How I changed the crankshaft seals on my 1970 Kawasaki H1 500 triple

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In this video I show you how i changed the crankshaft seals in my 1970 Kawasaki H1 500 triple. I used my Sykes Picavant bearing extractor, Permatex Ultra grey gasket sealer. The inner crankshaft seals came from CruzinImage in Japan, New engine seals and gaskets came from Z Power Kawasaki UK and friction reducing oil from ZX1 Extralube. The job was delayed half a day when i hit my thumb while truing the crankshaft with my 2kg copper hammer! but i was seen by the excellent staff at my local A&E. Thanks to my son Stephen who helped with the tracking shots at the end of the video, check out his Instagram at stephen_millyard.

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@grubbytech 3 года назад

There’s no way I’d have put the circlips back in without a rag over the crank cases. You’re a braver man than I Gunga Din.

@RufioMini 3 года назад

The only channel where I bother to watch the ads as I like to think it helps Allen a tiny bit. Thanks for the information and entertainment as usual.

@davidelliott5843 3 года назад

Pops into the shed and rebuilds his bike engine. All done it a few hours. Yes really. Allen is the master.

@dobermanguy9437 3 года назад

The guy is an awesome technician would let him work on my bike anytime his skill just amazes me

@roryvonbrutt7302 Год назад

guru‼️®️™️

@MarkCox-oz3nc 7 месяцев назад

@@dobermanguy9437😊

@bustjanzupan1074 Месяц назад

He should use the torque wrench 4 the bottom end tightenint nuts ...

@mowtown75 3 года назад

There is something quite satisfying about watching you pour new oil, into a freshly built engine, or indeed assemble machined or cleaned parts, such as the sound the head makes as you place it over the bolt stems. Love your work Allen, please dont stop making these videos.

@ukcadjockey 3 года назад

using my surface pro, i watched this amazing video, and it was perfect, i'm well pleased with that.

@nickoteen3329 3 года назад

Get rid of your TV licence, and just watch this channel. No doom and gloom here, only positive can do attitude. Well done, your a proper role model.

@saloader3290 3 года назад

I did just that 2 years ago ...never regretted it !!

@thatoldbob7956 3 года назад

Beautiful, cleanliness, every tool at its place, not a scrap, not a dirty spot in the shop. I love these type of videos. Congratulations.

@thewatcher5271 2 месяца назад

Wow, That's The First Time I Saw You Make A Mistake! But Since It Was Just Your Thumb & Not The Bike, It Doesn't Count! What A Great Bike! You Are Livin' The Dream, Man! Thank You.

@victoryfirst2878 3 года назад

Allen, I can tell you my trick for putting bearings on using a incandescent drop or inspection light. Just put the bearing on the bulb and in a few minutes the bearing bore expands and just drops onto the journal of whatever you are putting together. Worked for me a many a years. I love the rotary phone that you use. Nothing like old technology that still works fine. The attention to details using the brush to apply the sealer is just great. This keep excesses at bay from clogging the oil holes and other things. I was always impressed with the Japanese attention to details on assembly fit and finish. The copper annealing method is something a lot of people miss and have a slow leak and or seep too. This brings back some real nice memories of how much fun I had with my 750. Man oh man did this bike fly for sure, but a bit squirrely in the braking department at high speeds. Thank you for bringing me back to 1977. That was a great time for a many of us young men. Something the young generation does not understand. Nice video Allen !!!! Peace and stay virus free fella too. VF

@enduser6982 3 года назад

I use a hotplate and a pot of oil to put bearings on

@victoryfirst2878 3 года назад

@@enduser6982 I use a drop light with the shield removed. The rough service incandescent bulb of 2 hundred watts works perfect. Just place the bulb inside a safety can with a flip lid top, foot activated. Just place bearing on bulb and wait 2 to 5 minutes and just place onto journal. Hold for few seconds and your done. V

@billville111 3 года назад

I enjoy his video so much I'm not even disappointed it went together with the same amount of cylinders as when he took it apart.

