Welcome aboard BHG!! You will find this place to be quite different than most of the bike forums, all in a good way from my experiences on the other sites. There's not a lot of people on here with Vrods, but I happen to own one, so it's always good to have another member here with a 'rod.
Like the others have said, you WILL go where you look, so look where you WANT to go, espeically in the curves....look through them. One book you might find helpful is "Total Control" by Lee Parks...there are others as well, but I found that one to be very informative when I got back into riding after a long absence.
We are always happy to spend other's money, so hold on to that clutch...both of them!!