Allen Millyard
Allen MillyardfromThatcham,Berkshire,England,[1][failed verification][2]is a mechanical engineer and a custom bike builder.
For over 25 years, he has designed and created numerous ingenious motorcycle specials. Most of these are derived from factory-built machines, and include aHonda SS50-basedV-twin,[3](and thereby winning best in show for "the world's smallest V-twin atSalon Privée), a 700cc V-twinVelocette[4]and the "Flying Millyard", which uses an engine derived from an air-cooled radialaviation motor.[5][6][full citation needed]Another large capacity bike he hand-made is theMillyard Viper,built around an eight-litreV10engine from aDodge Viper.[7]He has built severalKawasakispecials (both two and four strokes) including a 2,400cc V12. Some of these bikes are on display at theBarber Museum,inBirmingham,Alabama,US.[8][full citation needed]
Millyard has made numerous videos about his motorcycle specials, and has posted them onYouTube.A current (2024) project involves the dismantling, cleaning, refining, and rebuilding the prototype of the ill-fatedNorton NemesisV8superbike.[9]As yet incomplete, to date this series runs to twelve episodes.[10]
In recent years Millyard has become more widely known via his TV appearances withHenry Cole.Together they claimed a world speed-record, ratified byGuinness World Recordsat 183.50 mph (295.31 km/h), achieved with the pair riding "tandem" on theroad-legalViper, beating by two mph the previous record held by an American couple for over 10 years. The record was set using the 9,800 ft (3,000 m) long runway atElvington Airfield,North Yorkshire,England, on 25 May 2023.[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^"Guest of Honour October".staffordclassicbikeshows.com.14 August 2017.
- ^"At Home with the Genius Engineer Allen Millyard".morebikes.co.uk.25 November 2020.
- ^Teenage dreams: We ride Allen Millyard's Honda SS50 specialsMotorcycle News,3 June 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022
- ^Video reportfromMCN,via YouTube
- ^"Brooklands Museum:: The Motorcycle Show report".
- ^The Flying Millyard: Five litres of eccentric joy | MCN (motorcyclenews.com)
- ^"Millyard Viper V10 Wins 2012 Coles Miller Dream Machines Bike of the Year".coles-miller.co.uk.
- ^Flying Millyard | Bike Rider Magazine (brm.co.nz)
- ^"he" Norton Nemesis ": Comedy or Tragedy?"(PDF).Andover Norton.November 2023.Retrieved31 March2024.
- ^Norton Nemesis rebuilding projectvia YouTube
- ^'It's got to be done': Millyard and Cole set sights on 200mph pillion record after previous run recognised by GuinnessMotorcycle News,24 August 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024
- ^Cole & Millyard set new speed record 2-uphenrycole.tv, 24 August 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024
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