I don’t know why but I’ve only just discovered Allen’s channel, after binge watching a lot of videos all I can say is this guy is an engineering genius
My god man, what have you done. Your'e going to have every bored biker out there with a BBQ and a hacksaw trying to bolt on an extra couple of cylinders to their motorcycle. But seriously, it's a pleasure to watch you work mate. A true craftsman and an artist in metal.
Your so right. Thats whats so great about people like Allen sharing his work with everyone. Seeing that it can be done, encourages people to have a go. Thanks Allen.
scotty B - Lol. You're right. But you forgot the case of beer to help them work. But seriously. Not only is he doing that awesome work, but making a video of it at the same time. :-)
Supply of old engine castings is going to dry up pretty quick once people see this and get inspired. I had no idea you could do this with relativly basic tools.
@@steeveedee8478 It depends, I'm pretty satisfied with my V4 engine 1300ccm. This needs a lot of knowledge and machines to get this done, I dont think a lot of people watching this have a workshop as Allen does.
I never imagined for a minute you were using a bbq, hacksaw, files, rulers, a tig. Absolutely brilliant. Thanks so so much for the video. Its one of the best out there. So interesting.
Yeah when I saw him turn on the barbecue, I had to pause. My brain couldn't handle it. Ok, I think I'm mentally ready now to continue watching. These videos are so intense, because you just can't believe what you're seeing.
Best thing about this virus is being able to sit and watch these videos. This is fascinating, I have learnt in my 55 years that if watching a craftsman working and it looks easy it bloody well ain't ;)
The engine and craftsmanship is brilliant, but it shadows the making of these great videos. Editing and shooting all done so well. With a crisp voiceover. Thank you for making these.
@@AllenMillyard But you won't cut the video with a hacksaw..., too, won't you? I was wondering who did the camera and editing work. It even might dominate the process of metal work in the garage. Checking perspective, light and what not. You are not alone any longer. But you have a grateful audience out here.
@@AllenMillyard Allen .... As a Kawasaki mechanic for many years, I have to ask, how do you make your head gaskets?? All the others... no problem, but heads!! I remember well back in the seventies how the old Z650 and Z1000 suffered from oil misting around the feed galleries, so how do you do it?? !!
I've been working on bikes for most of my life, and reckon I have a pretty good feel for mechanics and tools. You have no idea how much skill is involved in this. Even simple things like using a file to remove excess weld WITHOUT screwing up the gasket surface takes a master's hand. Allen, you have been a hero of mine for years - and these are the best bike videos on RU-vid bar none. Thank you for taking the time to do them.
As he took the block to the milling table, I was thinking "Ah, he's going to get a fly cutter out and skim the welds on the gasket surfa..... what?" and then he just did it with a file. I physically can't do stuff like that freehand with enough accuracy; it's not a matter of practice, I just don't have the fine motor coordination and my hands are ever so slightly shakey. It helps a lot that it's an aircooled engine, the only sealing surface that's critical is between the top of the liner and the head.
*I was thinking the same thing. People may be saying to them selves well look those are basic hand tools I think I will try doing the same thing. Look this is a level of filing that will take you years to master. just the filing.*
You know, sometimes you feel, this goes much further beyond anything you've seen before. You feel ... effing elated... elated is the right word. You just marvel. I don't think I've seen anything like this, and believe me, I've been in the Scania workshops for decades.
I am a retired pipefitter and used to cut four inch steel pipe with a hacksaw by eye reasonably straight. I have also tinkered with old bikes and have a lot of the tools, though not all, that Allen does. Like everyone else here I am completely in awe of his achievements, using language as well as tools economically. To quote Clint Eastwood - '' a man has to know his limitations ''. I know mine, but he doesn't seem to have any.
