Check the frame sticker to verify when the bike was made.
'08 was likely a limited run of 695's, as IIRC the 696 was released on '08.
But perhaps it was an early release of '09 bikes....I got a parts catalogue for an '08 696, but it's not shown now.
![Tongue](http://ducatimonsterforum.org/Smileys/classic/tongue.gif)
Anyway, according to my research:
'02 - '08; M620, M750, M800, S2R800, M900, M1000, S2R1000 all came with the same shock and spring.
'02 - '08; M620, M750, M800, S2R800 all came with essentially the same forks, at least externally.
There were changes to the internals, but that's a bit hard to pin down.
what are you trying to do?