My 19 year old son, Trey, goes to an Aviation Tech school here in Memphis and asked if he could take the Vision to school for Show & Tell. I said "Sure." At about 11:00 he texted me and asked if he could lay it down in front of everybody. I replied "No problem. Just make sure it's in gear so it doesn't roll when you pick it up." "OK" That was the last I heard until he got home later that afternoon.

Here was his day: He pulled up in front of the school at about 6:50 for a 7:00 start. Everybody in the school was arriving at about the same time and he was quickly surrounded as he dismounted. The guys in his class knew about the bike but no one else had a clue. He finally told everybody that he would give the full tour at lunch time. He got to class at 7:10 (along with his instructor and the rest of his class).

At 11:00 everybody broke for lunch and went outside for the tour. Trey started going around the bike showing off the lighting, compartments, etc. and got to the radio. He put it on XM and cranked it up to 25 (out of 30). (I listen with it on about 9 when I'm riding.) One guy was sitting in his car about 30 feet away with the windows up, talking on his cellphone. He stopped talking, rolled the window down and yelled "Is that coming from that bike!?" Everyone grinned an nodded, heads bobbing. Trey straddled the bike, cranked it up and showed off the power windshield. Everybody loved the sound of the S1/L1 pipes. He had the grips and seat heat on high and let them feel what it felt like (40 degree day). A Triumph 950 guy got on it and just melted into the seat. Trey turned it off and demonstrated how light it was to take off the kickstand by lifting it with three fingers on each grip. He raised the kickstand and was putting it in gear when he acted like he was losing his balance and let it fall to the left. Everybody jumped back and freaked out. "Oh no! Oh no!! OH NO!!!" The guy on the cellphone bolted out of his car and ran up "Man, are you OK!?" The comments came hot and heavy "Your dad is gonna f-ing kill you!" Trey waited a few seconds and said "I meant to do that." They looked at him like he was a total idiot and said "Dude, you're a dead man when you get home." He said "No, seriously, I meant to do that. Look underneath there. It has two tip-over points on either side just for that very reason." They got on their hands and knees and looked around the fallen bike. "Unbelievable, I notice he's scraped the floorboards a few times." "Yeah, a few." Then Trey showed how easy it was to pick back up. By that time lunch was over and they all filed back in to class. It was the only subject of discussion for the rest of the day.

Naysayers and ignoramuses can poo-poo this bike all they want but the fact remains: The Victory Vision is by far the coolest bike on planet earth. Nothing you will ever own will get more attention.

Trey is #3 of 5 kids (hence the name). Whatever I do for one, I have to do for the others.

I waited 49 years for the planets to line up just right. They can too.

I have 18 yr old twin daughters. Waiting on nice weather for a photo-op of them riding the bike, wearing the Vision-Riders t-shirts. Will be the SongFan version of Double Vision. Hopefully this weekend.

Oldest son is 27, got married and left home before I really got into motorcycles. (He's kind of chapped about that.) Oldest daughter is 25. The three girls all know how to ride motorcycles (and drive a stick) but don't do it as much as they would like. Trey has been on a KLR-650 since he was 16.

Just living in "the house with the Vision" has been cool enough for them. All of their friends (and their friends dad's) are totally jealous.