Millyard Honda SS250
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2020
- In this video i talk about my Honda SS250 that i made in 2015. The engine is from a 2005 Kawasaki KXF250 motocross bike with around 40BHP the bike has an estimated top speed of around 110mph in 5th gear. This bike was fun to build and ride only weighing around 80KG. Watch it to the end to see ridden it by the legend Karl Fogarty inside Alexandria Place London.
Ive seen a few comments about the erratic audio, i'm sorry about that and will check more thoroughly in future videos - Авто та транспорт
As someone who manages to cross thread the lid on the coffee jar every time, I always have a fascination for the people who this kind of engineering nous and love seeing their creations.
Tip - turn the bolt (or nut) backwards (lefty loosie) until you feel it click. Then turn it righty tighty and you’ll not get it crossed threaded
I made an egg and lettuce sandwich this morning, and it went together perfect, so I understand how you feel.
😂😂!
.....try it with mayo, next time........helps it go round the corners.
I burnt the toast
Brilliant stuff! I learned to ride on an SS50 across our local park as a teenager in the 70's! Awesome. Best days
You make everything sound so straightforward when most of us would be scratching our heads in bewilderment 😀
Exactly this. After watching Allen's videos, I go to my bike wanting to do something similar and just end up adjusting my clutch. Because I'm me and not him.
“and it works perfect”
@Jamie Mills you need the gear, lathes, welding etc and time and skills. I would never manage that whilst still married. Done well to get 4 bikes without a divorce. Had to give in for a bigger shed so have to make do with the 6 x 8 when I really need a 8 x 10 ☹
This is becoming one of the best channels on UA-cam Allen, I’ve never ceased to be amazed by your skills. All this genius and built in a shed
It just proves that it is the quality and experience of the engineer that matters, not the workshop or tools !
It is one of the best channels on youtube!
Allen is just a brilliant engineer, I only found out about him because of tv shows like shed and buried etc, Allen's channel and videos are so relaxing to watch such a clever modest man.
Your bikes are the ones that the factorys should have built but didn't have your imagination pure genius
Back in 1981 I had a Fizzie 50. My mate, Buzby (RIP) bought a SS50. It was a proper tatty old thing but had a Honda C90 top end fitted to the engine and a straight through exhaust pipe. It felt rapid (even compared to our 'Tuned' Fizzie's and AP 50's) and would show an indicated 75mph on the speedo if you lay flat on the tank. Truly fabulous memories of simple times.
Allen, most of us mortals, after playing with such toys as the "Flying Millyard" and the locomotive on wheels with the Viper V10 in it, are never able to leave the intoxication of big inches and octane. You sir are that exception- and brave beyond most mortal belief; you modify and preserve the spirit and nature of some of Sochiro Honda's early motor cycle manufactory successes- the successes that would make Honda what it is today. Many people that messed with classics, like the "39-'40 Ford, were lucky if they only embarrassed themselves. More Chips, I say, More Chips, Mr. Millyard!
Sir, you’re a genius
The only thing I've got in common with Alan is a black thumbnail .
Lol when I saw that thumb nail I had to rewind the vid as I totally missed what he said as my mind went blank looking at it
Phwwt my names Alan. That's all I've got.
Again fantastic stuff Allen keep up the innovative engineering such a pleasure to watch you put these specials together. Best channel on You Tube.
I like the way he "stops on the way to the shops" so he doesn't offend his neighbours by revving the bike.
What a completely re-engineeered but stock looking machine. Alan, you're an inspiration.
Great vieo, whoever would have thought you could do all that with an SS50, that's just fantastic. Takes me back to 1976, when my dad bought me the old 4 speed Honda SS50, wish I still had the bike.
You truly deserve a knighthood, as every bike you get your hands on is engineered beyond brilliant.
they should reopen british motor company with him as advisor
@@fidelcatsro6948 I agree,
I don't understand why Triumph hasn't headhunted, which would put their sales through the roof..
This is brilliant, I bought a new SS50 in 1967 on my 16th birthday, reg number HUB94E and I paid £67 for it brand new on the road from Kings of Oxford, here in Leeds
You are a legend I love your enthusiasm proper insperation to all.
