STUPID ME! ... GOT REALLY LUCKY!!

Boomerbeach

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Have had my CTX DCT a lil over 5mos now, not quite 2000mi during these CoVed times. On delivery, I perused Owner's Manual, mentally noting an empty fuel tank warning on LCD dash panel. A somewhat ol' boy worrier, got into habit of re-fuels just south of 1/2 tank indication, around 100mi.
Considering an extended trip, thought I'd more closely test dash tank measure by extending miles. Now, 5mos into the DCT, my own mind had assumed a lighted lo-tank warning glimmer (as on my other bikes!), NOT the case..:)((! Making my typical CoVed SoCal Pac Coast Hwy trips, less than 40mi, I had racked up 150 tank mi before leaving on another lunch trip from my BackBay Newport Beach place to Seal Beach. Upon gitgo, returning thru lil Sunset Beach, exactly 2-3 lanes over, from a usual fuel-up stop, my bike commenced 'jerking'. (How can this be(?)).... I had only gotten into my last readout bar a few mile's before! NO traffic around me (SoCal incredible!), INSTANTLY, I went for it, abruptly moving across 3 lanes into station access, bike jerking bit.. Whew! I had made it to a pump, turning ignition off, thanking my "lucky stars". YES, tank was Empty visually & pumpwise, taking some 3.22gal... Nearly exact max capacity. No 60+ mpg this time, more like 56-58. Back home, I returned to Manual review, NO light warning, just a lil extra "LCD growth bracket" around "E", difficult for these old eyes to discern in daylight... STUPID ME...
DONT LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU!
I had really lucked out, learned a lesson.... Reminding, yep, 70+ yr old memories often faulty...
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BobWitte

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I carry a 1 gallon jug that is shaped to fit in the rear of my left saddle bag (that I've never had to use!). Highly recommended.
 

Boomerbeach

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Thx, yes, know the one... Have been trying to get from local SoCal source without heavy shipping req'd on net.. Gotta keep
a sharper eye on the "E" and 150mi point!.. Now I know!
 

Boomerbeach

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Mine has never gotten less than 70 mpg. When the light starts flashing I usually can only put in 2.1 gallons.
Exactly, per a more recent event last week..Finally, noticed that flashing on "e", but still vacillating between 1 & 2 bars left. pulled into my same fuel atop, topped off, only adding 2.1-2.2 gal.. wierd...
 
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