Motorcycle that's been sitting for a while?

My Honda ST1100 has been sitting for a year. (1100cc, water cooled, V4).

I want to get it back on the road. It will need a new battery. But I'm worried about running the engine after it's been sitting so long. Should I put a little oil in each cylinder? Should I run the engine without the sparkplugs connected for a while to get oil circulated through the engine? Or should I just start it up and see if it runs? What do you think?

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