Secret British MONSTER! 290hp, 1500cc V8, 360km/h in 1998. Stillborn Hayabusa Killer

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3 ай бұрын

Today's episode is about the secret British monster - the stillborn Hayabusa killer. 290hp V8, 1500cc, 360km/h in 1998. It is literally built using Formula 1 technology, because Alvin Al Melling himself, a former engineer of the royal races, was involved in its development. Enjoy watching!

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@Supernaut2000 2 ай бұрын

And now Allen Millyard has his hands on it! He's going to restore it to full operational performance! Watch his videos!

@wierdbike 2 ай бұрын

I already saw that today😉

@mickeymouse4897 2 ай бұрын

Millyard's not actually restoring this monstrosity of a bike, he's just making it ride-able, the finish of the alloy & Magnesium parts is rough as a bears arse to say the least. It's not a Norton really, it's a car motor in a prototype frame that was never going to see production as it was poorly designed in several areas, take a look at how the front wheel & brakes are designed, crazy ideas that barely work in reality.

@TerryClarkAccordioncrazy 2 ай бұрын

It's a pleasure to watch Allen work on it, but the fact that it's so difficult to work on that they need to send it to someone like him in the first place shows the fundamental problem with the design.

@kevinmurtagh3434 2 ай бұрын

Built in Rochdale

@buggerlugz6753 2 ай бұрын

And he's going to take it to 200MPH!!!!!!

@Turnipstalk 2 ай бұрын

Allen Millyard has already shown that you cannot even fix a puncture without dismantling the entire front end of the bike. It is truly a terrible design.

@jamsstar2010 Ай бұрын

Beautiful design to be honest Front end was just because but it was with its reason The engine is fairly clever

@twistyturd Ай бұрын

Not made to be a production bike, so it didn’t matter at the time

@Bob-ts2tu 16 күн бұрын

i suppose a prototype doesn't have to consider every practicality, but yeah, what a faf lol, surely they could have come up with something a bit better

@Bdub1952 2 ай бұрын

And it is currently in the exceedingly capable hands of Alan Millyard.

@JohnSmith-yv6eq 2 ай бұрын

Allen Millyard has been given permission to restore the bike, make the engine run properly... and see if the bike can indeed reach 200mph!

@claymore2k1T10 Ай бұрын

3 spark plugs per cylinder? Alan has busted that myth.

@wierdbike Ай бұрын

yeah-yeah, i saw that

@thewatcher5271 Ай бұрын

Yeah, Allen Millyard Was Allowed To Remove A Few Parts From The Prototype In The Museum To Repair It. If Anyone Can Make It Right, He Can! Thank You.

@donaldwayne4219 3 ай бұрын

Looks pretty neat to me, space age, like it should be in star wars! A lot of creativity. Shame it didn't go into production.

@steveclark.. 2 ай бұрын

The design of the front end is ridiculous, not easy to remove the front wheel for a start.

@r1273m 2 ай бұрын

Enjoying Allen's restoration videos. The only Norton I have ever ridden was my mates new 1961 ES2!

@allsearpw3829 2 ай бұрын

NOW TO BE SEEN IN THE HANDS OF ALAN MILLYARD IN THE GARDEN WORK SHOP .

@wierdbike 2 ай бұрын

Yep☺️

@chrissharkey6172 Ай бұрын

Did i hear Alan say it hasn't got three spark plug per cylinder ?

@deanstevenson6527 Ай бұрын

Correct.

@jamsstar2010 Ай бұрын

Where would you put them all? 😂

@deanstevenson6527 Ай бұрын

@@jamsstar2010 The water return galleries. In the interview with MCDs designer, he responded to a 3 plug per cylinder statement. In its 750 cc 15 degree slant prototype, it would have had peizometers in the water galleries beside the central plug, which was exactly what Cosworth did in the GAA Essex V6 development head casting . 3 plugs per cylinder, it was just initial hype. Don't get too bent out of shape if you are an armchair critic.

@Shady-Shane Ай бұрын

@@jamsstar2010 in your pocket of course.😁

@jamsstar2010 Ай бұрын

@@deanstevenson6527 active radical would be better and cooler

@55peterf 2 ай бұрын

Looking forward to Allen's re furbish / rebuild of this very odd bike and who knows he may add a couple of more cylinders to the engine...😂

@jimisi7424 3 ай бұрын

Just stunning! I would have bought one He'll I would be camping outside the showroom

@a8f235 3 ай бұрын

I don't see many V8 motorcycles even in 2024.

