Well, folks, consorting with the demons of Hel has turned out to be truly fruitful again. I sent them a spare clutch line that I had obtained for the purpose and they sent me back the prototype of a new clutch line that fit perfectly!
It included the "impossible" fitting that Galfer claimed didn't exist and couldn't be had anywhere - this extended offset 90 degree.
Very easy to install. Routing went easily and the included fasteners worked well.
The Galfer lines were promptly relegated to the junk bin. After that, reconstruction continued.
After I took it out for a spin, CJ tried his hand at a parking lot lap. Unfortunately, we both discovered that I'd not torqued the steering head bearings properly (they were loose and hammered on braking) and that there was still a little bit of air trapped in the brake system. The clutch system had bled down just fine; also, the forks were a little twisted in the trees, something that we were easily able to remedy.
The sharp-eyed may have noticed something a bit different about the headlight on that pass. As is normal for me, I took the opportunity to upgrade while I had the bike apart. It now mounts a Sportiva HID kit. The camera makes it look yellow, but it's really a 4300K (the OEM HID 'color' for most cars with HID) system. Sportiva makes their bulbs in the US from reputable parts suppliers' products, so we'll see how this experiment goes.
It heads off to the Honda dealer Thursday; they will replace the swingarm bearings (which the bike needs) and replace the vanished driveshaft boot. They'll also bleed down the brakes and set up the steering stem bearings properly; I am out of time to work on this and have to move on to paying work (which has been keeping me very busy of late) and other projects.
I have also ordered in a reproduction polycarbonate windshield to replace the old cloudy one. That should arrive Thursday as well.