Although I only have "fur babies" they are like "my kids" and my dad (and mom) thankfully are still alive. They came by and I grilled on the deck w/the dogs, my wife, and my parents. My wife and I took a short ride on our H-D V-Rods this morning to drop off a couple of odds and ends for "the shop" that's working on her 65 GTO.
Our water cooled, double overhead cam
V-Rods:
My 2011 VRSC-F "Muscle"
My wife's 2006 VRSC-SE Screamin' Eagle
In 2006, her model H-D was the most expensive motorcycle they had ever offered. The frame and engine were built on the assembly line, then pulled out so several small groups could hand paint and hand assemble the rest.
Their signatures are under the thing that looks like the gas tank, but it's actually an air box. We got hers from a wonderful lady in Jacksonville, FL in 2012 with less than 2,300 miles on it, for HALF price!
There are 2 velocity stacks that feed the throttle bodies. I opened up the plastic guards behind the mesh on my airbox scoops to make them functional:
This was a few years ago, cruising River Road:
