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It looks good.....and it does look like you had a leak in the sealer above the spark plug location - that is not all that uncommon as the miles build up. The oil on the right side was most likely the famous head plug leak.
The sealer between the head cap and head will be very thin - is is a machined surface and the top/bottom of the cam bearings are included in this mating surface.....so the use of a very thin layer of sealant is necessary, and if you goop too much on it will just ooze out of the joint when you tighten the head down and make a horrible visual mess (or plug up the cam oil passages). I recommend you use the official Suzuki sealant for this, and not try to use the RTV gasket makers you buy a the hardware or auto parts store. The SuzukiBond sets up slower and give you more time to work, and you can use a small wooden scraper and some rags to clean off the stuff that oozes out of the joint after you tighten the head cover down.
You should also install a Verslagen head plug over the front right cylinder stud - it won't shrink and leak like the stock one does.
You have a of cleaning up to do, some parts to order (Verlsagen head plug, Suzukibond, O-ring for the oi passage (11178-24B00), rubber seals for the bolts in the head cover, O-rings for the valve inspection caps, etc.
You also need to be aware that the bolts that hold this on thread into aluminum, and should be carefully torqued to the value listed in the manual.....they strip easily if you try to make them really tight - they have small threads and can strip the head or cylinder easily.
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