Try it, I had a silverwing for a bit, it did Brum and back comfortably every other weekend. Also had a Cagiva elefante that did Brum to west London every day for a few weeks. Till it was nicked. Big valve Ducati engine on fcr was both economical and fast. Also modified the seat
True, the vfr is a lovely bike, even the vtec, the annoying thing is getting the vtec valves checked needs a special tool.
Personally, for a commuter I'd get a big scooter, one of the ones that isn't nicked a lot.
Commuting by motorbike was fun apart from in traffic and then you needed a small slender bike.