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I bought my 696 new 7 years ago.
It has now done 57,600 miles and my ambition is to get it to 100,000.
Enough power for me, great handling, character, looks good and not too tall for a shorty like me. I use it for my dailiy commute, European tours and the odd weekend bimble.
Belt service every other year is an expensive (if you go to dealers) but necessary evil. Plenty of videos out there if you want to D.I.Y. I'm not mechanically minded so take mine to a dealer, but there are plenty on here who are mechanically minded. One weakness on the 696 is wheel bearings - my bike and BigOz's have eaten multiple sets.
If mine was nicked or written off, I'd buy another 696.
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