Made a bit of progress over the week.
Tank, seat, and carbs off. Moved the ignition switch back to the original location:
Float bowls look about how you'd expect after sitting with fuel in them for three decades:
Gast tank doesn't look any better:
Did a compression test: 125,140,160,145 so not bad there.
Threw a battery in, turned the key, and... nothing.
after cleaning up the fuse block and adding new fuses got a few things to work:
Horn, turn signals and signal light (solid not flashing), brake light, front running lights but no headlight/tail light.
No neutral light or oil pressure light. No gauge lights. Starter button did nothing until I pulled the clutch lever then it worked. So maybe a neutral switch issue?
Got spark also. At least on the one plug I checked.
So overall, progress is being made towards an initial startup.