Don't be surprised. Through the years I've watched BROL show a reduced interest in performance bikes and gravitate heavily towards other areas. The V is for speed. If you want to have interest in the V skyrocket bring up something like a new valve cap with your initials on it or better yet something to slow the V down . Go with a snazzy flag mount or an unusual tailor hitch. If this still fails go with the ol' reliable --add big honking knobby tires. Guarantee- this will be a winner.
You forgot the I smoked a roadie thread; that would get a conversation going; but since it's the Vendetta what's the point; that's pretty much 5-10 times per ride, more if there is a head wind.
But then we'd have to listen to Waltk explain how we'd never be able to keep up with his trike unless we mass produced Jim G's Aero Shell.