If you get a Wing you can still ride with your friends that have Harleys! Friends ride together because they are friends, not because of what kind of bike they ride. When I was director or Chapter "O" touring riders here in So. Cal many years back, I got a call from a man wanting information on our club, We had about 100 people at our monthly meetings, mostly Gold Wings and a few Yamaha's a couple Kawasaki's and one Suzuki. I told him all about our club and what we do and the rides we take. He showed up at our next meeting, I told him I was glad to see him and his wife and was glad they decided to give us a try. He said the reason they came was that during our conversation I never once asked him what kind of bike he rode. He had a (Suzuki Cavalcade), he said all the others clubs he talked to were brand loyal, It doesn't matter what you ride as long as you have great friend and ride. This guy has been a friend for over 20 years now, And by the way, he saw the light and sold his Suzuki and bought a Gold Wing.
The three others guys I ride with I have know for over 25 years at one time we all had Gold Wings now I have a Kawasaki C14, one guy has a BMW 1300GT, one has a Honda ST1300 and one is still on a Gold Wing.