Kawasaki Z1B 900 engine rebuild - Episode 3 

I find it mesmerising watching Allen at work, so calm and precise. These would be the gold standard of training films for aspiring mechanics ☺️

Is it just me or does anyone else find watching Alan’s videos extremely relaxing? ☺️

Even after all those years, I am still impressed with how much engineering went into that engine.

I still believe that Allen and Tracy ought to be Lord and Lady Millyard..... When you see some of the idiots who are given Knighthoods.... Why can't we take the "Honours List" back into the hands of the people who deserve it??? Allen deserves it for his British Engineering Ingenuity and he is well known throughout the World.... And Tracey deserves it for her amazing Cup cakes and for feeding the birds and hedgehogs 🦔 😁👍😁

You are the living embodiment of Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance. If you made a video of you sweeping up your shed, I'd watch it. More power to your elbow, Allen!

As always I give a nod to the people who designed and manufactured that engine, they’re on another level to us mere mortals 😊 very enjoyable watching this being nicely rebuilt 👍

Cant believe you didn't put a rag over the bottom end when fitting those circlips Alan ... you really are a magician it seems 😊

I can’t be the only person to think those engine castings are things of beauty.

I want to rewatch all of Allen's videos to see how many times he says something is perfect. He says it a LOT, but there's no exaggeration. He simply does everything so incredibly precise.

Classic engine being rebuilt by a classic guy .

No sign of a torque wrench during the rebuild. Alan is a marvel.

Can’t say enough about how calming it is to listen to Allen as he assembles an engine 👍🏻

I do enjoy an unexpected Millyard popping up.

You make fitting those barrels look so easy👍🏻

Allen is our Bob Ross for motorcycle engine assembly, using a simple palette of spanners, ratchets, and screwdrivers for brushes on a mechanical canvas to teach, inspire, and achieve an artistic satisfaction and inner calmness...

Allen is a master who can get the bolts into the right torque without saying "click".

All done without a torque wrench in sight, Allen has the calibrated wrist, well done that man.

Feeling like crap.aching all over,headache, have a cuppa and watch this man doing his thing..........some kind of therapy takes place...me feeling better,thanks Allen.

At 10:00 ,that tweaked a nerve😂. As a keen and impatient 15 year old in the absence of my father who was still at work,I decided to start rebuilding the honda 125 engine I had seemingly been waiting forever for a con rod for.I was feeling pleased with my self,now having most of the bulk of it together by the time he arrived,only to be shot down in flames when he immediately pointed out that a part of the kickstart mechanism was still on the bench. Thanks Allen for the video and the painful reminder👍

Thanks for all the work you put in for us Allen.

That clutch cover is a thing of beauty

It's satisfying to see Allen using JIS screwdrivers, but of course I expected nothing less from the engineer who always does everything "just perfect".

What I love about Allen is that he doesn't use a torque wrench simply because he knows what he's doing.

Rebuilding a 76 kz 900 right now. Your videos have been a great source of information.

It's therapy to watch this stuff. Wow

It was worth getting the engine vapour blasted , it looks amazing.

Allen, you work as calmly and as focused as a surgeon, and make a complicated assembly look very simple. I'm surprised you use no gasket cement/sealant on the paper gaskets. I can't picture the engine not seeping oil. I also didn't see you torque anything to specific values. Watching this assembly makes me cry for my 1974 Z-1B, wishing I still had it. Given the choice of any motorcycle I ever owned (including the 900 Ninja), I'd love to have my Z-1B again. Eagerly awaiting the next episode.

I could watch and listen for hours.

So therapeutic, watching Allen assembling it so carefully and precisely.

Let the good times roll

So refreshing to see an engine rebuild with no impact wrench in sight. As is said “slow and steady win’s the race”, and makes for a easy watch 🫠👍

What a wonderful mechanical puzzle!

Hello Mr. Millyard , always a pleasure to watch you spinning spanners...!!!😊

I love motorcycles, all motorcycles, and recently I have been looking into film making. Your videos make me appreciate how much effort it takes to get the shots that you do, and your voice is very calming and easy to listen to. Thank you for documenting all the wonderful things that you do and sharing them with us.

An honour to watch the master work.

Very hypnotic. Nice to see someone else who applies oil for oil seal installation. Not many folk I've worked with bothered. Half jobs. My first bike was a raced & rallied to within a inch of it's life and then some Fizzy. I spent more time pushing that bike than riding it! I rebuilt the engine swapping the barrels out for a 75cc kit. After the rebuild was finished I started the beast up and went scooting off down the road. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4t..... 4t....... 4th?!? I couldn't select 4th gear so it had become a Tizzy!! I pulled up back at home and scratched my head for a while. I checked everything out and it all seemed fine. I went and sat at the table and noticed this gear on the workbench staring back at me.... yep 4th gear! Have fun

fantastic step by step guide to rebuilding and engine. Have a 1974 bike which is in a total state of disrepair and these videos instil confidence to take the task on. Thanks Allen

The most amazing thing about this whole build is that you still have the 10mm socket, legend 🙏🤙

Invaluable content for rebuilding my '78 KZ650 that was given to me with holes in 2 pistons.

Great video Allen, I always enjoy watching fine work being done in a tidy workspace, and your commentary is top notch. Thanks for the video!

The expression "elegant simplicity" comes to mind 👏

This is like watching a peaceful stream running through a meadow. Utterly relaxing.

Thank you, Allen. Your videos are most informative and entertaining.

