I think he never told the planet he is from where he was going, and they are actively looking for him in all galaxy's. Everything is braking on their planet and their genius is not there to invent anything new, they are in limbo. Only enormous distances will save us from him being found anytime soon.
If I was his neighbor I would be closely watching 24/7/365. This man has truly divine skills and knowledge and by God almighty how would I love to learn just a fraction of all this. 🙏❤👍💪 Absolutely brilliant
Okay that one is off the charts Allen. It looks so factory. Being water cooled it sounds so tight. Four 125cc cylinders. That's the engine Kawasaki should have made. I bet you could smoke an H1 in a drag race. I want a jacket like yours. I'm a huge fan.
Nope. Hes better. A. Einstein was only a theoretician. He just invented some ideas and dindt actually put them into use. Allen think of ideas and then put them into practice.
It’s like you just wake up and think, “Wonder if I can make a liquid cooled V16 using air cooled Honda Cub barrels and heads?” And then you just do it. And it looks like Honda built it. And it all works. And you used a hack saw and a drill press and a file. And then, THEN, you show us how to do it ourselves through your expertly produced and narrated videos. Thank you.
I remember Alan's V12 Kawasaki and a few other builds he'd done years ago in MCN, I didn't know he was still at it creating these monster bikes. He's a brilliant design engineer and has the motivation and skills to put his incredible ideas into reality... He's a genius basically
Wow!!! Those country roads are sooooo narrow. It's a good thing you were on a motorcycle when that big bus came along, because there was not enough room for a car to make it past the bus. Awesome project, I really like the two stroke builds. I really wish that a two stroke non-hydrocarbon oil could be developed, so that two stroke street bikes could prowl the highways again. I really miss them, but thanks to you, they still live!!
Ah yes! The Machinery's Handbook. Not surprised to see you with this invaluable resource. Another great video Allen, thanks for taking the time to make & show these to us mere mortals.
Working with your hands make you a worker, add your brain and you are an engineer. Add your hearth, and you are an artist. Allen, you are truly the artist, I am well pleased watching your videos.
I once met a guy in the 90s, Joe (never knew his last name) a Honda mechanic who had a shop on the north side of Brisbane (Redcliffe area). That guy knew how so many bike parts were interchangeable with different ones, his knowledge was simply jaw dropping. He worked with a lot of the open wheeler race car guys who used to pick his brains about setting up their motorcycle engine powered cars with all sorts of different parts...
Every now and then, a new notification comes in and every time it says "Allen Millyard has added a new video" you know its going to another amazing feat of motorcycle mechanical engineering. Sounds superb and looks sublime, yet so modest and down to earth.
about the fifth time watching the video; the engine, at high revs, has got the same intake roar, as the original thriple, with nuances, at low revs and while blipping the throttle, of liquid cooled strokers. In a word: an alchemy.
I've ridden a RD350LC and what a handful that was, I can't imagine how good this four must be. Incredible bike Allen, sounds great. 100k subs soon, you deserve every success, thanks for sharing your world with us.
Now, that is how Kawasaki should have made them. Just the sound from the 4 pot as it hits the Power band. Well done again Allen. Roll on next week when we can see and hear the Monster, The Flying Millyard.
I’m waiting for a video with you saying “I just started with this huge block of metal I had laying around the shop, and just nibbled away all the bits I didn’t need. I think it came out grand!” - LOL Love your content. Thank you for taking the time to post.
Allen Millyard Excellent! Looking forward to it. I think most of your subscribers would like to ask a question, so allow me to pose it for all of us; Are you ever intimidated into NOT trying something?
I have thought it before, but the combination of taste, prowess and humility you display is truly refreshing, and this clearly equates to success in all aspects of life. The world could learn a lot from people with such qualities.
That sound is amazing. I think it was 1974 when I went on the back of a friend's H1. (My bike was a Honda CB175). I was pleased he had a top box fitted on the bike. It accelerated so fast I would been sitting on the road without the box being behind me! I so want a 2 stroke bike again! Just hearing your bike ticking over is fantastic.
The last months I'm searching for a used metal lathe here in germany I can afford and - if necessary - restore, here in germany. That's quite an impossible task. So much better in the UK or in the US. And I went from auction to auction, it's sick. They want thousands for a pile of junk. That's one point why you over there are several steps ahead in the making department. Seriously, that's not only lathes, thats a problem with tool in general here, you just don't get reasonable good used stuff, only hilarious prices or newest suff for even more ridiculous money. Why is that so?
