It's hard to beat a Wing for a touring bike. I took my 04 to a place in Atlanta that builds racing suspensions for bikes, called Traxxion Dynamics. It looked like a big touring bike, but sure didn't handle like one. Beautiful machine. The new ones must be something else.
I was in the HD store about a month ago. Although big cruisers are not my style, I'd take an '18 gold wing over a HD any day. Especially with the DCT transmission. WOW