"I personally wouldnt want any such help, for the fact that it would simply take the fun out of this project."
Ah yes the fun of wrenching and being a grease monkey just to make your bike go a little faster! How could I forget that? Maybe living in land-of-no-motorcycles-officially has faded away my memories of life as a biker!

By the way a jump from 83 to 88 for your ride is no trivial achievement. Heck I would prod my scooty to death just so to make it go beyond 60!

One last stupid question: Have you done or thought about sprocketing?