500 mile day ride on a Ryker 900

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Rode the Extraterrestrial Highway (Nevada 375) today.
Left at 5:30 AM and returned at 3:30 PM.
467 miles

Photo ops, fuel stops, cold drink and stretch stops dealt with right hand tingling.
Sport windshield and stock solo seat worked fine.

Head winds going north, cross winds west and tail winds on the return.
Highway 375 west of Rachel is a bit rough/jarring, but otherwise a great ride.

It is about 154 miles from Ash Springs to Tonopah, so I carried extra fuel.
Added 0.86 gallon (110 ounces) of TrueFuel while in Rachel for breakfast.
Factory funnel worked great...no spillage.

Arrived Tonopah with one gallon remaining in tank (took 4.25 gallons).
Had fuel not been added, it would have been less than 0.2 gallon.

Had a free radiator cleaning in Beatty: While refueling, a bird started removing bugs!

Carried two water bottles: One frozen and one water over ice. Both in an insulated lunch size bag in the glove box. The frozen one was still 1/2 ice when I got home.

High RPM cruising OK with good ear plugs.

Considered going to Death Valley, tomorrow, but the forecast is 106 F in Furnace Creek.