Concur - the Notrun Commando styling is as classic as it is timeless.
However its propensity of refusing to fire up again after you just rode it to the corner store for a pack of cigs was infuriating.
If only Kenny Dreer (was it he in Oregon?) was still doing his modern magic to the lovely commando...
Attached is a beauty i saw at the Indy GP - it fired up, ran and sounded great.

Haven't read Big Sids Vincent yet; thanks for the reminder (it is now on my top 10 books to be read list.)