Save your money. $1500 more (maybe even not that much) will buy an older ('99 - '02) Triumph Sprint ST, which is the British version of the VFR, but with a better motor and better luggage.
Try for the '02 and newer, because they have a "newer" EFI system and more compact motor.
Try for the '02 and newer, because they have a "newer" EFI system and more compact motor.