor and frame/tins.
Cutdown fenders slashcuts converted into high fishtails 😂😂 View attachment 102594 View attachment 102595

 

[faffi]

With the angle difference between the forks and the bars it gives the impression that the frame collapsed and the front almost broke off completely. However, I can see that you have put a lot of time and effort into your bike, and that is easy to respect!

And is that a streetracker or a cafe in the background? Cannot see too well, but it looks like a rear wheel off an old Kawasaki or Honda? And in the other picture I guess we see the very back of some old Yamaha from between 1980 and 1983?

 

[Spectra]

With the angle difference between the forks and the bars it gives the impression that the frame collapsed and the front almost broke off completely. However, I can see that you have put a lot of time and effort into your bike, and that is easy to respect!

And is that a streetracker or a cafe in the background? Cannot see too well, but it looks like a rear wheel off an old Kawasaki or Honda? And in the other picture I guess we see the very back of some old Yamaha from between 1980 and 1983?

Yep second pic for sure looks like the 80s swooping yamaha wheel...............man I hate those things and have a few sets myself.....

 

[faffi]

They were very cool when I first saw them on the 1980 RD350L/C, then on the XJ650 Seca and then more and more. But they grew old pretty quickly.

 

[Lanthus]

Cold, ice and salted roads = waiting for warmer weather.

 

[bpounds]

Playing with special effects today. Any preferences?

Antiqued

Grayscale

Sepia tones

 

[lesblank]

I like the Sepia tones. All are cool pictures. Never noticed how your bags sit slanted, or is it the picture?

 

[bpounds]

Yeah, they are throw-overs, so they flop around quite a bit.

 

[faffi]

Definitely the Sepia version for my taste.

 

[bpounds]

Yeah I like that one too. My bike is blue. Isn't it interesting how the filter changed the blue to a milk chocolate color?

 

[Lanthus]

Actually managed to get out on a short ride today.

 

[matthewd92]

I like the Sepia tones as well. What would be really cool is a grayscale background with the bike in full color. That would pop. That’s a great backdrop for those pictures!


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@Lanthus ; you take some really amazing pictures. The composition in them impresses me every time you pose.


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[bpounds]

That is a cool idea. Don't mind me, I'm just playing with software toys from the past.

 

[Jonny]