@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm Ай бұрын

moto guzzi 1950`s

@monkeybarmonkeyman Ай бұрын

Honda could have made one with the ST v4 as a basis but alas... they just didn't push to the limits. Most mfg's probably felt there was no reason to make a V8.

@nicholaschriss1706 3 ай бұрын

Great video, disappointing that the bike never went into production

@cowarddonnie-ji5yz 3 ай бұрын

They still can't figure out how not to leak oil

@fidelcatsro6948 2 ай бұрын

@@cowarddonnie-ji5yz😂😂😂

@richsmith3300 2 ай бұрын

The bike that kiwi built the Brittan was a master peice.

@stephenwilliams926 2 ай бұрын

The forks snapped off the first time they rode the Britten, and a fatal crash at the TT.

@deanstevenson6527 Ай бұрын

That almost killed its development rider first try out. I've tested carbon fibre and aramids..not a great material if it fails due to cracking or production variances.

@westboundbadger 3 ай бұрын

Hope Alan gets it on the road,..At least its starts !

@ivanwalker6459 2 ай бұрын

He's the man for the job. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eKingNFi1NXPgXk.html

@glennwiebe5128 2 ай бұрын

If Allen has his way it will be better than new.

@harwoods11 2 ай бұрын

Only if he can keep his hands off his missus's baking 😂

@jonm7272 Ай бұрын

I think they're planning on a land speed record with it, not sure which category, maybe world's most badly designed motorcycle to do 150mph?

@westboundbadger Ай бұрын

@@jonm7272 Should be easy with 250 hp on tap,..(maybe more!)

@kasperkjrsgaard1447 3 ай бұрын

Nemesis. A fitting name

@taters-no4gj 3 ай бұрын

The 'Nemesis', huh? Sadly, it was its own worst enemy. There are bike collectors out there who would've gladly paid to own this beauty. Yes, I think it's a crackin' bit of kit 😉👍🏻. The bike press are a giant pain in the ass. Telling you at the time of sale that a bike is crap, styling's all wrong, blah, blah. And then 5 years later, call the same bike an undersold gem that it should've sold far better than it did! No shlt Sherlock! Coz' you told everyone it was a bag of cat sick! I'd gladly have had one, as long as i had the bank balance to match. Personally, i didn't even know this bike existed! Nice one 😉👍🏻

@LungsMcGee 3 ай бұрын

Motorbike meets Cybertruck.

@daniellang6112 3 ай бұрын

Love these videos!❤

@DANTHETUBEMAN 3 ай бұрын

if no one does anything different performance technology stalls out, those are great ideas for getting the weight out of the bike, magnesium frame and swing arm. all bikes need that. 😊

@onecookieboy Ай бұрын

They used to use magnesium in F1 cars, but were forced to stop because it catches fire easily and can't be extinguished.

@DANTHETUBEMAN Ай бұрын

@@onecookieboy it would depend where you use it, a frame is vary safe, especially with frame sliders, if the rims are not going to grind on the road the friction will not start a fire 🔥,

@onecookieboy Ай бұрын

@@DANTHETUBEMAN The problem is more if there is a short in the electronics, or a fuel leak.

@DANTHETUBEMAN Ай бұрын

@@onecookieboy 😁I don't think you can star magnesium on fire with a 12 volt motorcycle battery.

@dyggiprahl9881 3 ай бұрын

The Manx and Nirvana that was being developed at the same time are also very interesting bikes. The Manx was basically the 4 front cylinders of the Nemesis and the Nirvana was a overpowered V-Twin.

@stevenkelby2169 3 ай бұрын

Your videos are getting better 👍

@simonspider 2 ай бұрын

THe spelling of "weird" in his channel name isn't though!

@stevenkelby2169 2 ай бұрын

@@simonspider And now his videos have gone back downhill sadly. Full of stupid annoying music and he's not open to feedback. I unsubbed.

@joestrickland5153 2 ай бұрын

Ahead of it's time more tech than today's bikes

@karencarroll1324 2 ай бұрын

Just watched millyard stripping the front end of this,ridiculously complicated, why?

