Have known many people now on HD's that have had a Goldwings. Mostly I hear it was more like an Accord than a motorcycle, very generic to ride. Another common complaint was that they could not "move around" on them, very much one set place to sit and put feet. There is one in my MC currently and he likes it because his BMW was such a problem child and this bike is completely drama free. The reason I prefer touring on the HD dresser and even the 2016 softail heritage are things like electronic cruise, linked abs, throttle-by-wire, built in tach, gear indicator. Then on Glides add GPS and good stereo along with other electronic niceties. So, I am like the folks you refer to above. I love my big girl and her comfortable seat, crazy tq, fly-by-you power, but at the end of the day, I do not want to be without both.