incidentally, last week i spoke with a guy riding a VFR800i, he used to have a B6, says it was more flickable indeed, but he said the VFR is more stable in curves on the tracks.. "With Pirelli's on the tracks, i never need to worry" were his words.
Still, with such a price-difference...
As complete all-rounder i believe the V-Strom is close on the mark, another guy i know uses it to commute, loves it, now stepped up to the 1000cc version