Couldn´t resist...

[Marcus]

...so here she is together with her older italian sister:

 

[Mike]

Love the 996

 

[Keith]

...so here she is together with her older italian sister:

Ja, straight away you can see the unique 8 reverse gear arrangement on both models, even though they are 30 years apart. Forward gears was not thought necessary on the Military Versions.

(I love Italian bikes - especially MG's)