@drd6416 2 ай бұрын

Why not? Shame it was never built. 1988 as well... jeez

@malcolmabram2957 Ай бұрын

I agree. Why is the design so poor? It is one thing to own a top class expensive bike, but another thing if it very hard to maintain it in running order.

@jonm7272 Ай бұрын

@@drd6416you have to remove the entire front end just to change a tyre, and the brake calipers are one piece with the forks, so the entire front end (including the integrated mudguard) is scrap if the brake piston bore wears beyond service limit. Yeh, really can't imagine why this pile of crap didn't make it into production 😂

@deanstevenson6527 Ай бұрын

Why? Safety! Because if it was made of carbon fibre or made more simply, it could break. Like it or not the front fork system is almost a drop and replace for front tyre repair. Don't forget, the Brittan motorbike with carbon fibre front, was within an gnats fart of killing its rider in its first development ride.

@jonm7272 Ай бұрын

@@deanstevenson6527 hard to understand the point you're making? Are you saying the design is the way it is because it's safe, or that it didn't go into production because the design was unsafe?

@joestrickland5153 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful and brilliant

@JayCGypsy 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. You may want to look into your audio recording settings. It sounds like a very aggressive limiter or compressor is applied which makes it very hard to understand you at times.

@user-iv5wo1gj2v 2 ай бұрын

Interesting how many people watch this after Allan's Millyard's video? 🤔😁 P.S. Владислав, давай вже нарешті відео про Мільярда, ну дуже цікавий чоловік 😉

@wierdbike 2 ай бұрын

Не повіриш, на черзі про один з його проектів) Вийде на Мотовсезнайко)) Дякую)

@74Nikk 2 ай бұрын

£30.000 when all the main competition at the time cost £7.000-£9.000. Ooft!

@minisla Ай бұрын

It's going to be a functional motorcycle when Allen gets finished with it....

@StoffelDilligas 3 ай бұрын

Great video as per usual Some others I'd like to see Norton F1 Honda NR750 Britten 1000

@wierdbike 3 ай бұрын

Notron F1 and NR750 will be. But, with the Britten i had some copyright problems. Will see

@StoffelDilligas 3 ай бұрын

@@wierdbike nice one 👍

@glennwiebe5128 2 ай бұрын

Oh, the Britten! Be still my beating heart!

@privateer0561 Ай бұрын

Can't wait to see Allen Millyard complete the restoration. If ever there was the right man to do it - he's the one. The bike is interesting but clearly a prototype, with bits cobbled together in places. The engine appears barely used, so Millyard should be able to get it running. I'd bet good money it doesn't remotely approach 290 bhp nor 225 mph. Finally, I'm guessing it will not be road tested under proper condition; best to leave some questions unanswered.

@scarecrow8004 3 ай бұрын

"In ten years, all the major motorcycle manufacturers will be using V8 engines." Curiously, all of the major motorcycle manufacturers seem to be going towards 270ish degree parallel twins these days.

@Turnipstalk 2 ай бұрын

F1 engineers haven't a clue about bikes and vice versa. F1 cars don't lean, bikes that stay upright on bends tend to come off.

@harwoods11 2 ай бұрын

All going bloody electric you mean

@neilcowan535 2 ай бұрын

Do they? I hadn't noticed!

@cospics 2 ай бұрын

The prediction is not far from the truth....V4's !

@seebarry4068 2 ай бұрын

As soon as a got myself a VFR400R I knew V4 was the answer to everything.

@adamlannerd1408 2 ай бұрын

@@seebarry4068 best motor in a bike

@truxton1000 2 ай бұрын

@@adamlannerd1408 V4 good, V8 better

@fobbitoperator3620 20 күн бұрын

*1/2 truth

@gerrym6052 2 ай бұрын

In my opinion the design was very futuristic

@martinreed1401 Ай бұрын

but it didn't work

@Hallucinato444 3 ай бұрын

Thats a good looking bike for 1998

@arkhsm 3 ай бұрын

Looks GREAT NOW, just too far ahead of its time !!

@scottcates Ай бұрын

The rear subframe is reminiscent of the ZZR1200 and I like it.

@eduardoben7106 2 ай бұрын

Excelente trabajo saludos desde Argentina 👍

@christopherhampson265 3 ай бұрын

SOUNDS NICE

@straightchad8059 3 ай бұрын

The shape looked like melted plastic .