@harleydavidson6851 Месяц назад

BEST DAM DECADE OF MY LIFE! Nothing BEATS the SIGHT! SOUND! & SMELL! Two Strokes 4 EVER! God Bless... 😊😊

@happytimesagain3458 3 года назад

Wow blown away by this video!! This is why I cut the cord on my cable TV last month after 35 years!! Nothing even close to this on US cable channels!! RU-vid is lucky to have you!! Just subscribed!! Thank You for sharing!!

@ShedTorque46 3 года назад

As a mechanical engineering lecturer, I really admire these videos Allen, also the attention to detail.

@kevinbrislawn5918 2 года назад

His explanation about his details make sure his audience is riveted

@PeterGort 3 года назад

"line them up, just by sight", as always, you make it look so easy!

@ParaBellum2024 3 года назад

To within a thou!

@Hopeless_and_Forlorn 3 года назад

Yeah, but we BMW owners get the additional pleasure of shelling out hundreds of pounds for the special tools needed to do complex maintenance tasks such as checking the oil level in the final drive or inspecting the spark plugs..

@bjrnhjjakobsen2174 3 года назад

"and it fits perfectly"😀

@jamesallen4050 3 года назад

Ha! I was just thinking about changing the bearings of my triumph triple crankshaft, and at precisely the same time, this notification came up!

@steve23464 3 года назад

Watching these videos and taking in the mastery of Allen's passion it's easy to overlook the amazing camera footage. Well done on both!

@jimbd6556 3 года назад

true, the camera job is also a masterpiece

@theravedaddy 3 года назад

Im surprised you resisted the urge to add another couple of cylinders while you had it apart. :)

@Jonathan_Doe_ 3 года назад

A 5 cylinder would sound amazing! It’d probably be quite a tricky crankshaft build/balance though!

@jmrico1979 3 года назад

No extra cylinders added? what is this heresy!!

@theravedaddy 3 года назад

@@Jonathan_Doe_ Allens been there, sold that!

@AllenMillyard 3 года назад

@@Jonathan_Doe_ ive made around 10 five cylinders based on the triple

@awdrifter3394 3 года назад

Only because he hurt his thumb this time. :)

@ododargo 3 года назад

yea my dull sunday sat at home nursing a broken hip and sholder is now way better watching a master at work

@jpkalishek4586 3 года назад

at least you didn't smack your thumb with a 4 lb+ hammer (~_^) did you highside or something?

@ododargo 3 года назад

@@jpkalishek4586 i was out on the path an just tripped up in my floppy slippers

@homerfj1100 3 года назад

What a coincidence! Really!. My hip was broken and the shoulder was dislocated over a year ago. Still waiting for ops (slowed by Covid).

@FixItStupid 3 года назад

Heal Soon

@jpkalishek4586 3 года назад

@@ododargo oops well, don't do that. it hurts I do try to be helpful (~_^) Heal fast!

@Guy_Kerr 3 года назад

Amazing work and the confidence in being able to put the gudgeon pin circlips in without any rags stuffed down the crankcase in case they fall in there is astounding! Good to see that even geniuses are human though and can sometimes hit their own thumbs, I guess we've all been there at some point, painful! Great stuff Allen!

@1957kwick 3 года назад

I can honestly say I don’t think I’ve watched one episode without you using that barbecue for something to do with motorcycles.🛠🇺🇸😂

@ryancraig2795 3 года назад

Your videos are so satisfying to watch, Allen. I felt highly accomplished after managing a valve adjustment on my vstrom. Disassembling a crankshaft? Yeah, no.

@robplazzman6049 3 года назад

His press squeaks !!!!!! He’s not perfect, I’ve sussed him ! Seriously, confidence and getting on with it, the secret of life.........

@alexmorgan3435 3 года назад

A squashed thumb doesn't even stop him! Just awesome dedication, skill, knowledge. A pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you for making.

@routmaster38 3 года назад

These great vids are addictive and I lose weight missing meals watching.

@Stephane1995 3 года назад

Finally, something us mere mortals can imagine doing ourselves

@Stephane1995 3 года назад

Okay I take that back

@jospi2 3 года назад

I'm sure you could do that hitting your thumb with a hammer thing.

@leifvejby8023 3 года назад

@@Stephane1995 Yes, untill we attempt doing it!

@steeplejock 3 года назад

Yeah, 'imagine' being the operative word...