@@Omnihil777 Dang, that is really unfortunate. I didn't realize just how easy it is to find machining equipment here in the US compared to other countries. You can pretty easily find lathes and mills on Facebook marketplace here. I hope you can find a decent lathe. Best of luck to you
@@Omnihil777 Vielleicht von Firma zu Firma gehen: "Wollt Ihr was loswerden? Mit wem arbeitet ihr zusammen? Weiß einer von Euren Schlossern was?" Etc. Das könnte was bringen. Allen würde wahrscheinlich aus Frust seine Drehmaschine selber bauen. Ein Freund hat mal eine 4to Presse selber gebaut. 4 T-Träger zum Quadrat geschweisst und einen Wagenheber reingebaut. Die stand dann nebst Drehmaschine und Härteofen im ersten Stock in einer Mietwohnung in Hamburg-Farmsen. Hihi!
@@Omnihil777 I live in Germany too. People here ask stupid prices for used goods. I saw a 'special offer' in a German supermarket once; --2 cents off! Made me laugh. Germans are tighter than Scots, Yorkshiremen and Kiwi's put together.
For me, you are the Leonardo Da Vinci of Motorbikes, for real. I have 2 qualifications in metal treatment ( lathe operator and locksmith ) and I think, I know what I am talking about. What You are doing, is the greatest work in mechanical engineering what I haver ever seen from 1 privat man in my live, for real.
What surprises me the most about your ingenious formulas is the taste and incredible level of detail to which must be added the extraordinary functional result !!! in short ... really unique !!!! 👏👏👏👏👏 saludos afectuosos desde Argentina ✌️💗🇦🇷
Love the sound of that amazing 500 it sounds magic. It’s great to see that you enjoy the finished work you do on these bike and the country lanes are just the place to do it. Thank you Alan it’s been a pleasure to watch
Lovely old arm stretcher from the 70's 4,500 rpm and they come alive would love to have a go on that beauty put a mega smile on your face, nice job Allen so glad you have the patience to share your work with the rest of the world
The ‘ Three Dial ‘ instrumentation layout is perfect...such a simple concept, that I believe has never been bettered for clarity and functionality. My 1972 Suzuki GT750J has the same instrumentation design with the temp gauge in the centre like yours and it’s beautifully done on your bike !! The rest of what you did is absolutely stunning!! Ps. I personally wouldn’t paint the temp gauge black, it compliments the bikes lashings of chrome and stainless finishes !!
Not only is this bike an absolute beauty...but you've just shown me that I don't need to buy a roller to make the repair panels for the period Allspeed slip-on expansion chambers I need for my GT 185 that need some repair....Thanks Allen!! :)
As the owner of a Suzuki GT500, I'd like to see a four cylinder 1000cc version. I never cease to be amazed at the skill and ingenuity that goes into these bike conversions.
Amazing how clean the engine sounds at low revs as you accelerate - the jetting sounds spot-on. A lovely, unique bike, and I am getting all misty-eyed and nostalgic! Great stuff.
After viewing this, me bringing a fifty year old tractor back to life, seems more like finger painting in preschool. I am in awe of your talent and skills!
You're an inspiration Allen. I'm always dubious when I see a 'custom' effort on a car or bike. Frankly the stock standard item is always far superior to the work of the well intentioned 'builder.' I believe you have broken the mould with all of your works. The H1 500 that you have produced is such an upgrade in safely, performance and appearance to it's 'widow maker' original self. I like to restore to original, but you are encouraging me to think to the next level, cheers.
Spot on. The engineering excellence is only half the story, on top of that these custom bikes look perfectly styled and just as if the factory designed them. Most customs are a real dogs breakfast.
@@TerryClarkAccordioncrazy Absolutely, I can count on one hand how many custom gigs I've thought were worthy. The guys that get the classic UJM's and cut/strip them out as cafe/brat/scramblers have little respect for the original design - unless they're knackered when they get them. I got a CB350F cafe, then bought a frame cut for all the tabs, brackets etc. and returned it to original... it's just better that way.
I think I saw your v-8 at Mid Ohio vintage days many suns ago, it caused me to whip my head around for a second look and fell down and skinned my knee. You are a master sir, bless you and long live internal combustion.
I would consider my self blessed if I had half the knowledge that you got. I just love this kind of engineering and your ability to somehow make it all look compleatly stock. Sorry, better than stock. Everything comes together so nicely and compared to the original bikes, yours looks like they should have looked :) Keep it up! =)
Beautiful Machine, I'd say its a frantic experience to ride it. Great idea with the oil dosage via the throttle. Never seen that type of system on a production 2 stroke
All of these Autolube systems work this way. All the major Japanese two stroke manufacturers have had these systems since possibly as far back aa the late sixties . He will have possibly modified it to cope with one extra cylinder attached to his base engine.
