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VFR800 guessing the year? I never tried one of those, did have a soft spot for the previous generation VFR750 though. They were never really a sports bike, but could be properly hustled along. The engines were creamy smooth and everything delightfully soft - you tended to be going far faster than it felt.
My hardcore V4 fetish derived from an old mate of mine. He had a couple of RC30s let me ride them every now and again when I was a wean. Different firing order from the VFR750 (which gives them the signature sound)...not that dissimilar to ride as stock. More sporty but still soft with a bit more power and brakes. Very easy to ride extremely fast, even on poorly surfaced roads. Suppose that's why they did so well at the TT.
Jung
My mate ran one of these as a courier bike for about a year, made a raspy little sound which I never really liked, but ran like a champ needing nothing but fuel, oil and tyres in the year he had it. Was on about 85k when he sold it and you'd never know TBH.
Honda V4, tried an early 00's VFR850 (?) a few weeks ago thinking I'd like it. Sort of, loved the engine, but not as quick as was expecting, or maybe because its so smooth through the range it doesn't feel that quick? Also was not as sharp to ride as I was hoping, much better than current bike at those things but not exciting enough to part cash.