One point we all need to remember: Allen is not only a one-in-a-million craftsman - he's a trained engineer as well. And while he might seem to do a lot of muddling through, his attempts tend to be right the first or second time because they aren't guesses. He understands materials and processes, and thoroughly knows what he's doing.

As an engineer myself, I am always humbled by the skill and ability on show, and so impressed by the finished bikes. The Leonardo DaVinci of the Motorcycling world.

“Well, I’ll just cut this end off here, and this other end off there, and then just weld those bits onto the end to make my own six cylinder.” I love this so much.

Quite simply, one of the best engineers I've ever seen. The skill you have Allen is truly incredible.

The word Genius is often overused, however in Allan's case the word Genius is not strong enough.......

Allen the Alien - no one with this much skill can be from this planet.

Who on earth would give this man a thumbs down?! Presumably Yamaha for chopping up their engines to build a Honda Replica! You, sir, are a LEGEND! Keep it up!

You sir are a genius. I am an Apprentice Trained Diesel fitter and worked on the strip down, meticulous cleaning of Gardner engines and then a full rebuild. The parts use were a mixture of cleaned/assessed/reconditioned/new. I could never achieve the accuracy you have with your hacksaw and even after your first cut, the close fit tolerance is remarkable. Keep it up, great media content 🫡

Allen is so humble and softly spoken, turned the sound right up so I didn't miss anything. Certainly didn't miss the end! :)

its insane how this bloke has such a soft voice and explains the basics of his work to us. i just want to meet him in person and drink some coffee and just chit chat for ages

I was inside Alexandra Palace when his RC374 was started and rode up and down, One of the best sounds i've ever heard in my life

As an engineer I am in absolute awe of your unique skills. How you do it is unbelievable to watch

This man is my hero, the skill of this genius is unbelievable I'd give my left ear to have his knowledge and skill

What i cannot fathom is how good his hacksaw skills are! Anybody who has sawn up large chunks of metal, let alone aluminium, even with a brand name coarse tpi blade, knows its not that straight fwd to keep it all accurate and aimed straight.

The fact that you took pictures of everything even all your old builds there’s photos of the build process! Amazing.

For the first time in my life I actually found somebody I'd like to spend a week with watching work

You Sir are a mechanical genius.

This man is from another planet I just can’t stop watching he’s videos. Just an amazing man I think if he worked for NASA’s There would be people living on Mars by now . In one word Amazing 🙏

Mr. Millyard, What an absolute privilege to follow along and observe your creative genius. I am utterly in awe of your creativity and talent; you are doing with simple hand tools what the normal person would require massive machines and tooling...IF they ever had the creativity to even imagine what could be done, as you have. Thank you so much for sharing all of these treasures! I look forward to your videos above all others. Very best regards, Jon Crawford

No bodger are you Allen. Extreme craftsman. You are fantastic!

Being very interested in engines my whole life , I never tire of Allen's videos. I wish I had even a tiny portion of Allen's engineering ability. Amazes me with every project he does.

Great to watch Allen,you amaze me with your engineering skills and this from a retired engineer.👍👍👍

Manufacturer's spend loads on the development of engines and you do these in a shed. Cutting a crankcase with a hacksaw by hand. You sir a true legend. I saw the rc374 at bike show. I wish I had a tenth of your knowledge. Keep building these incredible bike's

Allen, you are a genius, watched all your RC374 videos at once, as someone who is a trained engineer, and completed an apprenticeship in a precision engineering company, I can really appreciate what you have done. I only heard of you after watching an episode of secrets of the transport museum, I am in admiration!

Truely amazing how your mind works but then you actually put in to work.... outstanding!!! 🤘😎🤘

This video is a sublime mix of charm, whimsy, British eccentricity and utter genius. Never change Allen!

I'm staggered that he cut it so straight with a hacksaw...the man is a machine

I always belived that we .us British had the best engineers in the world . And Alan is leading the charge. A inspiration to the young. Well done

its always a pleasure to watch your videos

Amazing handicraft, Allen! You're a true inspiration!!

Your matter of fact description of pure genius just causes me to be mesmerized as I shake my head in wonderment. Brilliant!

Contrast this with what is trending today on this format. Allen you make me smile, I can't believe what you do with a hacksaw.

Just watched and it was perfect.