@UncleKennysPlace 2 ай бұрын

ONE spark plug per cylinder, what looks to be plugs is coolant plumbing.

@andypughtube 2 ай бұрын

The "three plugs per cylinder" is all over the place, including comments from the designers. But it definitely only has one now, and none of those in the background shots seem to have more than one either.

@jepryx 2 ай бұрын

New subscriber

@peterohanlon6789 Ай бұрын

I am up to episode 4 at the moment and from what I’ve seen the bike under the skin is pretty rough with engine casings not exactly matched, poor welding on the brackets, bolts loose, and cracks in the aluminium. On thing is for sure is that Alan Millyard will make just perfect.

@stephenwilliams926 2 ай бұрын

M1O Bolt on the swing arm pivot 😮

@michelguevara151 Күн бұрын

my '85 GPZ1000RX rebuilt with ZX10 crank and rods did 320kph. and all for the princely sum of £1800. norton should have asked me to design it lol

@everTriumph 2 ай бұрын

Comparison with the Guzzi V8 would be interesting.

@earleighheights2432 3 ай бұрын

Would love to take it out for a hot lap...needless to say purchase as well.

@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 Ай бұрын

I think it is clearly to see that there is only one hole for sparkplugs, in the top!

@Shady-Shane Ай бұрын

Allen making a cameo @4:25

@Jesse-B Ай бұрын

Heads-up, Allen Millyard is... oh... you heard.

@Cobra427Veight 2 ай бұрын

I don't think its right that the reporters were criticizing it , It was well ahead of its time and they had obviously thought of some awesome concepts , it is what it is , I think there would be many rich collectors willing to buy this piece of History .

@blxtothis 2 ай бұрын

“Per H”?.?.?.? WTF?

@nickt5005 2 ай бұрын

What a bike, Shame it never made it to production.?Over to Mr milliard😮

@marcbrasse747 3 ай бұрын

I still have some pages out of magazines about it. I thought it looked fantastic and that the concept was truly innovative. Still do. But motorcyclists are a conservative bunch. It is however doubtful they could ever have manufactured it for a competitive price. Pity!

@GoodwoodRS4 Ай бұрын

Totally weird that you wouldn’t put the make or model of the bike in the title or description 🤔

@motorflusterer6307 Ай бұрын

If millyard has finished his mint work, Performance will be double as original...

@jamsstar2010 Ай бұрын

Seems a bit far ahead , that idea predates the busa v8

@rhysvincent2358 Ай бұрын

OMG GUYS DOES ALLEN MILLYARD HAVE THE BIKE?!

@johncarlson8029 3 ай бұрын

Thats like taking an xr650L in the woods

@sresto7943 2 ай бұрын

A shame 98 we went in to recession, like alot of great engineering, just bad timing with money being pulled.

@blipco5 3 ай бұрын

Jay Leno would be remiss not to have it.

@kimeldiin1930 2 ай бұрын

Yess, two strokes had less power AND WEIGHT they were ballasted up to 130 kg from around 108

@beerdog117 3 ай бұрын

It looks similar to the YAMAHA YZR1000R from 20 years ago.

@DANTHETUBEMAN 3 ай бұрын

put a supper charger on that engine,, there I fixed it 🤠💥💥💥💥

@walterluus6174 3 ай бұрын

Cool engine. Wonder if it's a flat plane?

@malcolmwhite6588 3 ай бұрын

No not a flat plane - it’s a motorcycle

@walterluus6174 3 ай бұрын

@@malcolmwhite6588 Sorry I should have said flat plane crank.

@malcolmwhite3567 3 ай бұрын

@@walterluus6174 no me sorry for being a smart arse! I knew what you meant, and I think it likely is flat plane crank-don’t you think?

@arkhsm 3 ай бұрын

@@malcolmwhite3567Melling's TVR Cerbera V8 was a flat plane engine, so most likely this was too !!

@joelfildes5544 Ай бұрын

One spark plug per cylinder NOT 3…(Millyard again !)

@jimclarke1108 2 ай бұрын

When all else fails give it to Mr A.M

@ravington666 Ай бұрын

Al mystic meg melling

@wayno23 Ай бұрын

More V8 motorcycle's to choose from , that's a yes from me I'd get rid of my V8 car's.

