I just bought an ´01 sv650s or what used to be an s. My best friend bought it in ´03 it had been droped once a small dent in the tank. a few years later him and his girlfriend hit an elk. They were fine without a bump or bruse. so we took the faring off and put a high low dirt bike light on it had the frame checked. It has been droped many times since at low speeds by poeple learning and now my wife is learning on it. It is one tough bike