WOW!! Another amazing and interesting video ... and 15 sec of "Exhaust Heaven" at the end!! Can't wait for the next one Allen☺

If only England had more people like Allen - we would be great again !!!! Fantastic, thank you Allen.

Every time I see one of Allen's videos, I'm in total awe of his skills. He truly is phenomenally gifted, and is such a humble and quiet bloke. You wouldn't think twice passion him in the street, that this guy can casually cut apart two engines with a hacksaw, and make one monster of an engine out of the bits.

Mate that outro I almost jumped out of my chair! Please keep up the amazing content you're by far the best channel doing motorcycle content rtn

What gobsmacking skills! I am in awe! I wish I had 1/1000'th of your skills. Even my best repair feels like an amateur bodge compared to this example of perfect engineering.

So a restoration channels get millions of views and subscribers but this one which you literally creating things from scratches doesn't get billions?! This is way underrated. Thanks for sharing your work mate..

Thankyou Alan for another 15 minutes of a pleasurable video

What a way to start Sunday. Just perfect 😊

WOW, absolutly speachless! What an amazing job, I'm blown away with the engineering and art craft behind this project. AWESOME CONGRATS!

Everything about this bike is just superb from how it was built, to how it looks and especially that noise!

Guy Martin and Allen Millyard together... Now that's a shot of motorcycle royalty right there.

Been waiting for you to cover this bike and " I'm well pleased " bloody awesome job. Sound right up listening then bam at the end

Fascinating watching this, and all done in your shed👍

I really liked the idea of cutting off a piece of the casting to use as filler wire. My college instructor told us a story about how he was machining magnesium on a capstan lathe. Without really thinking about it he threw is lit cigarette but into the swarf and shortly afterwards it caught fire. Apparently no one told the fire brigade that it was magnesium fire so they tried to extinguish it with water which didn't go to well. When they got to inspect the remains, there was no lathe left, even the bolts securing it to the ground were burnt out of the concrete.

I'll never get over how nonchalantly you cut up engines with hand tools and weld them into new ones. Magnificent! …and the modifications I just experienced to my hearing apparatus are interesting as well: Winding up the audio level so I could really understand you very quiet and softly spoken comments, then getting confronted with the bark of that Honda at the end end probably blew a direct open connection from one ear to the other through my skull… (Don't worry about my brain, it never was the best, I'll do fine without it!)

Absolutely incredible Allen , cant wait for the next one The magic of Millyard 😍

I wonder how the Honda purists must've felt when they saw you build a replica of an iconic Honda bike with an iconic Honda engine, using two Yamaha engines. :D

Watching you build bikes is incredibly soothing.

And heres me sitting with all the parts but no confedice to rebuild my own 3 cylinder car engine ! Hats off to you allen you make it look easy

Would love to hear Allen on Desert island Discs. "So, Allen, what's your first record?" "I don't have one, actually. I'll just build a boat out of whatever I find on the beach and go home".

"Bet you used cnc machines and have a very well equiped workshop" "Well yeah i do have a hacksaw and a manual lathe"

Nothing is impossible! Mr. Allen is the best technician!

I never get fed up with watching your videos absolute genius and the end results are jaw dropping.

Haven't watched this episode yet but I just know it's going to be a belter. Here we go. 'And it's perfect'

Amazing!! love to see you take on a 500cc V8, saw the originals at the Moto Guzzi museum - very emotional as I attended the 1957 TT aged 4 but still remember the shreik of that engine.

CAD/CAM, laser guided plasma cutter multiaxis CNC....? Nah. Just a sharp hacksaw and a good eye. Bloody love it! Allen, I salute you.

I can't help but think how you would've got along with Nobby Clark looking over your shoulder as you made the crank, cams etc. Great utilizing your former day job skills to now create specials to your heart's content. New fan from New Hampshire 🇺🇲👍✌️🏁

Allen Millyard (MBE - Motorcycle Brilliance Engineer). Another gem featuring Greta, a cupcake, one Swiss Army knife, a cheeky cameo to the Pan Euro, and some engineering wizardry. Happy Sunday everyone. You're welcome.

I'm fond of a fresh cupcake myself, nice work on the engine to.

