The pigtail arrived yesterday and I managed to get the wiring taken care of. Additionally, I finished installing the last cooling hose (from left-front block to thermal switch), moved the temp sensor to the new thermostat housing, and reinstalled all the cooling system. I managed to do all of this without ever removing the throttle bodies. Harbor Freight supplied a bunch of the tools (straight, 45 degree, and 90 degree long-noise pliers, long-reach hose grip pliers (these were a lifesaver), and some other bits, along with a Crescent 2 Piece X2 Straight and Bent Long Nose pliers set.
Part of the reason this project has taken me so long is that I'm only able to work on it every few days for a few hours each day, but as of right now (assuming I didn't mess anything up), this is what remains:
1. refill cooling system w/new coolant
2. reinstall air box and related
3. reinstall upper fuel tank
4. add some fuel
5. replace oil filter because I removed it to get at the cooling system hoses and it's messed up, or maybe just do an O/C. I don't have the mileage handy.
6. final drive oil
7. Go through a start/burp/heat/cool cycle for the cooling system
8. Button everything back up
I have a list somewhere that is all of the above and more. I may tackle a valve inspection and (as needed) adjustment before I to much further. According to my notes, each cylinder of the right bank has one exhaust valve that is 9 thousands, and one of them is (according to my notes, Nov 2018), "a bit tight". I've got 30K+ miles on it since then.
I think this is the most difficult job I've ever done on this bike, and that includes the output shaft seal and r-and-r of the suspension.