Thank you Allen for another excellent class, I'm enjoying every minute because I restored a 1978 Kawasaki kz1000 "A1" and I learn more in each of your videos. Hugs from the south of Brazil

As always, an excellent job. What I love is the way Alan effortlessly assembles the thing with never a reference to any manual.

just like going for therapy watching Allen do it allin his stride !

The trans and crankcase were in fine shape inside. Very nice assembly! You must be ready for a cup of tea now. Cheers.

The mechanical competence level of this man is off the scale!

Cheers Allen. We are fitting the barrels to a Honda CL450 this weekend, that wooden support under the piston skirt should help things on end.

Allen, I've has so many motorcycles that I should have kept. Your videos always bring a smile to my face; and the video is so much more educational. On a side note, I learned to read from motorcycle magazines. Thanks for your efforts!

Great entertainment Allen, fantastic work. The engine will run better than new after your fettling. Well done.

Those Engine Castings are a work of Art.

Always cheers me up, when we get a new video from Allen, the gold standard in engineering, another cracking video from obi wan.

Appreciate the time you put into these videos Allen 👍 Look forward to many more! 🤞

Just brilliant Allen, so looking forward to the next video. 👍👍

Dear Mr. Millyard-- Kawasaki owes you a pension -- your expertly produced, lit, and arranged videos put their service manuals to shame! Fantastic as usual.

Brilliant Allan I can watch your videos over again thank you 👍

Simply lovely

Loving this series, Allen. Just a joy to watch. Thank you!

The Allen Millyard school of torque setting by experience, respect🙏

If only MMI would use Allen's videos as their training vids,more students would be able to grasp a full engine and tranny teardown and rebuild,plus see what imagination and hard work can achieve .

Cannot wait to hear his engine running, oh the memories....

I can barely undo a bolt without it leaping out of my hands and having to chase it all round the garage floor, so to see mastery and engine knowledge of this level is an absolute treat. Can't wait to see the finished bike and hear it fire into life

I found it very easy, to sit here and watch, not sure how much i remembered let alone attempting to rebuild a Z1 engine and gearbox

Excellent stuff.

Thanks For The Upload, Allen. I Just Wonder How Many Kawasaki Engines You've Rebuilt. You Must Have A Fantastic Memory. Can't Wait For #4!

Watching you work is like therapy without the cost, thank you Dr Millyard.

It's always so giving watching someone who masters their craft like Allen does. Even the soft clock in the background calms me down. Thank you Allen for putting out videos showing us a masterclass in machining work, free of charge no less. God bless and lots of love from Norway. edit: No cake or cupcakes in this episode Allen? Wife on holiday?😀

Allen, that was mesmerising! Such great work! Can't wait for it to fire up. Thanks, as ever, for posting, cheers, John.

Welldone Allen, It is always nice to see an engine being rebuilt like this with everything nice and clean and organised :)

Awesome

Let me know when you 🔥 her up Allen I'm sure I will be able to hear it from my back garden! Can't wait to see it finished. 👍👍

Thanks for the video Allen. Such a beautiful piece of engineering. 👍

I get the feeling that it is rare in a Millyard rebuild, that you scratch your head and say "I wonder where this bit goes?" 🙄 Always in awe of your work Allen 👏 xo 💕

Master mechanic at work, what a brilliant how to guide, Thanks Allen

I love watching you work Mr Millyard, so cool. Please keep it going. 👌👍

The beauty of roller bearings on the crankshaft. The crankshaft can be turned with almost no effort.

I never get tired of watching these videos. Looking forward to part 4

Better than new. That's one rebuilt engine you wouldn't have a second thought about...the 'was it done properly?' thought !! Lovely work Allen 👍

Watching that engine go together was a thing of beauty

I was about to sleep. Then i found your new upload ❤❤❤

According to the clock he started at 3.55 and finished at 4.16.....21 minutes?? What a guy👍

Allways a joy to see you tinkering on your bikes Allen. 👍

I love the way Charlie doesn’t say a word while the build is in progress ,it looks like it’s all sinking in though 😁

I love the "old school" torque wrench application, ya know when it's right by feel. It looks s simple. Loe it.

Assembling the crank and the 2 gear box shafts is so satisfying to look at 🙂

Addicted to this channel. Cheers mate from 🇦🇺

It is so inspirering to see Alan working. No shortcuts, everything done just the right way. Thanks for the video, I enjoyed it!

So relaxing to see calm and precise job on this marvellous Kawasaki engine

Thank you Allen for sharing this build with us. Cheers

Another fantastic video Allen,thankyou for posting it,just perfect Kimbo

Brilliant work once again showing you are the master of older Japanese motorbike engines. Great to watch.

Absolutley fascinating to watch Allen so calm and no sight of a manual anywhere. It astonishes me how you can still get all new parts Gaskets, Seals and Cam Chains etc for these bikes 👍

Nothing beats the feeling of assembling up a tight engine. Beautiful as always Allen!

Always an absolute pleasure watching the Maestro at work, roll on the next video.

As always with Allen - wonderful work, wonderful video. One point: I didn't notice any torque settings needed for the various bolts...

So good to see this done, particularly the fitting of the block and engaging the pistons. Excellent video Allen.

Great to see proper old school engineers like yourself using mechanical hand tools. So many today use electric or pneumatic drivers for undoing and doing up the bolts and nuts. 👏👍

You're such a perfectionist I absolutely feel like I could rebuild an engine after watching you

Takes me back to my youth, rebuilding GS 1000 tuned engines in the shed.