I am just in awe of this man. Cutting an engine in half with a hacksaw and managing to get it back together again working and looking beautiful? Unbelievable 😯 Loving these videos Allen. Thank you. 🙏
"Here's one I made earlier" Amazing, I've often wondered how you do it - not a CNC machine in sight, just skill and experience (and a barbecue). Real craftsmanship, thank you for making the videos (I know how time consuming it can be), and making them to such a high standard.
Outstanding work. I've been a Kawasaki fan, rider, mechanic and racer for most of my life and this is simply awesome. I want one so bad... ! Thanks for sharing. I'd best go have a cuppa and a lie down.
Watching this was just surreal, but I couldn't help thinking when he started cutting the barrels with a handheld hacksaw that I was watching an April 1st/parody video !
Es una verdadera OBRA DE ARTE !!!! Te felicito !!!!! Tu trabajo es impecable. Todas las adaptaciones que vi tuyas, son perfectas !!!!! Gracias por compartir estos videos.
I have a barbecue, a hacksaw, a vice, some spanners, a file and a big hammer. Now all I need is a Dremel, then I'm all set to change my straight six Rolls Royce into a W8 engine. That is amazing what you have done
I met you several years ago at the motorcycle museum in Solvang. I knew then about the V8 zed one you built and you told me how you built it in your shed. I was blown away. I often think about that when I use my primitive tools on my own projects so I’m inspired. Thank you. With this bike I’m blown away again.
Humblest apologies. Here I was all up about accurate spacing of the cylinder barrels, etc... Easy to tell that I have never seen the Millyard creations before. Tripped over this, and came back after a few videos and seeing some absolutely genius motorcycles. So impressed, no need to bore everyone with the minutia. Covid has allowed me more time to peruse the net for interesting things, and I have stumbled upon a craftsman with jaw-dropping levels of vision and execution.
Kettle on, feet up, perfect lockdown material! ☕ Please keep making these videos Allen.....the smile that came on my face this morning when I knew I had the latest Allen Millyard video to watch....... fantastic! 😉👍
I can only assume the very few people that have disliked this are myopic and have clicked the wrong button, I have known some very skilled toolmakers over the years who are excellent working from a drawing, but to have the ingenuity of this man and then construct it in a shed a is taking it to another level, the guys a genius!!!.
I wonder how many are watching these videos with their mouths wide open in amazement..... I know I am and I'm supposed to be an engineer.... Outstanding...... 👍
I've been reading about Allen Millyard for a couple of years. I had heard his "shed" was pretty small but really efficient. How true. Amazing what Mr.Millyard can do. He is simply amazing and obviously a person that is only limited by technical specs of materials and not imagination. Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, just time for a cuppa before sorting the heads out...! 😜 And not a drawing in sight!! Wonderful. I’m inspired to have a go at some of my crazier ideas. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience Allen. Your contribution to motorcycle engineering is peerless. Ride safe
The amount of sheer ingenuity and lack of specialist tooling are amazing. Yet the results look factory and the performance figures are testament to the precision achieved - it scarcely seems possible! Thanks for blowing our minds with this video series!
The wizard of the workshop, I appreciate the skill you possess the quality of the videos your explanation of what & why your doing, its like watching a magician, an artist in every sense of the word.
Fantastic tip about repairing fins, and showing how to remove liners. Thanks for showing us how to bolt castings up and weld in stages. I can see damaged crank cases, and cracked castings all over the planet getting a new lease of life . Thanks so much for sharing. Can't stress that enough.
The work is excellent, and I noticed Allen is still learning. Every day is a school day. Keep up the great work really enjoying these presentations. Thank you.
I reverse-engineered my Z1 after watching this video - it was extremely simple and the skills required are every bit as easy to acquire as this video implied. Armed with nothing more than my Eclipse hacksaw, It took no more than two hours to convert my 4-cylinder Z1 engine into a barbecue!!Joking aside . . . seriously impressive Allen but I would love to see how you convert the crankcases, cam gear etc
What a craftsman. Being a qualified diesel fitter who used to do piston docks on gardener bus engines, I was very surprised to see you using the hardened steel vice jaws on the alloy head and not to have some form of alloy jaw protectors to save any damage to softer materials.
