Fair weather riders?
LOL...I always thought HD and their riders melted in the rain!
I rode my brand new Street Glide home from the dealer... in the rain. They asked if I'd like to come pick it up on a better day, and I didn't even blink. If you "ride", you're going to get wet.. period. I put on between 10-12k miles a year and it doesn't matter if it's cold or wet. As long as it's safe, I'll ride.
Now for a bit of useful advise to the person asking. I've owned many bikes over the years, including Japanese bikes. It's all in what will make YOU happy. One thing I've noticed is that your insurance rates will be extremely different based on model and displacement of the engine. Since most of the newer Harley's are the 96" engines, the insurance will be nearly the same.. HIGH. If you go with something around 800cc, you'll have plenty of power (it hasn't been that many years ago when an 800cc engine was considered massive), and your insurance rates will be much MUCH cheaper. For instance, on my Boulevard C50, I pay around $140/year with Progressive, full coverage. For the Harley, I pay about $600.