H.B.C

Dragstar & Vulcan customs from H.B.C Motor Cycle Shop.

Dragstar 400 Springer

Dash Custom from Japan have some of the most gorgeous dragstar(V-star) 400 ever customized. They are mostly equipped with raked springer front suspension.

Devil Dragstar

Found this Dragstar/V-Star bobber from a Japanese website.

Photoshop Custom- Samurai Dragstar

This is not a samurai chopper like those from Zero Engineering. I just played with the samurai theme on this custom.


Modifications:

• A smaller black headlight with amber lens and black protective cage as in a kendo mask
• Bubble visor as the fairing
• Fuel tank chopped, narrowed and relocated to the top of the frame with "The Great Wave of Kanagawa" design
• Modified carburetor with an samurai emblem
• Leaf sprung solo seat
• Bobber rear fender in matte black with a retro tail light
• Front fender removed
• Battery relocated to the bottom
• Side cover removed, the fuse box and electronics fit into an oil-tank-shaped container with a "samurai" kanji character
• Exhaust changed and heat wrapped
• Red lining added to the wheels
• Gold details added to the exhaust and the fork
• Engine and rims painted in matte black
• Black fork boots added
• Handlebar changed to a drag bar with leather wrapped grips
• Gold sauvastika knot keychain

Samurai Dragstar

Original Dragstar/Vstar 650

Dragstar/V-Star650 Bobber

When I said I love Dragstar/V-Star 650 doesn't there aren't other bike that I like better then this one. It's just that living in a country with high automotive tax, this bike is the most realistic one that I can own.

If you are not new to this blog, you should have known that bobber is 1 of the type of bike that I like most. So here are some nice XVS650 bobbers from my library.

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The rest are by Flakes Custom Motorcycle from Japan. They have different style if compare to most of the western bobbers.

Photoshop Custom - Dragstar/V-Star 650

I like Dragstar/V-Star 650, I'll start a series of Photoshop customization to it whenever I can find some spare time.

I like the riding position of a cruiser and the style of a streetfighter, so the best way to get one is by modifying a cruiser into a street fighter. This is something I like to see happened to a Dragstar/V-Star 650 if I had one and if budget and parts are available.

Before

The mods are.

1. Lower the front fender.
2. Customize a narrower and less roundish fuel tank.
3. Change to a pullback riser with a narrow drag bar with bar end mirrors.
4. Speedometer relocate to the handlebar.
5. Change the headlight to a vertical dual headlight.
6. Cut the back portion of the frame to reveal the shock.
7. Remove the battery cover and customized the battery compartment to a more industrial look.
8. Modified and heat wrapped the exhaust into a sportier one.
9. Change the seat to a solo seat held by a leaf spring.
10. Change the back fender to a bobber fender.
11. Build a frame to hold a curve license plate at the back of the wheel.
12. Change the rims to five spoke sport rims.
13. Spray most of the parts into flat black except the engine and the upper fork.

This is actually the same bike shown in the masthead with slightly different color scheme.