If only you lived close to Manchester, I'd love to see this, I just couldn't believe how easy it was to start. Then you did it by hand I was blown away. I've got to get myself another two stroke bike. I should never got rid of mine, gutted
This is so cool. I bet you'd enjoy seeing how I fit a small Datsun alternator on my Norton Commando. I took a chain off the cam to a timing belt drive to the alternator. I works great. It was a fun job, but nowhere near as comprehensive as this. You must be totally enjoying what you do. I know I did.
and we have a winner, i finally figured out which of your builds is my favorite, ironically i've been passing over this video because i didn't get it, i saw the kawi h1 500 and thought whats the big deal, kawi already made a 500 h1, the four cyl didn't register until tonight when i decided to finally watch the video, the opening shot of the bike made me go, wait WTF, kawi never made an h1 with water cooled cylinders, what my eyes were seeing didn't match what my head was remembering and i literately was confused for a minute until i could process what you had done, you tilted me dude....lol
One of commentators said millyard genius ,may upset Yamaha and Kawasaki ,my comment is ,so what they've been.upsetting Thier buyers for years by making what they want as cheaply as they can and selling it To us for as much as they can,and playing the almighty one when.challenged by enthusiasts with comments like no cosit can't be Done no, not ever. Well now avery.gifted Genius hasn't told but shown them What is possible .may be this is good for Joe public.customer,if i were a maker of motorbikes Mr millyard would be my new best mate ,maybe with offers of development engineer ,but closef
@@davidshattock9522 i don't think you meant to post this comment as a reply to me, you should cut and paste it again in the general comment section so others can read it,,,,
Alan millyard:the most understated genius you could imagine him saying this : other than re-machining the crankshaft and altering the throws , Casting my own Pistons ,having to reset the head studs ,make my own barrels and machine up a couple of gears other than that it was all pretty much off the shelf and standard😂
I was listening to the audio closely. It sounds like the carbs are perfectly synchronized. Being a four cylinder 2 stroke it has a unique sound. Great build Allen. Good job!
I rode a water cooled TZ750 back in the 70s. It would put on speed terrifyingly quickly. It redlined as fast as you could shift it & in under 15sec was well past the ton. Your 500LC appears to behave just like that. I GET what you say about it taking a bit of time to bleed off the adrenaline after a good fang on the little missile. Things start happening around you faster than you can react. Brilliant work as always, sir.
Wow another masterpiece will done Allen, and it looks just right like it was a factory bike as always, and sounds fantastic, I wish you was my best mate and lived next door 👍🇬🇧⚙️🔩🔧 cheers Martin.
I can remember a kid in my neighborhood that had a Kawi 1000. Whenever he started it up and took off you Knew who it was. That sound just can't be replicated! Well Done Sir!
That is such a beautiful sounding engine. Fantastic engineering as always, and a beautiful looking bike too. You’ve got a real knack in managing to keep the original looks of the bike.
The attention to detail, application, patience and love is exactly the same as the great Cathedral builders of the Middle Ages. In his own sphere, Alan stands aside those great men.
My god, Millyard!! You've just built my absolute dream motorcycle. Of all the S models, both H1 & H2 models I've owned, that early distributor model H1 is by far my favorite motorcycle. Your improvements turned it into a beast that will always stay right at that sweet spot of 140 degrees or there about where all the power in the world is at your wrist's command. As you know with expansion chambers (and those on this bike sound and perform perfectly) too cold and heated beyond the sweetspot power is dicey. Now if it only could hold say 15 gallons of petrol, I could die today and be content. 15 gallons I'd say would bring me 4 hours of high speed- smooth paved open freeway assault time here in Southern California's central coast. The only problem with my location is you can never park and leave these bikes unattended. Thieves left and right will make off with it in a flash. I stopped driving classic air-cooled V.W.'s for this reason as well. Have you ever put thought into building a Subaru WRX competitor out of a couple air-cooled V.W. engine cases? I could see a flat 8 LC with Quad-Weber 48mm carbs (you know, 2 Weber down drafts linked together making the venturis opening together perfectly synchronized) Early race 911 motors were similar linking 2 boxer 6 cylinders together. The advantage of a single OHC does make a huge difference in acceleration and raises the RPM quite a bit. Drivers of these race monsters spoke of how their bowels literally would be worked up unlike any driving experience they have had before! I'm thinking all the enertia and torque pulling and pushing the restraint-strapped body sitting on those sticky slicks, one would be pitched everywhere during serious laps on a track. The 911 versions I mention are one of Porsche's most sought after collectors race cars. Only maybe 6 or so cars were ever built. The support crew driving a couple 26 foot box trucks loaded down with tools, spare everything and rolls and rolls of toilet paper are incredible when you get down to thinking of what it takes to keep a vehicle like this up and running during an event. I love all your content and have been a fan for years. Thank you for opening up my mind and allowing me to realize all these things are possible with determination, follow through and a never-declined credit card.
pretty awesome bike, I wanted to do a LC conversion on a Rd engine years ago but couldn't think of a way to create a water pump, the way you design this engine is ingenious!
