Millyard Viper V10 motorcycle - Maintenance and test ride
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- I finished making my Millyard Viper V10 in 2009 and have since ridden it over 9000 miles and over 200 miles per hour. Due to covid restrictions I only rode it once last year (2021) so I decided to give it a thorough check over before riding it to get an MOT test and then go for a longer ride.
I hope you enjoy the video and it gives you an idea what its like to ride, and to hear the engine running under a bit of load. The transmission is a single speed bevel box, Obviously I had to stay within local speed limits and ride with care.
Best regards Allen
Just blown away by this man and his patience and level of skill and ingenuity. You don't get many people like this in a generation. RESPECT to the creator and his fantastic creations.
We all are blown away as well.
Allen Millyard is an international treasure. It just amazes me, the engineering and work he puts into these custom motorcycle treasures. And such a nice guy as well.
Stop glazing his nuts. He’s nothing special.
True mechanics
I can't think of a superlative that hasn't already been used to describe the sheer outrageous beauty of this bike, the incredible engineering that went into it's design and construction or the humble, softly spoken genius that turned an idea into reality. Allen, you genuinely are one of my real life heroes. If I'd designed and built just one aspect of that bike I'd be pretty pleased with myself.
You are basically left in shock seeing his work. Like, how did he think of that, and how did he build it so precisely as though it had a whole team of engineers working on it? It's not the same as a custom chopper, which has been done a million times. Allen's projects have never been created before in history, and there is no template to follow. He is inventing something from scratch. Inventions usually require several "prototypes" to get them just right. He starts out and builds the final product without any prototype, and it's absolutely amazing. Even the Boss Hoss V8 had dozens of terrible prototypes.
He is an absolute genius. Hopefully nothing bad happens when riding that behemoth.
Well said
Totally agree.
Wonderful cool thinking inventive man. Alan you really are cutting edge.
This bike almost makes a Boss Hoss look like a beginner bike. Nice job there Allen. 👏👏👏
especially considering how long the Boss has been available, I recall the launch over a decade back
Look up 1200hp twin-supercharged nitrous boss hoss, it's on do it with dan channel. Always a bigger fish... Although this is more unique/rare for sure. To be fair, boss hoss started out with SBC i think, which could be under 200hp stock, and i think you can use ls engines, a modified ls7 is easily over 600hp.
I'm amazed at the level of detail, thought, and polish that went into this build. It's not just like someone stuffed an oversize engine into whatever frame they could find to make it work. It actually looks like a finished engineered product and has some really novel tricks like the hand/foot clutch and a nice display. This is something you could actually live with on a regular basis, not just a toy that's a bear to ride and is only useable for shows or stuff like that.
Thank you.
Even the way the stand Ratchet securely stores away under the seat is pure Millyard! Epic machine
You know you have built something different when there is more innovation going into the stands than most builds see in total. A V10 8 litre 200+mph bike made usable by attention to detail and out the box thinking. True engineering genius, coupled with superb choreography, editing and per-suite of perfection in all aspects , this channel always puts a smile on my face with just how well done everything is.
Yeah but the saddle looks like its off a fizzy lol
The amount of care and skill that is put into this amazing, incredible machine is something I admire more than I can express.
Thank you
Dual side stands - genius. Amazing engineering throughout - but 600Kg!
And all delivered in the tone of someone going out for a gentle ride on their 125. Wonderful chap.
Good luck to him picking it up again if he dropped it!
Hi Mr Millyard. I clicked on your channel my mistake but decided to watch until the end. I have never ridden a motorcycle and have no intention of starting now i'm 59. However, after watching and especially listening to the sound of that beast you were unleashing on the world I did briefly have a pang of regret for never having had go. My respect and best wishes go out to you and all the other two wheel people 👍
thank you for watching
Never too old to start mate, after all the cars I've had over the years nothing comes close to the freedom of being out on a bike.
Plenty of great bikes out nowadays to start on as well.
Why is it the most soft spoken people have the biggest baddest bikes ?
Cause they'd much rather express themselves in an art form...
How great it is, that riders can get solid maintenance advice while looking at all the fine details of such an amazing machine. Also, it's oddly satisfying when Allen says "so that's good". Makes me feel like everything is right with the world.
I have to say, this is one of the most amazing machines to grace our British roads (and surprisingly, it's road legal). What's more, everything is so well thought through, as if it was the product of a top manufacturer, not a scratch built one-off. An incredible engineering achievement.