@ryancraig2795 3 года назад

I'm (fairly) sure I could take the engine completely apart, though I don't have a hydraulic press for dismantling the crank. Putting it back together, with no pieces left over and everything working right?...

@groovedodger 3 года назад

It looks and sounds lovely. It did well not to sprout extra cylinders while on your bench .

@howardosborne8647 3 года назад

One extra cylinder lacks ambition and in Mr Millyard's presence would count only as the work of amateurs. I'm amazed it didn't sprout another 2 or 3 cylinders.😂

@Shane-zx4ps 3 года назад

In every video in which I have watched numerous times is the words,it worked out just perfect, and just by eye. The guy is master, as the Japanese call in the motor industry a Takumi.

@419ma-chyan2 3 года назад

Japan cannot identify a so beautiful individual, too. I am very glad that I have you maintain it carefully.

@nickainley8067 3 года назад

The way you explain what you are doing is faultless Allen,I was looking forward to watching this all day and was blow away again,thankyou sir😊

@nathanboeger9329 3 года назад

The phone acting, top notch! I love your attitude of persevering. You are my hero.

@andystafford4463 3 года назад

I was just about to lobby my local MP about the lack of posts on you tube by the honourable Allen Millyard and then this was posted!!! and it's a 500 triple OMG!!

@ridefast0 2 года назад

I just bask in the glow of the quality of engineering in all of Allens videos. I was just thinking that the left thumb was looking nice for a change, then he hit it with the hammer! Reminds me of the time I removed my left big toe nail by dropping a TR7 front bumper (the weighted one) onto it. The language was unrepeatable and I never did that again either.

@chrischappell9824 3 года назад

Allan that thumb bandage looks like something out of a cartoon. You must take care of yourself old Friend, so many "garage builders" look forward to your videos. As always a gorgeous bike.

@catbreath007 3 года назад

Yours is the most used BBQ in the UK !!

@jimclarke1108 3 года назад

How else do you build a hot bike ))

@Stu-SB 3 года назад

And never seen a bit of meat lol

@radioguy1620 3 года назад

reminded me of re building my CB 160 Honda back in 1971, I had the engine case in mom's kitchen sink and the hot water made the bearings fall out . bit of a surprise but no issue.

@peterdoe2617 3 года назад

@@radioguy1620 I once heated up my BMW R75/5 gearbox in my parents oven to get the bearings out. Glad they where on vacation. Man, that oil stinks! LOL

@julianp2868 3 года назад

One of the distinctive sounds of the 2 stroke era. Kawasaki were always behind in the engine stakes but they always looked good. Funny when you think back on those days and what influenced your thinking of loyalty to a brand of machine, I can remember even now and picture them as yesterday, all the bikes dotted around the drive where I lived.

@Peasmouldia 3 года назад

I love the exposition in the phone conversations, someone needs to do a montage of them. Priceless...

@NoName-zn1sb 3 года назад

That waiting for the rotary dial to cycle, though...

@stoneyilks 3 года назад

Always amazed by Allen's knowledge, just the little things. Looks at ruler "Tap it once in the high spot and it will be aligned". Bosh!, "Perfect". 👍🏻

@billmoran3219 3 года назад

Once again another very informative build and great editing , thanks again Allen for your time and effort and just being an awesome ambassador for all motorcyclist.

@philipdecatanzaro1822 Год назад

This brings back memories of 50 years ago. I tore my bike down a couple of times. My charcoal 70 H1 didn't go much farther than 10 K miles before it had to be torn down. Acceleration was hard when the crank seals were failing. I had the worst trouble with my oil pump. It never seemed to prime properly.

@mrsmith4662 8 месяцев назад

True craftsmanship and precision. Beautiful job.

@iainbrown4945 3 года назад

Soothing to watch , as well as encouraging me to get on with stuff

@AllenMillyard 3 года назад

brilliant

@geraldworkman3771 3 года назад

Wow, I'm sure you have heard this before; but simply amazing the quality and ingenuity you exhibit. I thought my 73 Yamaha TX 500 was a complicated nightmare. I really enjoyed the Kaw Z-1 6. Keep up the great video's, looking forward to the next one.