That was Amazing!! It's also so creepy seeing you on the left side of the road. I always cringe a bit when a car comes the opposite way. I love that bike!
Amazing! The sound alone gave me goose bumps. I really miss the days of large capacity 2 strokes screaming about the streets. I wish I'd kept my X7 which whilst small was pretty wild!
Please ! Continue your videos as you do. No schischi, no music....your voice, engine and metalwork sounds . Just perfect !!!
this guy is like the Bob Ross of engine building. He's soft spoken and makes it seem so easy.
Not sure what planet your are from , but hope the mothership does not return to pick you up any time soon . Amazing work !!
Man i laughed at your comment. 5 STAR.
comment of the day bois
I think he never told the planet he is from where he was going, and they are actively looking for him in all galaxy's. Everything is braking on their planet and their genius is not there to invent anything new, they are in limbo. Only enormous distances will save us from him being found anytime soon.
My sentiments entirely! 👍
If I was his neighbor I would be closely watching 24/7/365. This man has truly divine skills and knowledge and by God almighty how would I love to learn just a fraction of all this.
🙏❤👍💪
Absolutely brilliant
Okay that one is off the charts Allen. It looks so factory. Being water cooled it sounds so tight. Four 125cc cylinders. That's the engine Kawasaki should have made. I bet you could smoke an H1 in a drag race. I want a jacket like yours. I'm a huge fan.
Allen Millyard the Albert Einstein of motorcycles absolutely genius
Yes, with taste and care ! All is beautiful to see : )
I wonder why he does not work for Triumph, Honda or Kawasaki or something... :)
Yes, but Einstein was useless with a welder!
I would have said Albus Dumbledore - Einstein had to deal with the laws of physics
Nope. Hes better. A. Einstein was only a theoretician. He just invented some ideas and dindt actually put them into use. Allen think of ideas and then put them into practice.
All them mushrooms explain how he comes up with his brilliant ideas
I had the same comical thought about the mushrooms when the camera dwelled on them for a few seconds😂😂
You'd have have your mind expanded. To come up with this stuff.!
@@howardosborne8647 1:15 ...?
Did ANYone look at those 'shrooms and NOT see an answer?
Yep Millyard knows the score ✨
Imagine this man being your dad, you would be the coolest kid on the block
Well you’d have the coolest mountain bike on the block...
You would definitely never have to worry about taking your bike in for work done at the local garage.
I'd like to have him as my son. OK, OK, so I'm an old geezer....
@@Lou-f have you seen the mountain bike he built? Absolutely brilliant kit.
@@williamarmstrong7199 there's at least 2!
It’s like you just wake up and think, “Wonder if I can make a liquid cooled V16 using air cooled Honda Cub barrels and heads?” And then you just do it. And it looks like Honda built it. And it all works. And you used a hack saw and a drill press and a file. And then, THEN, you show us how to do it ourselves through your expertly produced and narrated videos. Thank you.
Don't forget the most important tool...the Barbecue.....
Science fiction in action
Not that any of us will attempt to follow Allen's lead, we'll just sit an watch in amazement at his creations from afar... lol
@@truthseeker8483 and his little hand grinder while his foot secures the part.
@@eduardosampoia5480 I like his ancient telephone :-D
I remember Alan's V12 Kawasaki and a few other builds he'd done years ago in MCN, I didn't know he was still at it creating these monster bikes. He's a brilliant design engineer and has the motivation and skills to put his incredible ideas into reality... He's a genius basically
Wow!!! Those country roads are sooooo narrow. It's a good thing you were on a motorcycle when that big bus came along, because there was not enough room for a car to make it past the bus. Awesome project, I really like the two stroke builds. I really wish that a two stroke non-hydrocarbon oil could be developed, so that two stroke street bikes could prowl the highways again. I really miss them, but thanks to you, they still live!!
I was trying to figure out how many people would tackle a job like this, i came up with 1. Job well done !
And after all that he starts it with his hand....This man is an absolute Genius...Long May he live... wish i could be his apprentice..
Me too, and I've built successful proto type engine's now on the market
You already are
Utterly brilliant, thank you. This isn't a motorbike, it's a work of art. You are a genius Allen.
It's also a whole lot of Motorcycle!
It makes me sick to my stomach thinking about how gifted this guy is. A true crafts man.
A renaissance man !!
That has to be one the best sounding motors of all time, incredible. Brings back memories of the pull my rd350 had when it came into it's power band.
I had a ride on a 350 lc back in the day.. Went like s...(melly brown stuff) off a shovel...