I'm surprised it could pass MOT. Most countries wouldn't allow a homemade monster like that on the road.
@@fallinginthed33p - Lord Allen of Millyard's work holds a special dispensation under ancient Saxon-Dane law -
eg. "Oh, for goodness sake, yes, just give him what he wants & leave me alone!" Harold, Xmas 1065.
All this means that Boris has to just stand back in awe & the Crown can't touch him for it. Rightly so, too : )
His work is so inspiring. It has given me so many ideas seeing his stuff. It's shocking to me that he doesn't have his own TV show, or be a regular guest on Jay Leno or something. He deserves to be world famous and more renown. I hope he does get his "due" in time.
The idea of a super low revving, tractor-like car engine in a motorcycle, is extremely appealing. Because motorcycles are geared incorrectly and they revv way too high during gentle cruising. I ride a Hayabusa, and it turns 3,450 rpms at 60mph, when it should be turning about 2,300 rpms. There is zero load on the engine at 60mph so it needs much, much, much taller gear ratios. I dream of "high gears." So my idea is to take a car engine and transmission with a tall overdrive ratio (1,900 rpms at 60mph) and build a front engine trike with 2 wheels in the front. A front wheel drive trike. Wouldn't that be easy enough?
@@Ritalie Maybe Motorcycles should have CVT-style gearing for the higher cruising gears. Now first gear is too long.
Amazing I am from New Zealand and I had the honour to meet Bert Munro who set a world speed record. Yes I went to a race meeting in Christchurch and saw the bike it was an old Indian. I did not realise at the time this chap was quite famous. I fully restored an army Indian myself silly me I sold it when I came to Australia later.
In 1972 I visited Invercargill and raced my Suzuki 500 on the beach where Bert was famous.
That beach was in the film about Bert. Amazing to see these works of art of yours. Brings back a lot of memories. Cheers
Just found your videos a few days ago, it is amazing to me how calm and soft spoken you seem, but how rowdy the machines you build are.
Thanks for the fantastic content.
LOL - This thing idles at the speed limit. I love the care you put into maintaining this awesome ride. 100 years from now it will be in a museum for all to enjoy.
I have been following your work for many years. I'm an old guy, and I always loved Kawasaki 2-stroke triples. That's how I initially got into your incredible builds. The things you were doing with two-stroke Kawasaki motors was almost incomprehensible to me. I'm speechless.
This build is legendary. What an achievement
Agreed,bloody fantastic that men like Allen are around to show that the UK hasn't lost its engineering capabilities.
Oh, all of it, the two litre v twin, the hand made in line sixes, it never fails to amaze me what this lad can achieve with a hacksaw and a bbq
Very clever engineer this chap ! Alan , would you sell me your triumph ?
It's a big bike.
But I'm surprised it's big enough to carry the weight of this guy's balls.
He did what Chrysler couldn't, a rideable viper bike
Absolutely stunning machine and I cannot imagine the thought and engineering that went in to it, words cannot describe it! Let me know when you would like those spark plugs for the FM Allen :)
I have the utmost respect for Allen and all of his creations. My bucket list has a spot reserved for meeting Allen one day. Another beautiful piece brother. Stay safe, John
I love how there's this friendly, unassuming, quiet, British man, and he's riding on top of a motorcycle that couldn't be more opposite
Whenever I need inspiration for my projects I come to this channel. Guaranteed each time I watch a video from you about your projects I am immediately able to get back out in the shop and continue what I am working on!
As impressive the whole v-10 in a motorcycle is, the center stand ratchet device has me speechless just for that!
That's my favorite part! Genius!
Agree. How do you put something like that on the centre stand.
It was cool seeing the easy acceleration with such low RPMs. A torque monster, but a gentle one at that
This "Bike" is the most beautiful and amazing feat of automotive engineering by an individual layman I have ever seen in all my days......Congratulations on your Masterpiece Allen, you have done yourself proud.
Whether he rides a 49cc bike or this 8,000cc bike, Allen always puts a smile on my face and makes me want to tinker in my basement! A+++
Even a good few years after it's creation, this bike is still epic. Mr Millyard makes it all look so easy, and his quality of work is insane!