@Trevor_Austin 3 года назад

It looks like Mrs. Millyard is better with a camera than Mr. Millyard is with a hammer. Joking aside what was really great to see is that these classic still have have a life for the foreseeable future, providing you can find a competent engineer. I’m sure videos like this help.

@jimclements3190 3 года назад

I had forgotten how cool those three pot two strokes sound, thank you for jogging my old memory Allen,Brilliant!

@jayurban4313 3 года назад

Allen, old bean, you warm my heart watching your meticulous work. I owned one of the first H1's in Savannah GA in 1969. I rode that machine everywhere - all the time, rain or shine! At 12K miles, the piston slap told me I would soon need to visit the top end for a rebuild. I bought the parts from Cycle World on highway 17 where I bought the bike and did the work my self over a weekend. I opted to install new clutch plates at this time also. Constant wheelies stretched the heck out of every chain I put on it, as well as the drive and wheel sprockets! Oh what fun I had as a young man of 18 spinning wrenches on my own bike. Watching your video just now brought back SO many memories I had of tinkering on my first Kaw. Thank you so much for your very thorough videography!! BTW, where do you find so many Kaws in such excellent condition?

@michaelhayward7572 3 года назад

Properly set up 2T. Very little exhaust smoke. Superb.

@AllenMillyard 3 года назад

Properly set up they don’t smoke, with modern oil the pump can be backed off really lean with no problems

@Jonathan_Doe_ 3 года назад

Allen Millyard Not only is it putting out very little smoke, it sounds amazing! Someones actually paid to put a Yamaha RD350 through a compliance test London for the London ULEZ. It passed! ...because 2 strokes put a lot of oily fumes, but set up right, they barely produce any NOx thats the current obsession!

@AllenMillyard 3 года назад

@@Jonathan_Doe_ That is so true

@scottwheaton9689 3 года назад

@@AllenMillyard Allen,love your dedication & mechanical know how that’s 2nd to none! Question,approx how far would you rec I can back off on oil pump adjustment on my stock 1975 H1F? I run proper 98 octane leaded fuel along with top of the line semi syn or full syn Belray or Amsoil injector oil. I read to reduce oil smoke that Kawi legend Tony Nicosia used to unhook the throttle cable from the oil pump letting sit seated in idle position all the time and then added only 1-1.25 oz injector oil per gal fuel which reduced oil smoke a lot on the stock Kawi 500’s he was testing. He said he drag raced a lot with that setup along with also doing a lot of very spirited street riding including some fairly long distance high speed cruising too with not 1 oil related issue and much less oil use & smoke too. So please let me know what you rec I set oil adjustment to reduce smoke or if you think I should simply do what Tony did setting pump to idle position all the time & maybe to be safe add a min of 1.25-1.5 guality injector oil per gal of leaded 98 octane fuel ? BTW, I have been wrenching & riding many different mfg’s bikes for over 50yrs but as far as Kawi street bikes go I have owned 1-350 triple,5-H1’s,1-73 H2,2-76 KZ900’s & 1-77 KZ1000 with 1 900 & the 1000 being bought brand new. Thanks in advance for your help & Happy Safe Motoring to you in the UK! (?)I am located in the USA. Scott

@masterblaster6434 3 года назад

Wonderful videos Allen. You take the mystery out of it all by working in your garden and small workshop, as most of us do. Brilliant. Love it and thanks.

@oscartravis5740 9 месяцев назад

The tinny hooligan engine sound is just how I remember hearing motorbikes growing up, a sonic blast from the past

@spgoo1 3 года назад

I always hate it when the made in Japan doesn't line up nicely inside my engine!! Such attention to detail!

@spgoo1 3 года назад

Hope your thumb's getting better, mate!

@anthonycate4524 3 года назад

Unintentional ASMR, very satisfying to watch, and listen too. Really lovely work. Cheers.

@beakittelscherz5419 3 года назад

For more motorASMR watch RRC Restauration.Its awesome!

