Raw Rods

Raw Rods Review

Raw Rods comes from FlavaWorks, the producer of seven sites including Coco Dorm, ThugBoy and Papi Cock, and this site brings us horny and hung Black studs in bareback action. We last reviewed the site in December 2022 and the site had already been recycling it's content then, still producing new scenes, just not as many. Raw Rods and the entire network of sites has undergone an overhaul and redesign, so we want to head back and see what's new and whether they are producing new scenes. 

There's a nice variety of guys here and they range from near twinks to muscle studs. jocks to thug types. Most of the guys are in their twenties, but you will find some men in their thirties and forties, and their skin tones are a mix of dark coffee, chocolate, light caramel, and everything in between. A good number of the performers have juicy big cocks, some of them incredibly thick. The guys, or brothas as Raw Rods calls them, are often good looking with slender to athletic bodies, some are lean and lanky, and others are well-built and muscled. A lot of them have tattoos, some with a rough look and attitudes to match. They are a mix of gay, straight, and bisexual and they're mostly smooth, I didn't see many hairy guys, and they're usually clean shaven, maybe sporting just a bit of chin scruff.

Many of the guys are amateurs who film a scene or two and disappear. Others like DeAngelo Jackson, Ricky Royal, Vic Valentino, Day Day, and Giovanni Cruz appear in multiple videos and some films for sites in the larger gay porn arena. Each guy has a profile page featuring his stats, a small gallery of pictures, and a listing of all of his appearances. You'll find all the guys listed in the Models section in alphabetical order, and you can re-sort them in order of appearance, orientation, and dick size, and they're also linked from each video episode page. There's a free-form search as well that you use hunt for more videos from a model on the fly.

Most of the action here is raw duos, but there are a few threesomes, as well as a handful of solos. You can expect guys sucking lots of big Black dicks and these studs love eating ass, too. There's plenty of condom-free fucking including deep, hard pounding. The content is exclusive, although this company makes a habit of sharing their content across their network of seven sites so I can't guarantee you won't see these scenes elsewhere. The models, however, aren't exclusive, so you will probably recognize some of the Raw Rods models from other sites. For example, Day Day, Hotrod, and Domino Star have worked for other gay porn studios.

Raw Rods offers 498 videos in MP4 format and they run between 17 and 24 minutes, although there are some over 30 minutes. The newest scenes come in two downloadable sizes at 1080p (Full HD) and 720p (HD) and the very oldest are offered in three sizes: 720p (HD), 480p (SD) and 270p (low SD). When downloading a video, you click the download button and the site prepares your video, which takes about 20 seconds, and then the download window pops and you can select where to save it on your computer. The videos are good quality, even the oldest were pretty good; however, I found these held up better as downloads, they weren't as crisp in the streaming player. The adaptive player resizes the video to fit your device and they are only offered in one size. There's a full-screen option, and the largest sizes fare best. Finally, the tour claims to have 4K videos, but I didn't see any.

Each episode comes with a set of pictures. The new sets contain good quality digital stills sized at about 700x1050, while the older ones offer decent screencaps at 700x394, but you'll find variations throughout the catalogue. Regardless, the pics show off the guys and the action well, although the screencaps can be a little repetitious at times and they could have been pared down. The pics are offered in galleries with a small selection of six or so displaying by default, but the rest can be seen by clicking the down arrow which opens the full gallery. You can save them individually or download whole sets in zip files. The picture viewer now offers a hands-free slideshow feature as well as forward and back controls. 

Besides the video and pictures, most RawRods episodes come with a juicy scene description and model thumbnails that link to their profiles with some stats including age, sexual position, body measurements, Zodiac, and cock size. I like the new model profile pages a lot, they are bold and display each model's scenes with stats at the top of the page. Many also have X and Instrgram links.

While this site claims to update weekly, they had been recycling some updates for quite a while before this newest reset. But it doesn't look like this has changed. The very latest video "Tony TMT + Vic Valentino - Love Cakes" was produced in 2017, and the next three releases were uploaded during summer 2025. Raw Rods has only added 52 videos since our last review 39 months ago and that works out only to 1.3 videos a month, which is a far cry from weekly. If the release dates on the episode pages are to be believed, it doesn't appear the site has filmed a new video since August 2025.

RawRods used to offer desktop calenders, but they are gone. There is a Games section with nine free games like "Size Queen" where you're presented with a series of models and you have to guess the size their cocks. Another game called "Top or Bottom" has you guessing a model's preferred position. There are nine games altogether and they are a fun addition to your membership. There's a "VOD/Store" link and a Links section that lists all of the six other FlavaWorks sites, but both of these cost extra.

There are a few things to talk about. First, the monthly membership has been dropped by 50%, so it's only $14.97 recurring; however, if you opt for the two-day trial at $2.95, you'll be paying $29.97 monthly thereafter. There's an un-checked offer at the very bottom of the billing page, but do check to make sure that it hasn't be changed to pre-checked when you join. There has been a notification pop-up on the tour encouraging you to subscribe to notifications, but I didn't see it this time. However, keep in mind that the notifications can pop up at any time, even when your mother or boyfriend is using your computer, so I avoid these.

Raw Rods delivers horny Black men including amateurs, regular performers, hunks, twinks, and thugs in hardcore bareback action. There's lots to see here with 498 videos to download, stream, and watch on your mobiles, and each has a matching photo set. The site continues to recycle scenes, although they have added 52 videos since our last review 39 months ago, still that is nothing close to the week updates the tour promises. I know this reboot has taken a lot of their effort, so hopefully now that it's complete, they move back to filming new scenes. We'll keep you posted. There aren't a lot of all-Black, male bareback sites, and in spite of the issues, Raw Rods is still one of the better ones. It's definitely worth checking out.

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