I used to have a Norton 850 Commando. Awesome bike in it's day and still is to me.
My last bike was a Snortin Norton 850. Wish I had it back. A guy from Australia bought it from me while we lived in the Twin Cities. He crated it up and shipped it down under, which a bunch of Triumphs and Besers.
Had a beer oir two a few weeks back with a fella who's still riding one of those Nortons. He said that once he got rid of all the old Lucas electrical parts, it became much more fun.