Just what I thought. Racing RD350 I thought!
@@paulluce2557 Same.. I had a quick go on a 350YPVS when I was 17...
I still can feel the giggles it gave me! > 48 now....
Sounds like a
Sounds like a Scott; Wonderful.
Everyone said: " That does not work!" Allan did'nt know that and made it. Greets from Germany!
Ah yes! The Machinery's Handbook. Not surprised to see you with this invaluable resource. Another great video Allen, thanks for taking the time to make & show these to us mere mortals.
Working with your hands make you a worker, add your brain and you are an engineer. Add your hearth, and you are an artist. Allen, you are truly the artist, I am well pleased watching your videos.
Incredible! Just finding the parts from different bikes is skill in itself, then to fit them together to make a running machine, amazing!
I once met a guy in the 90s, Joe (never knew his last name) a Honda mechanic who had a shop on the north side of Brisbane (Redcliffe area).
That guy knew how so many bike parts were interchangeable with different ones, his knowledge was simply jaw dropping.
He worked with a lot of the open wheeler race car guys who used to pick his brains about setting up their motorcycle engine powered cars with all sorts of different parts...
Every now and then, a new notification comes in and every time it says "Allen Millyard has added a new video" you know its going to another amazing feat of motorcycle mechanical engineering. Sounds superb and looks sublime, yet so modest and down to earth.
Only someone that truly understand the principles of mecanics and machinery can perform a job like this, congratulations again Allen!
about the fifth time watching the video; the engine, at high revs, has got the same intake roar, as the original thriple, with nuances, at low revs and while blipping the throttle, of liquid cooled strokers. In a word: an alchemy.
What an absolute beauty, that is one of the most desirable bikes I have laid my eyes on, - well done!
Mad but brilliant! As an ex RD350LC owner and H1 and H2 admirer, I found this fascinating!
The ingenuity is just amazing... The way you've picked the different parts of different bikes, I love it !
I've ridden a RD350LC and what a handful that was, I can't imagine how good this four must be. Incredible bike Allen, sounds great. 100k subs soon, you deserve every success, thanks for sharing your world with us.
And now 229 000 subs... Well earned! 👏👍
@@matsfredsson9445 absolutely, it's the best engineering channel on YT
Now, that is how Kawasaki should have made them. Just the sound from the 4 pot as it hits the Power band. Well done again Allen.
Roll on next week when we can see and hear the Monster, The Flying Millyard.
Yes, it certainly has a much richer tone.
It looks so factory too, not at all a knock up job.
Those exhausts are a work of art too!
Man's a bloody genius! All done in a shed too!
With not much more than a saw, file and a hammer! 😳
You should see inside my shed, one knackered flymo and a set of rusty spanners the old man gave me.
Not just about owning and playing with 70's vintage bikes, but unique vintage bikes, superb, sir you are a diamond!
I’m waiting for a video with you saying “I just started with this huge block of metal I had laying around the shop, and just nibbled away all the bits I didn’t need. I think it came out grand!” - LOL
Love your content. Thank you for taking the time to post.
That my HyperRide shock video when it’s released 😎
Allen Millyard Excellent! Looking forward to it.
I think most of your subscribers would like to ask a question, so allow me to pose it for all of us; Are you ever intimidated into NOT trying something?
@@jefftaylor2703 not at all, if im inspired to try Ill make it happen
@@AllenMillyard definitely looking forward to more on the mountain bikes
"it came out perfect"
there are no words for this man's genius, well done allen as usual
You take arguably one of the fastest two stroke motorcycles ever made then liquid cool it, add a cylinder, and rip. Amazing work!
I have thought it before, but the combination of taste, prowess and humility you display is truly refreshing, and this clearly equates to success in all aspects of life. The world could learn a lot from people with such qualities.
It amazes me what he can do in his shed
That sound is amazing. I think it was 1974 when I went on the back of a friend's H1. (My bike was a Honda CB175). I was pleased he had a top box fitted on the bike. It accelerated so fast I would been sitting on the road without the box being behind me! I so want a 2 stroke bike again! Just hearing your bike ticking over is fantastic.
Men in sheds is what made Britain Great!
The last months I'm searching for a used metal lathe here in germany I can afford and - if necessary - restore, here in germany. That's quite an impossible task. So much better in the UK or in the US. And I went from auction to auction, it's sick. They want thousands for a pile of junk. That's one point why you over there are several steps ahead in the making department. Seriously, that's not only lathes, thats a problem with tool in general here, you just don't get reasonable good used stuff, only hilarious prices or newest suff for even more ridiculous money. Why is that so?
