Maybe that's it. Even in the slow winter months you still had the camaraderie, the banter, and the occasional verbal joust. I haven't ridden a VTX (produced from 2001-08) since 2013 but still visit their forums. They and their 52-72k members are still pretty active.
Anyway, just making an observation and recognizing the obvious. Well, and maybe just trying to generate some posts. lol