In a world of high tech machines you use a simple hack saw to cut with. Amazing man with amazing skills!

how does one define .... Intelligent .... Expert .... Master ..... Worlds Best .... EASY , his name is Allen Millyard !!! hats off to you mate , wonderful job

Allen, we need to see you Involved in a new build. Just to follow you in everyday step😁. Your job is impressive!

"and it's just perfect" as always with Allen Millyard

I will never, ever, fail to be totally amazed and in complete awe of your skills Allen. Even if you do make it look like something that could be done in an afternoon while eating a cupcake with one hand....

To cut and shut all those head and cam components and all align is incredible, real toolroom work.!!!

Absolutely brilliant! You're an inspiration!

Perfect, just perfect!

Hi Allen , just wacthed this , we allways had a saying when a job we knew nothing about " its not Rocket Science " but I think we would rephrase that in your Profession " Beyond Mind Blowing Science " It took decades for Teams of Engineers & Designers and Billions of monies to do what you do in the shed , still amazed every time I click on to your Videos , And Greta's input adds to the charm of the area you reside , great stuff !!

Just watched Allen with Henry and Sam do up a 70’s chopper on the motorbike show. They then all ride on their choppers to a meet. Fantastically entertaining. The goings on in this video completely lost me but truly remarkable and entertaining.

Your skills never stops to amaze me! And yes, those “Greta calls” too... 🤣

There are over the top build videos full of false tension and fake deadlines. Then there's Allen, calm, no fuss and softly spoken. I know who's builds I'd trust more.

I replaced the old crusty/weeping radiator on my RRX Fireblade with a refurbed one today.. i thought I was doing ok lol.. Allen’s engineering skills are incredible.. fascinating to watch!

An engineering masterclass, a tour-de-force of ingenuity, all done in a shed. I'm beyond amazed at your skills Allen. Absolutely fantastic to watch. Will very much look forward to the forthcoming episodes.

so incredibly badass awesome 5/5

Pure genius thank you Allen

What a clever man you are, fantastic engineering. I'm so pleased that you decided to show a series of videos on this bike. Thanks for your time and energy.

Allen, you crack me up! 'So I'm gonna cut just there and cut just there and weld those two bits onto the other set of crankcases', and you make it sound like your just going to make a cup of tea or something.

Magical work, in conjunction with magical video editing......You did the right thing re the cup cake, and the Greta reference was sneaky: What's wrong with that girl, how could you not like a two-stroke?

I always look forward too seeing videos what a clever person you are and please keep nipping into your house for your ladies cupcakes this makes me laugh 😆 can’t wait to see more thank you keep up the good work

Hacksaw Skill Level - unmeasurable. Completely off the charts....

A friend of mines dad used to work as a machinist at BRM (British Racing Motors) in Bourne Lincolnshire in the sixties and for November 5th used to bring magnesium shavings home and light them, they made cheap fireworks! Great video looking forward to the rest of the build. 👌

Thank you Allen🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Amazing as ever.

Aside from a manufacturer's engine builders, most mortals would never be able to say, "The Yamaha FZR250RR proved best because of its symmetrical design which lends itself perfectly ... for cutting up."

Think your Tracy deserves a medal! Bloody marvellous. Keep em coming.

Finally, been waiting for this since the tease

As they say "Super, Smashing, Great", Allen showing us his magical skills again. We'll done welding the magnesium.

Every time I watch him I find myself shaking my head and thinking how. What a guy and what an engineer.

Imagine Allen doing a 'Show and tell' when he was at school!! Compulsive viewing as usual thanks for taking the time posting these videos 👍

Yes Allen, that's exactly how I would do it😉

Mind boggling!

Incredible stuff, and a lesson on how to take Cupcakes without being caught to boot! I am so darned impressed with all of your builds, but this one in particular amazes me! With the added complexity of high RPM, water cooling and dry clutch build. And you haven't even got to the Roller crank yet! Amazing!

I hope one day to meet this man , and shake his hand. I have so much respect for his abilities. 🇨🇦👍

Liked before Ive even watched! 👍

A man after my own heart, not seeing things for they are, but what they could be! 😎 Oh and the Greta bit is a riot! 🤣🤣

My mind is blown. Love the humor sprinkled in. Don’t remember the last time anything on TV entertained me this much

Nothing better than a person working away in a shed. You make me proud to be a biker and envious of your skills and brains!