When a new neighbour moved in across the road I knew he had a 750 Commando but it just didn't sound right, it had a 2 into 1 system on it but the muffler made it sound not right, it just lost that lovely note a twin system makes on a Commando, at the time I was on the last stage of building my Featherbed 850, he knew I was riding a 650 Triumph at the time and he came over to interduce himself, I said come with me and I took him up into my old shed at the time and as soon as he seen the 850 motor sitting on the engine stand on my work bench put a big smile on his dial, then we went over to his place and drank beers straight from long neck bottles.
We went for a ride next day up the Mt Mee range, he was a diesel fitter by trade, but to me his Norton just didn't sound right and lacked something in power, not sure if it was the 2into1 or something else going on, not long after he separated from his wife (drinking and gambling problem) and haven't seen him since, that was back in 82, his wife and kids live there for about 15 years, but I never seen him again.