Sounds like fun - they had great color schemes - post pics!
You'd think so, but actually the 900 only made 78 hp and 75 Nm where the 695 was 73hp/61Nm and 696 is 78hp/69Nm
I really wasn't as concerned with HP and torque as I was with the clutch. The dry clutch takes some finesse to use well, and a noob won't have the right reflexes and could get into trouble.
Anyway, he says not a noob, so MPTH.