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Cautionary tale

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First, terrible news about Todd and the many others affected by the blazes around LA. Sending strength and prayers.
Wanted to post about what turned out to be an expensive and wrong assumption to save others making the same mistake.
On a Fall day out, my 2018 Cali 1400 fuel light came on, the fuel gauge showed two bars so I didn't make a direct course for the nearest gas station. The quirky but not that useful "miles since fuel light came on" indicator started to tick up but I guessed I had at least 30 miles before empty.
After 15 miles or so, I decided to head for a gas station. There was still one bar showing when I ran out of gas about 200 yards short of the pumps.
A kind motorist helped me push the bike to the pumps, I filled up and carried on my way, making a mental note not to delay the next time the fuel warning light came on.
For the next few weeks, the bike ran rough, cold starts were a problem and it just wasn't happy. I checked the fault code which indicated oxygen sensor problems so, not being the most confident mechanic, I booked it with nice people at Seacoast Powersports in Derry, NH. Turns out my zero gas moment had managed to contaminate both oxygen sensors which couldn't be cleaned so needed replacing.
Several hundred dollars later, my bike is back to normal but it has been a costly lesson in not hesitating to look for gas once that yellow light comes on.
Wishing all on the forum a happy and healthy 2025.
 
Something else must have caused the oxygen sensors to fail. I've run my bike low enough to have it sputter on acceleration a couple of times, never had any long lasting effects. I have only used top tier gas in it, so there may be a correlation there. It is interesting that it had fuel starvation even though the gauge still indicated fuel. Mine has had all of the bars disappear and still run for some distance. I can usually go about 25-30 miles once the light comes on before any hiccups or anything. Was the fuel filter contaminated as well?
 
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