Love these little interludes too 😆
If I had the cash and could bribe him, I'd love a viper trike..the old back injury prevents me 2 wheeling.... 😢
Viper would be an AWESOME Trike engine . Could even use a Trans-Axle Gearbox .
Absolutely awesome machine! Thanks for putting this up on UA-cam!
First time I'm seeing and hearing this beast. Crazy impressed at not just the complete package, but all the extra design implementations (center stand ratchet system, chain oiler, dual-operated clutch, etc).... That startup sound is absolutely incredible as well.
This build looks so clean it gives the impression like it was factory made. Wonderful ✨
Perfect. I love this video because when I see a bike like this, or any bike for that matter, I mentally run through in my mind what it’s like to ride. What’s it like to open the throttle how will it feel and respond. The beauty of this video is that it gives the best impression of what it actually feels like as best you can get without actually riding it. I feel that I actually known what it’s like now listening to the engine and the revs and the throttle response, a brilliant experience for me. It’s lumpy torquey beyond belief but controllable and useable, a gorgeous gargantuan of a thing, something to be celebrated . Excellent work Allen.
Rev counter indicating just above tick over lol! I Love this bike Allen. Placement of mirrors looks perfect. Thank you for upload. Your skill as an engineer and old school ways of getting around problems is outstanding.
I can't imagine what a thrill it must be to be belting round the back roads on something entirely hand-built by yourself. You deserve every moment of enjoyment that comes your way, Allen! And I wonder that the folks at the servo thought when this mechanical monster rolled in to get fuel!!!!!!!!!!
looked like it caught one man's attention, seemed like he tried to come in for a convo but couldn't quite make it
Allen you are a real engineer and an inspiration to many.
Watched your Viper build with my 11 year old and he was able to understand it all!!
Thank you
That’s brilliant
I was literally laughing at loud while watching this. Sound of this beautiful beast is unbelievable! This amazing bike is one of the most impressive creation that has ever made.
That bike is just so well made it’s beyond belief , well done Alan !
Absolutely love your videos and also the engineering behind. The ratcheting center stand is just ingenious.
This is amazing: A Viper-engined crusier motorbike. Ever since I was 10, the only Viper-powered motorbike I saw/knew about was the Tomahawk!
I ride motorcycles, but that’s why I watched this video. This man is like the Bob Ross of motorcycles. His voice is so soothing.
My man taking an 8 liter V10 motorcycle for a spin like it's something every folk does on a sunday. What a guy, i love him.
The centre stand mechanism is a work of art in its self. Such a fantastic motorcycle 👏👏👏
As Tim Vine said “Hedgehogs, why can’t they share?” Love the sheer madness of the Viper!
That centre stand ratchet is amazing. Genius idea 👍
A great video capturing all the challenges and solutions making a V10 Viper engine miraculously fit into a motorcycle frame. Allen, you're a genius!
An engineering marvel.. Thx for taking us along on the test ride.. take care my friend..
That engine sounds so amazing, it’s surely the manliest motorcycle in all of England, followed closely by all the rest of the bikes Allen has made 👍
So meticulous preparation and pre-trip inspection is so over the top professional it should inspire all of us who ride on 2 wheels to do a better job. Your genius is an awesome thing to behold. Many thanks from the States. Great video
I love how the bike glides effortlessly as on a tenor breeze. Awesome video Allen, Thanks!
It's insane just how low the RPM's are relative to the speed you're going. Phenomenal!
What an extreme riding machine, and your excellent care keeping your motorcycle showroom clean! Impressed beyond words!
I love things like this, that people built because they can. ESPECIALLY, when they have such clever, well engineered solutions, like your center stand.
I love how effortlessly that machine just glides along, it must be hard to keep your speed down
I have to be very careful to keep it in check with speed limits
What a machine !!
Bet you didn't take it over 1000 rpm all the time you were out ... And it was still crazy quick !! 👍
I would love to see the mot testers face when you turn up on this monster.
I would imagine that Alan's local MOT test station is used to seeing really weird stuff!
Millyard seems to be ultimate gentleman , soft spoken, Humble , unassuming ,but really he is a MADD GENIUS !!! I like this guy !!😆
As already mentioned, absolutely stunning machine. Sounds awesome and holding it back must be a reallity check.
I have to be on my best behaviour all the time to keep it within the speed limits
Sir, your engineering skills are second to none 😎 👍👍✌️
People amaze me this soft spoken guy ride this monster… outstanding sir . Outstanding.