Inspiration, no offense intended
Hi Allen, really enjoyed the video, love the way you kept it looking "almost" standard, and could see as you took off out of the garden "the 16 year old" has never left..!! Every time I even sit on my Fizzie, I'm back to being 16 myself., so get it., lol.
Mate, these videos are just fantastic watching at anytime, let alone these weird times, so please keep making and sharing them. You make me chuckle when you just grab another one "out of your stable" and away you go.. cheers, Alex.
The best entertainment during lockdown. A true inspiration. I love the fact you manage to build such nice stuff almost entirely with the kit in a normal (ish) home sized workshop. My neighbours have endured several days of angle grinding / compressor / hammering and parts cobbling from me in the shed (probably more in the "farm spec" engineering category) followed by a rowdy V8 sparking into life through minimal silencing. I also waited for an essential grocery mission to give it full noisey in the middle of nowhere. Keep up the good work and keep safe.
Haha and I thought I done a good upgrade to my ss50 years ago by putting a c70 head , barrel and carb on 😂😂.your work is brilliant such a talent
I love this bike! Also how you narrate so humbly how you did this or that. I've been a machinist/mechanic for 33 years. I know how hard it is to do this or that (and make it look sooo good!).
I love coming along on these videos to share your enthusiasm👍
Had an SS50 back in the day. Great little bike in many ways. But what you have done, in terms of transformation, in a shed, is pretty amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Absence of weight and a simple single. Classic 'British ' bike. Marvellous.
I started on a 1967 Yamaha Ycs1 180cc two stroke twin. I paid 300 us dollars for it. Then went up to a 1973 RD 350. This was in the1980's. I loved all of those little screamers. 35 years later. I am enjoying my 2014 Honda Valkyrie, and vintage 1994 Yamaha VMAX. Keep at it Allen. If you ever come to Arizona. I can how you the 9300 ft. Mount Lemmon. It's 28 miles of the best Twisties in the area.
Allen you are in another bracket altogether. Great work thanks for posting
That is an insane build, I can't find the words to describe it, congrats
I don't know why you waited so long to make a youtube channel like this. You are so good at it, you are a natural in front of the camera.
I think what makes him so good at presenting is that he’s so much more interested in the bikes and letting us know about them than he may have in any self consciousness about the presentation.
I know you get tired of people saying that you are a genius but you are a genius.
Allen, what can I say, that is the most interesting bike video I have seen in years. I love the way your mods have not changed the look and character of the original SS50. The spokes, rims and swingarm are done so well. The SS50 did not get the kudos that the FS1E and the AP50 got, however, it was my favourite. Many thanks for this great project/video, it really put a smile on my face.
Brilliant little machine, Similar ethos to a future project I have in mind too!
Another fantastic Millyard bike, well done. You're braver than me riding it in a tee shirt and no protective clothing though.
"I need some groceries, so I'll take the SS 250..." Allen Millyard: The Man, The Myth, The Legend.
Allen needs to write a book, "1001 excuses to ride an old motorbike".
Best channel ever wow that sound when it was on the dyno 👌
You’re a wizard when it comes to engineering
So you are a normal mortal after all, as we can see by the state of your thumbnail @ approx. the 8.00 mark of this vid. The amount of projects you get take on, and FINISH, had me thinking you were an extra terrestrial motorcycle God, visiting from some other galaxy, but I can now see you are "mortal".
Well done! Great to watch the inner workings of your mind demonstrated through the ingenuity of your engineering. Mr Honda is probably a bit pissed that he didn't have access to your undoubted skills back in the day when these bikes were originally created.
Many moons ago I started putting an IT 175 Into my RG50 . But never finished it . Top marks Allen it looks like one long grin !
Love this. My first bike was a 5 speed SS50
Foggy looked bloody quick! That’s another super cool bike from the back shed.
Superb Craftsmanship Al, we Mods used to cheat a bit back in the day, we used to get a Vespa 200 and send the log book to the dvla and say that a 123cc engine had been installed, my mates Terry and Jim where riding Rally 200s registered as 49cc at 16, i was waymore law abiding, after doing IOW, Western Super Mare and Skegness on me new PK50 doing 29mph, i got a rusty Vespa 100 and just put me number plate and tax disk on it ,50mph at 16 was like Warp Speed. God Bless and get in the Shed.