@slartybartfarst9737 3 года назад

Just completed three 2 stroke twin crank rebuilds and now feel confident to tackle the kawasaki triple crank in fact thanks to Allens excellent video work with advice on scribing the webs and using a set square on the press I can see how a 4, 5 or 6 cylinder crank is feasible. I also found using the bed of a lathe or mill as a flat surface to place a crank on and "see" any misalignment or check with feeler gauges for differences between webs before wielding the copper hammer helped me. 6 Hours to do the first crank 3 for the next then 30 mins for the last one. Thanks for your brilliant videos Allen Putting the con rods on with "Made in Japan" all one way is now compulsory (made me chuckle as I did it, and I thought I was obsessive! ) and I kept my thumb well clear of that hammer, it was making me wince so I think you saved me an A&E visit too!

@AllenMillyard 3 года назад

I always like my rods facing the same way it’s just looks wrong when I see one mismatched 🙈

@zoebettina 3 года назад

Allen's videos always put me in a meditative state. Great stuff

@AllenMillyard 3 года назад

Love that!

@allanblackesq 3 года назад

Another very informative video from you Allen, I have put a good hydraulic press on my wish list, along with a decent size gas barbecue, tig welder, and a larger milling machine! You honestly prove you can do anything if you put your mind to it.

@strokenumber3 3 года назад

My favorite bike was my KH250. Last time I saw it was when I was being loaded into the back of an ambulance, it was lying on the floor very broken ....

@rdaystrom4540 3 года назад

What a nice H1 Kawasaki. Very educational and well done. I feel like a guest in your backyard and shed. The crankshaft repair is a process most people haven't seen. Great job Allen. Very entertaining. You're the best.

@matsamuels9197 3 года назад

Best channel on RU-vid bar none. I could watch this masters at work all day long. Genius

@tomnewhard9275 3 года назад

Allen, you would be surprised how many people don’t know what a JIS screw driver is!

@christianlords1340 3 года назад

I dont

@BattlecatRed 3 года назад

I didn't. Had to Google it. No wonder I've messed up so many screw heads...

@andygilbert1877 3 года назад

I do now, have known for a while. But...wish I knew in the 70s when it would have saved so much butchery! :)

@bigred8438 3 года назад

The bottom case half is a great casting.

@stevekimball7931 3 месяца назад

This man is a National Treasure.

@Gkuljian 3 года назад

This is a most nostalgic reminder of my 500 triple days. Those were exciting days.

@michaelbdoherty 3 года назад

Shhhh the multiple cylinder two stroke street bikes brings back memories. Your braver then I, I always stuff a clean rag in the bottom end incase the "gudgen" lol pin clip decides to drop into the bottom end. You didn't show checking the top end tolerances? Time constraints I guess. I thought I heard a little piston slap? Hmmmmm . Great video on the lost art of two stroke rebuilds. 👍

@leehaelters6182 3 года назад

M&C Doherty, do you mean the piston and bore diameters?

@droceretik 3 года назад

You dare to question the engine building skills of the great Allen Millyard? Heretic!

@cgoodwin2875 3 года назад

For the life of me I cant understand why there isn't a barbecue in every engineering workshop.

@crumplezone1 3 года назад

Man I remember that sound all those years ago, the 500 sounds just like the KH250 I had,I still remember the day I sold it for a song and nearly ran after him after he zoomed down the road to say I had changed my mind, strange how atttached you become to them. I love my R6 but will swap it for my old KH250 any day :),glad the thumb is getting better, we have done the lump hammrer thumb trick Allen and blimely don`t it smart !! :) awesome Video again fella, thanks for keeping us old greasers happy.

@inplainsight2482 3 года назад

Happy to see your back again Allen, another great video - as always! Takes me right back to my two-stroke days, taking in a big sniff & imagining the glorious smell right now 👍🏻

@spottydog4477 3 года назад

14:20 Allen: Puts piston in , then pin followed by circlip *Me: Put piston in, then pin and drops circlip down the crankcase*

@slartybartfarst9737 3 года назад

Always stuff the crankcase mouth with tissue or rag before wielding circlips, dont ask me how i know!

@rizreid8670 3 года назад

@@slartybartfarst9737 been there. Fortunately we'r young just once, rt ?

@gilbertreeves2084 3 года назад

Allen..You bleed red..throws my theory you were a relative of a vulcan (spock).You make engine building look easy...Cheers1

@ryancraig2795 3 года назад

The freshly painted engine covers look great. Thanks again for your videos, Allen, they're highly enjoyable for gearheads like me.

