Cool. Those opposed cylinder heads always freak me out. I’d hate to have to really lean into a turn and scrape the head. Maybe it’s a visual perception thing and not as bad as it looks. I’ve never ridden one.
Not sure I’d want to ride through the deserts out west either. I think I’d cook my feet. My FJR is my first watercooled bike and I have to say I’m impressed with how well they’ve managed to route airflow so as not to cook the rider.
I’m closing in on 300K miles on BMW boxers. If you can scrape a valve cover you’re a better rider than me. You don’t really notice much heat from the jugs, in fact you are less likely to get heat built up behind a fairing than most bikes.