5000 dollars?? That makes me slightly sick..
I have got both bikes. Would say it's purely down to money and what your daughter likes than other's opinions. Personally I much prefer the SV, others think differently.
Your daughter may well hate the SV, so unless she can test ride it, play safe and go for the honda. Objectively they're both good bikes, but that won't help when it comes to your daughter.
EDIT, just reread post - with regard to vibes, I find those of the SV much less intrusive and likely to send hands/feet to sleep than the inline 4 tingles of the honda, but I suspect individual bikes vary an enormous amount.
Also, SV puts significantly more weight on wrists when riding - might be an issue if daughter got short arms/weak wrists.
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