And First they had to make the perfect shed
@@Omnihil777 Dang, that is really unfortunate. I didn't realize just how easy it is to find machining equipment here in the US compared to other countries. You can pretty easily find lathes and mills on Facebook marketplace here. I hope you can find a decent lathe. Best of luck to you
@@Omnihil777 Vielleicht von Firma zu Firma gehen: "Wollt Ihr was loswerden? Mit wem arbeitet ihr zusammen? Weiß einer von Euren Schlossern was?" Etc. Das könnte was bringen. Allen würde wahrscheinlich aus Frust seine Drehmaschine selber bauen. Ein Freund hat mal eine 4to Presse selber gebaut. 4 T-Träger zum Quadrat geschweisst und einen Wagenheber reingebaut. Die stand dann nebst Drehmaschine und Härteofen im ersten Stock in einer Mietwohnung in Hamburg-Farmsen. Hihi!
@@Omnihil777 I live in Germany too. People here ask stupid prices for used goods. I saw a 'special offer' in a German supermarket once; --2 cents off! Made me laugh. Germans are tighter than Scots, Yorkshiremen and Kiwi's put together.
For me, you are the Leonardo Da Vinci of Motorbikes, for real. I have 2 qualifications in metal treatment ( lathe operator and locksmith ) and I think, I know what I am talking about. What You are doing, is the greatest work in mechanical engineering what I haver ever seen from 1 privat man in my live, for real.
What surprises me the most about your ingenious formulas is the taste and incredible level of detail to which must be added the extraordinary functional result !!! in short ... really unique !!!! 👏👏👏👏👏 saludos afectuosos desde Argentina ✌️💗🇦🇷
My personal favourite of all your beautiful machines, that noise is symphonic!!
Love the sound of that amazing 500 it sounds magic. It’s great to see that you enjoy the finished work you do on these bike and the country lanes are just the place to do it. Thank you Alan it’s been a pleasure to watch
If he did that trip in a car... he'd have beem smashed by that Horse Transporter...
Lovely old arm stretcher from the 70's 4,500 rpm and they come alive would love to have a go on that beauty put a mega smile on your face, nice job Allen so glad you have the patience to share your work with the rest of the world
The ‘ Three Dial ‘ instrumentation layout is perfect...such a simple concept, that I believe has never been bettered for clarity and functionality.
My 1972 Suzuki GT750J
has the same instrumentation design with the temp gauge in the centre like yours and it’s beautifully done on your bike !!
The rest of what you did is absolutely stunning!!
Ps. I personally wouldn’t paint the temp gauge black, it compliments the bikes lashings of chrome and stainless finishes !!
It’s still polished alloy
Allen Millyard That’s great to hear Allen !
What a beautiful sound from the piped, 4cyl 2-stroke..... Mr. Millyard is absolutely the most gifted engineer on the planet!
Not only is this bike an absolute beauty...but you've just shown me that I don't need to buy a roller to make the repair panels for the period Allspeed slip-on expansion chambers I need for my GT 185 that need some repair....Thanks Allen!! :)
As the owner of a Suzuki GT500, I'd like to see a four cylinder 1000cc version. I never cease to be amazed at the skill and ingenuity that goes into these bike conversions.
I love how that sounds. I bet it took a lot of setting up to get it to that level. Brilliant as usual.
Amazing how clean the engine sounds at low revs as you accelerate - the jetting sounds spot-on. A lovely, unique bike, and I am getting all misty-eyed and nostalgic! Great stuff.
It rides nice in top from 25 mph
When it gets in that powerband it just keeps pulling Wow.
LC!
What a rush that powerband looks like!
That's what I love about 2 stroke. They're like turbos, but on a bike. Ofc it depends how you setup the exhaust chamber but you get the point
The RS LC 400..
This is some of the most impressive workmanship I have ever seen.
Very sweet running engine..I love the way you can start it by hand so easily. The exhausts are especially impressive. My favourite Millyard bike
After viewing this, me bringing a fifty year old tractor back to life, seems more like finger painting in preschool. I am in awe of your talent and skills!
Wish I could be fly on the wall when theses ideas come to you. Genius.
Going for a ride with Alan is the icing on the cake
You're an inspiration Allen. I'm always dubious when I see a 'custom' effort on a car or bike. Frankly the stock standard item is always far superior to the work of the well intentioned 'builder.' I believe you have broken the mould with all of your works. The H1 500 that you have produced is such an upgrade in safely, performance and appearance to it's 'widow maker' original self. I like to restore to original, but you are encouraging me to think to the next level, cheers.
Spot on. The engineering excellence is only half the story, on top of that these custom bikes look perfectly styled and just as if the factory designed them. Most customs are a real dogs breakfast.