So cool 😎
Fabulous Allen - great stuff as usual, lovin' your work!
Are you able to set up an online chat with Allen like you did with Noraly? Really enjoyed that and I find Allen's work fascinating. Hope you are keeping well?
@@Banditmanuk Try these - ua-cam.com/video/B0r8FR6ILXQ/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/cq2DKkeIovE/v-deo.html
Excellent well done
At 16, back in the 80s having to compete with 50 cc Kreidlers and watercooled Zündapps at our school, we thought we were cool putting an RD 80 engine with 95 cc top end into an FS1 to finally beat them. Well, - all we did break in the long run was the rod bearings and the clutch ;) But this Honda is a whole new level of displacement cheating :)))) And a lovely one...
Cheers
A tuned YB100 engine would sort them out, my PFizzy left them all on top speed but was not the fastest on pick up with less gears!..... good fun and still reliable.
@@richardamner7432 And I guess you didn´t even have to make adapter plates to fit this engine into the frame. Looks pretty similar to the fs1 engine. Clearly the better choice, but we had to work with what was there with next no budget at all. And the RD engine back then was almost for free...
Do you still have your Fizzy? (Mine is still in my shed, - with the rebuilt original engine of course, - no need to "race" the old girl anymore. It´s fun to take it for a little ride from time to time and smell some two stroke perfume:)
Cheers
@@Fminus104 I have my old Fizzy yes, but only the frame, its a 1979 FS1M, I have a tzr50 water cooled engine (am6) to put in it, cbr125 wheels etc, I have had loads of 50cc bikes but not into "standard" bikes really, always had something different but do understand the attraction of an original bike, just finishing off a 1974 125 Yamaha enduro that was a bike I bought for parts, its more kh125 than Yamaha but street scrambler style, painting the engine today. Yes 2 stroke perfume....not sure what brand to buy for the 125? it has an oil tank, not pre mix. Anyway ....the YB engine just needed a spacer cut off one engine mount and you are away, its not a fast engine but bored out and tuned for fast road by good ol' Terry back in the day was a flyer, how did you fit the RD engine? was the carb position a problem, it is with the am6 engine for a Fizzy frame.
@@richardamner7432 Two 1.5 mm plates from sheet metal to adapt to the different position of bolts and two spacers made from 1/2 " waterpipe. That was basicly it. No welding or cutting on the frame necessary. The RD 80 19mm carb had to be mounted in a sharp 90° angle to the right. As you guessed, there was no room for the carb facing backwards. Made the intake adapter from copper pipe from the hardware store. No airfilter...
@@Fminus104 Brilliant, the less complicated the better....I made a racing single seat from an old vacuum cleaner! it looked better than a Mead Speed seat lol, what age is your Fizzy and where are you?
You deserve so much more recognition than you get, if only your talents could get some serious financial backing you would leave all the so-called 'customisers' embarrassed in your (long gone) dust! Outstanding, I so want one of your masterpieces!
I have only just discovered this man and I am just utterly stunned and I don't think the word impossible exists in his vocabulary.
He just seems to know what to do all the time and just can't imagine him scratching his head, swearing and throwing spanners across the garage like a lot of us would do.
You can see his passion, enthusiasm and excitement shining through and he seems such a down to earth bloke and would love to have a beer with this man and just chat about old bikes all day.
Arise, Sir Allen Millyard.
Thank you I just see the problems unfold in my mind then I make what I see
Oh wow! This is just superb! Deffinatly makes up for the change in the weather from yesterday. I just need to win the lottery and make Allen an offer he can't refuse 😆
I think he probably WILL refuse... I've never seen him act like this on any other build....This One's a Keeper!
@@JETJOOBOY Sadly I think you are correct...........
I’d have loved to have owned that. On my L plated SS250 back in 1976 😁
Brilliant video, just like my old ss50 back in 1977. It was too slow but I airbrushed the grim reaper with green metal flake paint on the petrol tank and fitted a half fairing on the handlebars to make it go faster. Your bike would have been a revelation back then.
What a gorgeous bike,lovely finish and cracking motor.......a credit to you mr millyard....would love you as a neighbour what a craftsman
8:12 “i need some groceries so i’ll take the ss250” what a dream
No luggage, so presulably the groceries were two Mars Bars, one in each pocket!