What I find absolutely insane is how he just lets the clutch go and just the torque alone brings the bike to 40mph at least!!!
Awesome scary machine. Your attention to detail is incredible! Stay safe!!
That bike is incredible every time I see it I just can’t believe it lol!👍
It's great to see a thing of engineering perfection being used for what it was created for, as usual another great presentation thank you.
To say I would want one and would drive it everywhere doesnt feel like it does this bike justice. What a beautiful bike!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Love Allens videos great engineering and great content with just the right amount of hedgehogs. The centre stand is a thing of genius but Allen is one so I wouldn't except anything else. He realy needs his own show on discovery
That's actually a great idea.. Discovery Channel needs to get cameras on to Allan's builds and craftsmanship, he really has a gift and a proper engineers brain.. he's our Kelly Johnson !
UNBELIEVABLE''--I HAVE BEEN RIDING FOR 50 PLUS YEARS=NEVER HAVE I SEEN SUCH A WONDERFUL MACHINE'' I HAVE HAD A CYCLE SHOP==MOSTLY BRITISH BIKES===I JUST SUBSCRIBED==GREAT VIDEO--RIDE SAFE''--TOO'' COOL'' I AM NOW IN THE PHILIPPINES--BUT LIVE IN NEW ENGLAND--
Amazing !!! Is the first time I see your bike and I can't find words to describe how amazing it is .... although 600 kilos is masive, I don't want to imagine how hard it would be if dropped putting it back upwards, hope it never happens. Ride safe mate, cheers.
"...so I know that half-throttle is 207mph"' .......It's a good thing that Allan gets so excited when he mentions this fact, other wise we might have missed it...
The center stand is such a clever idea and very practical.
Absolutely brilliant. You did an amazing job of capturing the on bike audio and riding experience. Bet the MOT tester hasn't seen anything like that before.
Sounds like it's just a single forward gear?
Just an amazing piece of engineering. Thanks for showing it Allen
I bet the MOT tester has passed it before Allen has got there. Would you want to try & fail one of his bikes? I should think all the bike garages in the area, phone Allen for advice.
@@marksimpson5218 True👍
Incredible engineering and attention to detail.
I had personally never seen such a detailed home built beast like you did
Allen! Just seen you on CH4 Find It Fix with Henry and Co. couldn't believe my eyes for a moment but it really is you on my telly now!!! Brilliant! and Perfect!!!
The MOT station must love you coming in……..”Millyard is coming this afternoon with the big fella!”
As always Allan a real pleasure to subscribe. Keep an eye on the hedgehogs, their up to something!
Thanks
MOT guy goes home after work.
MOT guy: "I MOTed a V10 motorcycle today"
MOT guy's wife: "You've been drinking again, haven't you?"
It's kinda like talking to the one interesting family member you see every now and then at family gatherings when a video of you drops, even the joke about the bird is spot on!
To bad the cool people live like 175km away.
"and it was perfect" no surprise there. Amazing work , editing and life well lived.
Engineering excellence!
Thanks for sharing 👍 🏴
Allen you just put a huge smile on my face every time I see your videos - the engineering is exceptional, I missed Tracy's cakes Today and the hedge hogs are little monkeys - thank you - thank you for making me smile. 👍
More cakes next time 🧁
@@AllenMillyard Hahhaa thank you!
wow that's impressive and the centre stand ratchet is pure ingenious Millyard! :-) Nice job Allen.
I fell off my Triumph Tiger 955i (51K 2004) and bent the pillion footrest mount which is welded to the frame. I used too much throttle when it wasn't upright and in a straight line and it flew up in the air. The welds are cracked and it has bent the tube the mount is welded to. I've stripped it back to the frame and my local bike shop is welding in a repair piece I took off a reduced frame I got for £60 off EBAY. I was having nightmares about putting the bike back together and missing pieces off and not tightening the nuts properly. Today I have spent some time degreasing the. frame, swinging arm and chain and preparing the repair piece for welding. I love watching Allan's videos because of his attention to detail and patience with everything he does. Also watching a man riding an 8 litre bike which he has done 189 mph being so serene and calm. My bike has 105 BHP and a kick like a mule. I am looking forward to it being back in one piece and so I can go for a ride. If I feel nervous about it I just think of Allan and his Viper and how calm and serene he is. Thank you.