@@TerryClarkAccordioncrazy Absolutely, I can count on one hand how many custom gigs I've thought were worthy. The guys that get the classic UJM's and cut/strip them out as cafe/brat/scramblers have little respect for the original design - unless they're knackered when they get them. I got a CB350F cafe, then bought a frame cut for all the tabs, brackets etc. and returned it to original... it's just better that way.
I think I saw your v-8 at Mid Ohio vintage days many suns ago, it caused me to whip my head around for a second look and fell down and skinned my knee. You are a master sir, bless you and long live internal combustion.
I would consider my self blessed if I had half the knowledge that you got.
I just love this kind of engineering and your ability to somehow make it all look compleatly stock. Sorry, better than stock. Everything comes together so nicely and compared to the original bikes, yours looks like they should have looked :)
Keep it up! =)
They say seeing is believing, but even so I still can't believe the things you accomplish Allen!
You have made some amazing bikes over the years, especially love the 2 strokes.
I'm a Huge fan of yours for years now Allen Millyard
Omfg this sounds AWESOME.
Alan you are a legend more 2 stroke please.
Your engineering skills are beyond mortal understanding, but you are also a great artist with an amazing eye for detail. Extraordinary.
Beautiful Machine, I'd say its a frantic experience to ride it. Great idea with the oil dosage via the throttle. Never seen that type of system on a production 2 stroke
All of these Autolube systems work this way. All the major Japanese two stroke manufacturers have had these systems since possibly as far back aa the late sixties . He will have possibly modified it to cope with one extra cylinder attached to his base engine.
@@paulluce2557 I never knew, great idea in any case
If only you lived close to Manchester, I'd love to see this, I just couldn't believe how easy it was to start.
Then you did it by hand I was blown away. I've got to get myself another two stroke bike.
I should never got rid of mine, gutted
A piece of genius engineering!
It sounds like a tiger about to break out, you need to find somewhere to let it rev out, let it sing!
Difficult on the road would need a track day
@@AllenMillyard yes please a video would be brilliant, if not a ride ;)
The sound of the 70s, what a marvellous sounding motorcycle! This brings strong memories of my youth, brilliant!
This is so cool. I bet you'd enjoy seeing how I fit a small Datsun alternator on my Norton Commando. I took a chain off the cam to a timing belt drive to the alternator. I works great. It was a fun job, but nowhere near as comprehensive as this. You must be totally enjoying what you do. I know I did.
Lol,I'd actually be like to see that😊
and we have a winner, i finally figured out which of your builds is my favorite, ironically i've been passing over this video because i didn't get it, i saw the kawi h1 500 and thought whats the big deal, kawi already made a 500 h1, the four cyl didn't register until tonight when i decided to finally watch the video, the opening shot of the bike made me go, wait WTF, kawi never made an h1 with water cooled cylinders, what my eyes were seeing didn't match what my head was remembering and i literately was confused for a minute until i could process what you had done, you tilted me dude....lol
One of commentators said millyard genius ,may upset Yamaha and Kawasaki ,my comment is ,so what they've been.upsetting Thier buyers for years by making what they want as cheaply as they can and selling it To us for as much as they can,and playing the almighty one when.challenged by enthusiasts with comments like no cosit can't be
Done no, not ever.
Well now avery.gifted
Genius hasn't told but shown them
What is possible .may be this is good for Joe public.customer,if i were a maker of motorbikes Mr millyard would be my new best mate ,maybe with offers of development engineer ,but closef
@@davidshattock9522 i don't think you meant to post this comment as a reply to me, you should cut and paste it again in the general comment section so others can read it,,,,
Amazing bike! I love the sound of the high revving two-stroke engine!
This is just so unreal. Who could even think of this kind of brilliance? Total genius.
This is what a proper bike should sound like. Beautiful Allen
Haven't heard a more thrilling engine- and exhaust note ever........ Goosebumps
Allen: "Hmm, need a water pump. Right! I'll make one!"
Earthlings: "He's not from our world..."
These 70,s strokers were insane as they were.Then a random bloke makes one more insane! Great stuff.
You can’t deny it, it looks factory stock and goes very well. It’s a screamer from a bygone age
Alan millyard:the most understated genius you could imagine him saying this : other than re-machining the crankshaft and altering the throws , Casting my own Pistons ,having to reset the head studs ,make my own barrels and machine up a couple of gears other than that it was all pretty much off the shelf and standard😂
Someone disliked this brilliant work of allen.
Show ur self & do the job better!
I'm begging u more 2 strokes pls.
These poor creatures never show up.
I was listening to the audio closely. It sounds like the carbs are perfectly synchronized. Being a four cylinder 2 stroke it has a unique sound. Great build Allen. Good job!
Millions of pounds go in to research and development to produce a new bike .Alan does it in his shed over a cup of tea
One man... and the complex workings of an internal combustion engine, in complete unison and contented harmony.
