[MrsC_772]

Don't let AndyC_772's post put you off a 696.

I had more electrical problems in a shorter space of time and fewer miles with my Suzuki Bandit 400 (which my first 696 replaced).

My first 696 is now on 71,500 miles (not 70,000) ... I liked it so much I bought a second one in May (which had less than 600 miles on the clock, now on about 4000).

Belt tensioning bearings have gone twice (each time after about 30,000 miles) - one reason the belt check service is important, not just for the belts, but for these bearings.

Some service items/checks are age related, some mileage related. As I've tended to do at least 7,500 miles per year, they often coincide for me.