That's cool man, we (probably a lot of others) can use your services. To me, experience is key when it comes to small engine work. Fortunately, I know a guy nearby who is pretty darn good that I use for boring, port, and head work.
My own answer to the forum topic is: I have used 87 to 93 and currently settled on 93. I have not felt a noticeable change in power (by seat of the pants alone) however maybe dyno readings show otherwise. I use 93 in my quad, car and sometimes in my VStar 1100. It burns cleaner leaving less carbon deposits and a bit cooler as TJ mentioned. As fuel gets higher priced, the 10-20 cents difference per gallon is less significant to me. ($1 to $1.10 is a bigger jump than $2.80 to $2.90) My car is a Yota Matrix XRS with the 1.8L VVTL-i. It requests 93 specifically and is engineered for it as a "performance" model engine if you will. For those not aware, at 6,200 RPM, a bigger cam kicks in...kind of hard to explain, but the valves open more from 6,200 to 8,200 (redline)...and I'll be damned if YAMAHA is not CASTED RIGHT INTO THE HEAD! It's their valve system design (Variable Valve Timing and Lift intelligence)...probably derived from the 4 stroke outboards that YAMAHA started making after being forced to cut back 2 stroke production by the EPA.
Again, I easily get carried away about off topic matter, but I thought all of you would be proud to know that Toyota uses YAMAHA under the hood of the XRS models. I'll post some pics of the casting soon.
I'm anxious to hear others' experiences with using different octane fuels in any kind of engine setup.