I agree with markez that you should try to find a used one. Get one with a few thousand miles on it and save a grand or two. I bet you can find someone who bought it new as a starter bike and is ready to upgrade. Craigslist is a good place to start looking.
As far as choosing between the honda and the kawasaki, that's a tough one! From what I've seen/heard, the honda has more midrange power and the kawi has more top end power. So if you plan on doing trackdays or just generally bombing around town at or near the redline all day, the kawasaki would be the way to go. If you just plan on casually cruising around with the occasional "sprited" riding (like most people do), I'd say go for the honda. The fuel injection is a nice touch too.
Personally, I would look for a clean, slightly used bike and take whichever one I could find a better deal on. If both were available for a good price, I'd take the honda. But that's just me.
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