I spent 10 years and 160,000km on a '04 VFR and now 18 months (and 25,000km) on a '12 N1K. In between was a couple of years and 65,000km on a Daytona 675R. I was a die hard VFR fan, but the N1K has it beat (even the older '12 I have) in almost every way. The only thing I miss from the VFR is the range (400-450km). And the colour (a beautiful deep blue).
I find the N1K has a lot of the feel of the Daytona (power wise, certainly not as dynamic as the Daytona) with the comfort and carry capacity of the VFR. The VFR nerd dream of a VFR1000 might have even the field but until then (and in the new 2020 with all the inclusions) its N1K all the way.