Another convert joins the ranks! Well done Rocker.
Don't know why everyone complains about looks of MS. As Keefyboy says you can't see it when you're riding it but that aside it's quirky and distinctive enough not to be confused with the clones that are just about every other bike on the road (except Ducati's of course!).
Like others, I lusted after a 996 for many years but I have to say that I feel nothing like as attached to it as I now do to my MS.