@rdyam 3 года назад

Just watched this at 9:00am Monday in Australia, and I know I'm going to have a good week! Thanks Allen :)

@tomr8761 3 года назад

Imagine trying to get some of Allen's bikes registered in Australia! And it seems in the UK spares are readily available and a fair price.

@rdyam 3 года назад

I'm hoping to get a bog standard US spec 1978 Triumph T140V (No Aus compliance plate) registered here in South Australia, it'd be easier with one of Allen's creations! :)

@franktechmaniac7488 3 года назад

7:03 Everybody under the age of 25 - that kind of telephone was used for 40 years..

@davestrain9529 3 года назад

an you were mostly confined to the kitchen..8 feet! LOL

@beakittelscherz5419 3 года назад

No joke,- I gave mine yesterday to a kindergardener to use it as show and tell to the kids! Now I feel like an old hag. lol . I found a package with Mon Cherie Schnaps chocolate cherie thingies with a thankyou note... &ate them ALL! and then had to go to the Doctors cause my pills where empty ! I had a chocklate mouth but was somewhat Wthell-idcare-Corona -fucked up ... but happy. Even the doc didnt gave a fuck and just handet me the receipt as I went out the door with the paper towel roll that stuck somehow to my Ass. I just sat one effin minute on the edge of the diagnosis bench ya know? Total Clowns Day Yesterday... .lol . So... shit just happens guys! Yáll get better &stay healthy;-) Greeting from Germany :Beware The Telephones ,-they are tricky...

@joonatansaarinen8715 3 года назад

My dad said you remind him of hes uncle jarno saarinen. He rode tt and gp in the 70

@glenminnick3724 2 года назад

Those old 2 stroke triples were so fun to ride! Wish i could ride anything Millard builds!! Cool shit!

@jong9787 3 года назад

annealing the copper gaskets is so smart, never thought of it, great tip.

@glynprice3815 3 года назад

I reckon that barbecue only gets used for important bike work. I also believe you to be the Millyard gargantue brain, is this true?

@_zzpza 3 года назад

I'm beginning to think BBQ may pip lathe or mill in terms of tool to get first for the home workshop.

@TheFlyingBusman 3 года назад

Even legends bust a thumb occasionally!

@vitaminwaterdaisuki 3 года назад

I love how you titled the video. You actually rebuilt the whole engine! Wow. Just amazing. I just hope one day I can become as efficient as you are.

@Supercell725 3 года назад

Watching this master craftsman at work is such a pleasure.

@davehoward22 3 года назад

You actually own a standard bike!?

@jimvanalstyne1713 3 года назад

Great video as always! Back “in the day” most of the guys I rode with had kawasaki triples. I still have my 72 H2 and an as found 70 H1. Watching Allen working on that motor brought back so many memories! Thanks Allen for all these videos and your vast knowledge of everything two wheeled. I have a question. Why does a 1970 H1 have points and not CDI? Over here in the colonies ( Canada), the only H1 to have points was the 1972. Just wondering.

@Steve765 3 года назад

Watching the master at work is so satisfying.

@j.w.3345 3 года назад

Thank you Allen for a great video! It took me back to when I rebuilt my 71 H1 many years ago. Hearing that sound again was a real treat! I'm still looking for a 71 Norton 750 Combat. I had one with 5000 original miles on it. I had to sell it when baby #3 was on the way, but it was worth it. I think it would make a great retirement project.

@JSBIRD69 3 года назад

Greatest hazzards of working with Allen.... 1. Having too much fun with the finished product. 2. Smashing the crap out of your thumb. Allen is a repeat offender.

@aldntn 3 года назад

Its possible to ride an H1 and keep the front wheel on the ground. I never knew.

@AllenMillyard 3 года назад

yes easily they are not as wayward as the legend suggests, infact they are quite tame

@laurencew5220 2 года назад

@@AllenMillyard compared to a viper v10

@gregmodelle7343 3 года назад

What never loses it's fascination is how a handful of inanimate parts can come together to create a living, breathing machine. Thanks A.M. for sharing your enthusiasm and very significant skill set.