"Only permitted out for groceries." Required 54 trips back and forth, by various scenic routes.
Heck, I go for groceries regularly on my CB500X. What doesn't fit in my back pack goes into an extra large reusable shopping bag. Made 3 trips last Friday.
@@fredtracy1673 Penzance for the potatoes, Liverpool for the peas, Edinburgh for the fish.
grocery shop gives 50 percent discount seeing an amazing bike
If we ever get a bike night in Oxfordshire this year Allen it would be great to see this bike. Thanks for sharing, Dean.
i was looking forward to Cassington
@@AllenMillyard yes it's a pity. Upton too.
Lovely work,I had an ss50 when I was 16 too,put an upgraded jetted carb from a 5 speed changed the head and piston over from a c70 ,ran great for 6 months till the gudgeon pin came loose and dug a canal in the cylinder...Great memories though.But this is the bike of the16 year old's dream ....thankyou
I have watched many of your engine modifications and bike builds and the SS50 one gave me a memory of my first bike but i have to say above all your engineering and attention to detail is impeccable.
Wow, I didn't expect that! I'll now watch this again as to take it all in after watching once is too much for my brain! I managed to bullshit my local copper into believing my GT200X5 was a 125 for L plate laws but I'm pretty damned sure he'd have sussed this one out! Brilliant Allen, and cheers for these videos, you make me so happy that I don't pay for any TV that's just a load of rubbish.
television has turned into a brain washing device today....
Love it ,, I also wish I had that when I was 16 ,, for me I had a BSA 125 d1 ,, that was in 1972
I had a D1 and grafted a Villiers 200cc single engine into it back in 1970. Set off down the entry, the throttle stuck open, standard D1 drum brakes didn't stop me and I slammed into a wooden garage door. End of my "customs!" 🤣 🤣
Every one of these videos makes me smile.
Another video from the MASTER of bike building.
Wow ...and i thought putting a C70 head and barrel on mine was the "dogs" 😂
Hi Allen, please do an “on board” clip with this gem of a bike. Best Channel on UA-cam.
ok i will now i have a gopro
couldn't stop watching your videos for 2 hours now! must finally go make a cup of tea...
That’s cool
I can just imagine the fun on your little gems, this one could turn you into an instant hooligan! Beautiful engineering sir.
Your engineering skills seem to be second to none I would standard the bet that there is a lots of other people involved to make these machines other than you I mean someone has this much time their self and this kind of skills well it is mind-boggling cheerio
Fall Out ;-) Keep them coming Allen
So subtle at first glance, but you've done so much to upgrade it - the carb behind the frame made me laugh! Genius concept and engineering
vert nicely done as usual Allen, Thanks for sharing!
Another masterpiece!
If we only had a time machine, so I could take it back to the 1970s and embarrass those Bonnie owners who used to sneer at me on my Honda 50.
haha...I always felt sorry for the ss50 owners as I flew past on my "tuned" Suzuki ap 50 ..
d:)
Grenville Phillips never mind that, beating the FSIE owners would be a major victory!
@@andrewstones2921 I had a pre-restriction FS1E, to which I fitted dropped bars. To me, it looked cool... The indicated top speed was 57mph, with a tailwind and me lying on the tank! One of my friends had an AP50, which could easily keep up with my Yamaha but was not so highly regarded at the time. I don't recall anyone I knew riding an SS50.
jstanbury61 I took the strategic decision to focus on girls at 16. I had to get a Yam YAS1 at 17. I wouldn’t mind rerunning my mopedless year.
Your engines are magnificent Allen but damnit that ss250 is just drop dead gorgeous I imagine honda engineers are envious
Back in the 70's we used to admire all our bikes when we were 16 and de restrict them , plenty of SS50, FS1E's , DT50's and the odd Gilera and Fantic. However this SS250 is absolutely amazing.Does bring back memories
That’s wicked!!
“It’s stock ... well apart from” 😎
Nice one Allen - you bloody maniac!! The thing is, no one else thinks like you so as long as you keep this up, there's a world of entertainment to be had for all us bike/engineering tragics.
