Hey Loudhvx,
So I took my bike back to the shop, and they took it apart to see what was wrong. (they said they'd fix it free if it was something they caused). Turns out (surprise, surprise) it was nothing they did.
Turns out, a bolt came untreaded from one of the cam chain sprockets and fell out, getting itself wedged somehow with the cam lobe. No damage seems to have occured (happened at low speed) they need to re-thread the sprocket, clean things up, and put it all back together.
They say the cam-chain tensioner is still a bit slack, and should probably be replaced as well.
Besides the three week wait for a new head gasket, the news doesn't seem all that bad. I'm only looking at something like 2 or 3 hours labour to get it back on the road. (after getting all the parts, I should have it back on the road just in time to put it away for the winter