You would think it was built in a factory by a major manufacturer, the detail is next level, the msn is a certifiable engineering genius.
Excellent content as always, love the detail of the Viper, a lot of thought has gone into that. 😀
Your projects are amazing, I am in awe of your commitment to your builds, I believe the first bike I saw of yours was in back street heroes and it was the “the flying millyard”
This one is incredible, I should imagine low speed is an issue as tickover looks to be around 15-20 mph
Ian
Back on Two Wheels
The hilarious thing, is all of the engineering prowess, and it ends with the most delightful videobite of hedgehogs.
The design of the centre stand mechanism is pure genius!👍
If anyone else is curious, its an 8 Liter V10 that puts down 500bhp and weights over 600kg.
600kg???? Whataheelll rsrsrs!
Absolutely stunning, fantastic work.
At work one day a buddy took me to the job in one of the company's Dodge trucks with a V-10. He literally scared me by the power of that motor, in a possibly 6,000 lb truck, and his lack of any driving safety inhibitions. I can't imagine what the power curve is on that 1300 lb bike.
Hey Walter, as they say, all the gear and no idea, re your ride in the truck. But Allen has some great ideas. In one vid he speaks of the high speed runs that were done by the bike tester that has tested just about every fast manufacturers bike, and this Viper was amazing, obviously. Allen showed the torque curve, not a curve but a straight line. Apparently at about 170-180 mph acceleration gets slower, but not on Allen's Viper.
We can only assume as most of us will never actually experience it personally.
The ideas and engineering outcomes are "just brilliant", just like Allen. May he and his like minded brethren continue on.
Kind Regards.
it's really unbelievable how this machine is manufactured. Viper V10 and keeping that immense power contained. Yes I know You are responsible for that gas throttle. Driving on the road almost stationary is rare itself. Great job I I must say I love to watch your video's. Well done my friend....Well done. Greetings. Bert from the Netherlands
The inertia effect is tremendous every time you start that beast up. Amazing stuff. Due to being inline and with such huge rotating mass, does it affect your riding much or does the weight of the whole bike overcome that force on itself?
The bike weighs 600 kilos. Looking at the test ride, fast take offs is not a feature. It relies on a careful clutch and throttle coordination.
@@petergersbach7355 doesn't really seem like careful coordination. This engine has insane amounts of low end torque. Little bit of gas and slowly releasing the clutch is all it needs to get going, All you need to be careful about is the gas, because stalling doesn't seem like its an issue, since if you release the clutch too fast you will probably spin out and end up in a ditch no matter how much gas you give it lol
A beautiful work of art! This definitely motivated me to buy a Dodge Viper by just hearing that V10 and thinking of the things I could do with it. Thanks for the inspiration 👍🏻.
That’s cool
I cracked up when you set off the alarms of the bikes boarding the boat . You built it because…..you can . 👌🏻😆
this is absolutely insane! it must be a crazy feeling to be in a viper itself, i cant imagine what its like to have that thing a couple inches below you!
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Beautiful bike, your attention to detail on your builds sir👍
16:08 Did you have to notify the ferry loading master so he could have the ship's ballast adjusted as you boarded?
Just simply amazing engineering, I just can’t imagine riding it with the weight and the enormous amount of power.
How do you wake up one morning and say, let’s put a Viper engine in a bike, the complexity of frame build must be mind blowing, to a human anyway 😂
Allen is a legend in his own life time.👍
Barely has any frame
@@AllenMillyard The head stock mounting must be interesting, owing to the load of not only the engine, but the road undulations. I did see something a while ago about the swing arm, which was a feat of engineering, probably hold a bridge up. The twisting torque must be high, does the engine twist sideways when blipping the throttle? I guess it would, hence smooth power control?
I like your smart solutions on this beautiful piece of engineering! An absolute beast! Very impressive!
Haha, bless the hedgehogs and bless you man. You create gold, both with the quality of your videos and your engineering. I can't get over the genius of some of your solutions, especially that center stand. Stay safe out there!
What an engineer and what fantastic set of videos. The perfect antidote to the modern world.
Allen has that right mix of talent and crazy! Remember back in the 80s on the car scene there was a guy called Andy Saunders who would come up with the most ridiculous builds. He made the worlds lowest mini and even created a road legal speed boat!
You Sir, are a Certified Mad Man/Genius. I am totally in awe watching your videos, the human mind is amazing.