Thanks to everyone on this forum. My bike stalled in the rain on the way home from work today. I remember reading something about this problem but couldn't recall exactly what. My bike sputtered and lost power while I was on the move but still idled briefly before quitting all together. This made me think fuel, not electrical. I had plenty of fuel so it wasn't that, but I still couldn't recall the remedy for the life of me. I waited about 5 minutes, turned the petcock to reserve and she started right up and made it home. I logged on to the site, found this post and went to the garage to cut the 45º in the hose (and reinstalled my snorkel for good measure).
While under the bike, I also found the two hoses from the carbs were plugged with vacuum line plugs from the factory. I can only assume this was to prevent fuel from spilling in transit or leaking onto the showroom floor. It struck me as odd and I pulled them too. (Something you might want to check).
It is the start of the rainy season (on the wet coast) and I thought I'd say thanks and bump this thread to remind those of us with poor memory of this quick remedy.