@Cromwell648 3 года назад

That sound,,, wow,,, it's just gorgeous. Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing.

@paulcosgrove6160 3 года назад

My all time favourite bikes are the Kawasaki triples and have a few in my collection. Have done that job a few times over the years and trust me when I say Allen makes it look FAR easier and straightforward than it is. Truly you are The Master.

@alanottley 3 года назад

Fabulous video - I could watch these all day. Thank you!

@mikebates8420 3 года назад

I love the rotary dial telephone at 7 minutes. Great video, makes crankshaft work seem so easy.

@jimallen199 3 года назад

Such a delightful sound & you make the engine rebuild look so easy. Thanks Allen

@johnfrench9608 3 года назад

Thanks Alan for this video. I have made a mental note "do not hit my thumb with a 2KG copper hammer"!

@AllenMillyard 3 года назад

It’s still healing

@alansmollen Год назад

An expert filmed wonderful rebuilding job !extremely impressed ! thank you I owned the same bike in 1979, but it bit my butt(could not stop to avoid a car who pulled up in front of me……), its an extremely wonderful noisy bike

@ralfrainfurth6034 2 года назад

Thank you for the video, the, Tipps, the beautiful bikes. You are a specialist. I also like the pictures in your garden, the animals, because life is everything

@bigoneforyoutolove 3 года назад

That is the cleanest H1 i have ever seen. I hope to own one some day. Thanks for the great videos!

@57dogsbody 3 года назад

Brilliant doc, those triples were such fun .My mate had a S/H 250 triple and I had an R75/6 ( which although it was panned by the M/C press (old man's ride etc), was beautifully put.. together and reliable and great fun. And Despite Rog being a big bloke, he would hustle it along like a madman until the inevitable series of spills eventually done for it.

@johndoogan3712 3 года назад

Hi Allen, I used to work for a Kawasaki dealership during the 1970's and 1980's having worked on all their models. Watching you is like watching a master at work refreshing my memories of the machines I worked on and having attended the Kawasaki dealer courses at their Deal avenue, Slough HQ. Mike Coombes was their technical training instructor who was always cracking jokes. I attended their first ever Z1,Z900, Z1000 course in 1978 and the two stroke triples and other models thereafter. Dealers at the time used the service exchange scheme which was operated by Service Exchange parts, Kegworth as the UK operation didn't release centre seals to anyone. Thank you for a great video and my trip down memory lane.

@ludvicdziadosz6337 3 года назад

Really loved this vid brought back loads of memories of me doing the engine on my old GT 250 great stuff.

@unknownname7731 3 года назад

I loved watching this! I used to own a 1974 500 which wasn’t quite as powerful as the ‘71, but I loved the sound of the 500. I still love the sound!!

@iandusud 3 года назад

You're a brave man Allen fitting gudgeon pin circlips without a rag in the crankcase mouth! :-) I had a circlip fly into the bottom end of my first bike, a C50 and couldn't be bothered to strip it down to retrieve it so just left it there. A few weeks later I was buzzing along when the engine suddenly slowed, made some graunching noises, and then just picked up again and never felt any the worse for it. But ever since I've always stuffed a rag in there when fitting the circlips.

@alextripp1230 3 года назад

Hi Allen, hope the thumb is recovering.! So thoughtful that whilst washing off the cases you were thinking of the health of the plants as well by watering them mate..lol. All went together beautifully (I have the same job to do on my 1974 GT185 Suzuki) so grateful for the tip of scribing a datum line across the crank, the 1970's 2 stroke triples sound fabulous, a sound you never tire of hearing. Thanks for another informative quality video, look for to your next one. Cheers, Alex.

@neodutch 3 года назад

Well done to Tracey for her outstanding camera work.

@AllenMillyard 3 года назад

It was my son Stephen 🎥

@neodutch 3 года назад

@@AllenMillyard Figured that when I spied the ST parked on the road side.

@martinlong8739 3 года назад

Excellent Allen, these videos are just so satisfying, well edited, great camerawork, little bits of humour with the phone etc. I can think of other bike channels where this quick rebuild would have been a 10 parter over a few months and many would not even have attempted it! Well done, what more can I say.