The kick start is just a piece of brilliance
And I actually giggled with the one-stroke-hand-start. “Now you’re just showing off Allen.”
@@jefftaylor2703 a well set up RGV 250 will do the same. Little to no compression on them.
That rear shot with you revving it out took me right back to the TZ750 racers. What a glorious noise. Well done Sir, you're a ruddy phenomenon.
Allen, that just looks like so much fun to ride.
I rode a water cooled TZ750 back in the 70s. It would put on speed terrifyingly quickly. It redlined as fast as you could shift it & in under 15sec was well past the ton. Your 500LC appears to behave just like that. I GET what you say about it taking a bit of time to bleed off the adrenaline after a good fang on the little missile. Things start happening around you faster than you can react. Brilliant work as always, sir.
Wow another masterpiece will done Allen, and it looks just right like it was a factory bike as always, and sounds fantastic, I wish you was my best mate and lived next door 👍🇬🇧⚙️🔩🔧 cheers Martin.
Martin Davies Actually, you’re wrong...it looks better than a factory bike!
Steve Colwill yes your probably right.
I can remember a kid in my neighborhood that had a Kawi 1000. Whenever he started it up and took off you Knew who it was. That sound just can't be replicated! Well Done Sir!
Wow Alan you RD'ed a Kawasaki absolutely outstanding mate can't wait for the next video.
I am Japanese born in 1960
I love Kawasaki triples
I was impressed with this machine
You are great
WOW! I love these twostrokes of yours. I would like to make a straight four out of a couple of old 125cc twins someday.
i don't want anyone to touch my bike except this guy......wow what a genius.....
That is such a beautiful sounding engine.
Fantastic engineering as always, and a beautiful looking bike too.
You’ve got a real knack in managing to keep the original looks of the bike.
The attention to detail, application, patience and love is exactly the same as the great Cathedral builders of the Middle Ages. In his own sphere, Alan stands aside those great men.
Love the sounds at idle. To bad they don't make them anymore.
They do not but Mr millyard does
The camerawork is pure Hollywood! Congratulations.
The bike is absolutely gorgeous and it sounds like Angel's playing there harps fanbloodytastic
My god, Millyard!!
You've just built my absolute dream motorcycle. Of all the S models, both H1 & H2 models I've owned, that early distributor model H1 is by far my favorite motorcycle. Your improvements turned it into a beast that will always stay right at that sweet spot of 140 degrees or there about where all the power in the world is at your wrist's command. As you know with expansion chambers (and those on this bike sound and perform perfectly) too cold and heated beyond the sweetspot power is dicey. Now if it only could hold say 15 gallons of petrol, I could die today and be content. 15 gallons I'd say would bring me 4 hours of high speed- smooth paved open freeway assault time here in Southern California's central coast. The only problem with my location is you can never park and leave these bikes unattended. Thieves left and right will make off with it in a flash. I stopped driving classic air-cooled V.W.'s for this reason as well.
Have you ever put thought into building a Subaru WRX competitor out of a couple air-cooled V.W. engine cases? I could see a flat 8 LC with Quad-Weber 48mm carbs (you know, 2 Weber down drafts linked together making the venturis opening together perfectly synchronized) Early race 911 motors were similar linking 2 boxer 6 cylinders together. The advantage of a single OHC does make a huge difference in acceleration and raises the RPM quite a bit. Drivers of these race monsters spoke of how their bowels literally would be worked up unlike any driving experience they have had before! I'm thinking all the enertia and torque pulling and pushing the restraint-strapped body sitting on those sticky slicks, one would be pitched everywhere during serious laps on a track.
The 911 versions I mention are one of Porsche's most sought after collectors race cars. Only maybe 6 or so cars were ever built. The support crew driving a couple 26 foot box trucks loaded down with tools, spare everything and rolls and rolls of toilet paper are incredible when you get down to thinking of what it takes to keep a vehicle like this up and running during an event.
I love all your content and have been a fan for years. Thank you for opening up my mind and allowing me to realize all these things are possible with determination, follow through and a never-declined credit card.
WOW,WOW BLOODY WOW,that bike looks and sounds fantastic.I really don't know how you do it Allen,incredible!!😮😮😮
pretty awesome bike, I wanted to do a LC conversion on a Rd engine years ago but couldn't think of a way to create a water pump, the way you design this engine is ingenious!
That was Amazing!! It's also so creepy seeing you on the left side of the road. I always cringe a bit when a car comes the opposite way. I love that bike!
Luckily he isn't the only one driving on the left, they all do that around here.
That's the proper side to drive on!!
Me too.
Amazing! The sound alone gave me goose bumps. I really miss the days of large capacity 2 strokes screaming about the streets. I wish I'd kept my X7 which whilst small was pretty wild!