Might make another one soon I’ve got a crf250 engine and a spare ss50 ? Could film it being made
Fantastic ! These bikes you produce are just excellent. Thanks for posting all these interesting videos 👍🙂
Yes you would have been "fastest in the pack" on that- and you would have only needed first gear 😁
00 Alexander Palace beautiful memories I was 20 racing up the windy hill A far cry from Los Angeles and all this heat
If this bike was human,it's like grandpa had a bottle of viagra🤣
And he overdosed....lol!
Really enjoy watching your builds and your creativity thank you for sharing
Utter quality as normal! Thanks so much for the uplifting video in times of need. Take care Allen. God bless
Hope you didn't leave her parked in the Broadway when you did your shopping Allen the local scallies would have been all over it! You can rev it outside my house anytime sod the neighbours 👍😂😂
when I was 16 I had a Yamaha 80 with FS1E tank, seat and side panels, totally illegal but left all the other sixteeners for dead
Ha ha, well done, but not as fast as my yb100 engine in my fizzie frame at 16, ! Then at 17,when I had a rd125 twin i stuck an rd 200 twin engine in that frame, always illegal and always the fastest in our area haha.
had a fully tuned 60cc fs1e. would piss 70 mph on the clock but it was high high maintenance.
@@francislea4700 displacement cheater :)))) Number of killed rod bearings?
Cheers
@@Fminus104 not too bad on that score but bloody pistons and rings. i had a great race with a plastic pig and my mate worked with the driver. he said he could not believe he was overtaken by a fs1e. small victories eh ?
Just brilliant. Huge fan. Love this channel, love the bikes, love the ideas and the outside-the-box conceptualising!
Makes you ride like a hooligan. Love it Allen. Thanks for the terrific video.
I had the AP50 most of my mates had fizzies the ss50 was always the slow one so can see why you want the bigger motor
All my mates had Fantic 6 speeds. I was the slow one on my AP50 😡
@@paul_laws I had an AP50 with a 65cc big bore kit, expansion chamber, ported barrel and skimmed head. Wasn't a fizzie around that could catch me.
@@iancain4683 this is like being 16 again, "my 50 is faster than yours!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣😜👍
I had a DT50M it was crap.
@@GB-vn1tf Of course when you were 16, the last thing you upgraded were the brakes and suspension 🤪
I thought it was just a good ol' engine swap. Boy was i wrong.
Please make more of those longer videos from the shed. They are truly inspirational!
Another fantastic video once again. I really do enjoy watching your videos. Please keep them coming, they are great. You are legend 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Exhaust. Stainless Steel. Toptip: Google : "Dairy fittings" or hygienic stainless steel". You can thank me later... :-)
Loved this video, what a beast of a 50cc bike, as usual with ur builds it still has a very stock look about it, truly marvellous
Loving your channel. I had a ss50 in 75/76 I drove from West Yorkshire to Porthmadog in North Wales. It took me 12 hours and cost 78p in fuel. What a summer 76 was.
Great days great times
I had an SS50 4 speed in this colour with a Domino 2/4 seat. Every Ap50 and Fizzy left me for dead,....until I fitted the head and barrel from a C70, 55 mph 2 up, fantastic,was a great bike, this one is awsome, well done.
Brilliant, just love this video tour of your mad machines & how they are made.
Just found your channel. Your builds are stunning. Great work, sir! Your attention to detail is commendable!
Insanely brilliant Allen. You're an inspiration! More power to ya!
Hi Allen, I've just subbed to the channel,I love the enthusiasm in your voice, your a true genius and I admire your work and seeing the amazing machines that you make.i look forward to seeing more of you and your bikes.👍😉
Allen every one of your vlogs make me smile, thank you ever so much for sharing your Knowledge your engineering but most of all your bikes
These are all so fantastic, keep building brother.
I love the beautiful standard of your engineering and find your videos fascinating.
I am recently subscribed and this is probably the best subscription I have made. Thoroughly enjoyable and informative. Thanks a bunch.
Another great video. Thanks for all your amazing stories and abilities
This is what makes motorcycling FUN, what an interesting build, just shows you don't have to concentrate on big cubic bike's to create a machine of technical interest. Super stuff , full coverage of all your builds always goes down well.
Dear Allen you are building the mod bike's that we were dreaming of back in the early 70's. You are such a dynamic person!!!
The exhaust note says “fun”. Love it!
It's men like you that made Great Britain a truly great nation. Good on you Allen.