What I like more than your obvious skill is how tidy, how well managed your workspace is. If you hadn't spoken Id have guessed your a fellow Brit. We seldom have much space... Fabulous work.
Me: "Surely, Allen must be using space-age/secret Japanese tech tools to precisely cut up cylinders?" Allen: "And now to cut up the cylinders" * Pulls out a hacksaw and does it freehand * Me: ...wat
@@au1317 yes he did use a mill. It looks like the mill was ww2 surplus from a Lancaster factory. Mill or not, he built something amazing in a house basement with no high tech tools
@@64maxpower I think in that context, "high tech" must be more clearly defined. These tools were the height of tech before the silicon chip. The craftsmen having generations of experience creating with their HANDS. Now most of creation is done in the MIND only. If I understand it correctly, CNC machines are only just now starting to rival a skilled mill worker.
great information again Allen ,thanks for sharing . you really do make it look so simple i'm almost compelled to go and cut some of the spare barrels up in my shed and make a wall piece as a talking point .. hmm i've got 3 spare GPZ engines ,i really should use all your information and build a six for myself .
I struggle with the basics of how an engine works but I love watching this guy tackle any engineering task with expert ease. It’s made even better by the wonderful video and commentary whilst he’s doing it.
The original Z1 six 1300cc coffin tank was a beast. A little guy down the road had one he was 60 kgs built like a jockey and rode it like a bull. His favourite was fanning the clutch on pedestrian crossings and leaving black marks. Totally off his face. What a mentor.ahhh the good olde 80's.
I started off watching all the videos on the Flying Millyard engine, and haven't been able to stop. You're just one of those people that can't leave well enough alone. Fantastic, I can't believe what you have accomplished in your small shop. New subscriber.
Ok now that is amazing. As a welder fabricator, I see more equipment being used, to make electronic junction boxes, out of sheet. Than Allen uses on an engine!! (I know it can be done, just unusual to see) The site of the barrels being cut down did make me wonder. Subaru diesel (2 cylinders lopped off) swap for BMW twin,🤔
Its a bit like the larger sized of Vespa's or Lambretta's 2stroke single engines of old can be converted into a 4stroke, with some work, if I think I've remembered correctly, using a KTM 360 top end from a KTM enduro model of 1980/90s off-roader's engine(s); - ..albeit the hybred engine is approx 340cc-ish as I do recall a hint of it being below the 'donor top-end' thumpers capacity as the bottom-end internals (crank & conrod, piston etc,) are a mix of smaller KTM engine parts, that barring custom bearings, fit well into the 2 stroke crank cases.
The best thing on RU-vid - by a mile! Thanks for yet another entertaining episode in this epic series, Allen. The finished bike looks magnificent. Do you keep a record of him many hours you spend on each of your creations? If so, how many did this masterpiece take, and how does that rank in the list of all your machines to date? All the best, and thank you so much for making these videos; I look forward to the next instalment.
Astounding skill, makes my 2 stroke mx rebuild a piece of the proverbial which I have just started again thanks to you! Well impressed with your cool straight forward commentary as you do the unthinkable.......you are THE engineering GOAT!
Alan you are an inspiration to every british man/ woman that has a shed & attempts to build /fabricate their motorcycles into their dreams.what you do is nothing less than amazing. You are a true genious.. your fantastically engineered works of art are awesome..great videos.& well presented.by a top man...brilliant..Terry A from Hull..👌
This is AWESOME ! You have not only the talent, but as well the patience along hand-crafting - keeping focused on making your vision come true! Absolutely great!
Brilliant job!! Can´t wait on new video about cylinderhead ,cams and gasket..!! Some inspiration: Three cylinder Bonnevile or four cylinder Trident..?!