@Patiboke 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful engineering but for a fast bike a 4 cylinder is enough, considering how ridiculously fast these things are. A V8 could make sense for cruising, like a Boss Hoss...

@terraplane49 3 ай бұрын

AAs being rebuilt by Alan Millyard.

@titanCrafter Ай бұрын

nope, not 3 sparkplugs per cylinder, just one

@InvictaView 2 ай бұрын

Got to admire him for trying to transfer F1 technology to two wheels. If Allen Millyard can get it to Bruntingthorpe, its credibility or not might just be proven. 🤔👍💯🇬🇧

@roberttaylor465 Ай бұрын

It doesn't have three spark plugs per cylinder, think your research is off.

@wrrr10g53 Ай бұрын

Wheel rim breaks and 3 spark plugs per cylinder... sure. Maybe you should watch your own video?

@jezztech 2 ай бұрын

You can see where this is going- sooner or later all this " investment in technology " has to be payed for, the final bike will need to cost an absolute fortune, and who the hell is going to buy it. Useless product.

@hobosomewhere8608 3 ай бұрын

What’s ‘secret’ about it.??

@SNORKYMEDIA Ай бұрын

it DOESNT have 3 spark plugs per cylinder only 1

@heyabusa1 Ай бұрын

And all they needed to do was sack everyone and get Mr Millyard to finish the job. Single handedly he would have had this thing sorted and running. Don't believe me? Watch.

@kevinhoffman6592 Ай бұрын

Only one spark plug per cylinder

@nyftn 3 ай бұрын

kilometers per h .

@henningpieterjordan7416 Ай бұрын

The Kawasaki h 2 r is faster i bet...😮😊

@Deebemc Ай бұрын

Al Melling again…………the man should be writing story books. Style over substance in all his ventures. Watch Millyards vids. He will get the beast running.

@johncarlson8029 3 ай бұрын

The weight, and the fact that it took another 500cc for 30hp. Can you say PETERBILT?

@arkhsm 3 ай бұрын

John can you say 1998, 'cause a 1300cc Hayabusa was only 173hp !!

@dr.jillalicecooper2587 3 ай бұрын

In '98 R1 had 150hp, there was no GSX-R 1000, no Hayabusa, no ZX-10R, Blackbird had 162hp. Hayabusa debuted a year later with 175hp.

@andydavis3668 Ай бұрын

Thankfully, it's now in the hands of someone who knows what they're doing. I'll eat my hat, though, if it makes 290bhp.

@neilcowan535 2 ай бұрын

is 'WeirdBike' taken? why you spell it that way? lol

@marciocarvalho8975 3 ай бұрын

A secret project for shore cause no one knows it😅

@jamesrindley6215 2 ай бұрын

Just seeing Allen Millyard stripping the entire front end shows why this would never have been a workable motorcycle. It's all form and no substance. Sadly it just shows how out of touch Norton was at that time. The British motorcycle industry lost to the Japanese because they thought people would carry on buying parallel twins with kickstarters that leaked oil. This looks like a desperate attempt to "out tech" the Japanese without understanding the fundamental fact that often less is more.

@rickster5120 2 ай бұрын

Did David Essex own it

@drd6416 2 ай бұрын

Nobody did until Alan millyardl😂

@sidecarbod1441 Ай бұрын

@@drd6416 I doubt that Millyard actually owns it, he is just trying to sort out all the mess on it so that it will actually run.

@BillHerring-nh5th 2 ай бұрын

Way too heavy at 467lb.

@garrycoates2147 3 ай бұрын

Compare this rubbish that Norton proposed with what Triumph actually did since 1983. Triumph established a base of "normal" motorcycles originating from simple designs and sold them to customers still in love with the brand. It has grown from there...

@arkhsm 3 ай бұрын

Wasn't it 1993 !!

@cedhome7945 2 ай бұрын

Pity they are mostly made abroad so might as well buy whatever you want

@michelguevara151 Күн бұрын

watching allen millyard stripping this thing down demonstrates the reason it failed. all kinds of horrible fit parts and iffy design.

@user-gq1ic2ow1u Ай бұрын

走らそうよ

@brian44graham Ай бұрын

You need to get your facts right half of your facts are wrong. There is no three spark plugs per cylinder

@scottstudebaker2959 3 ай бұрын

What isn't cool about this bick it's completely awesome. The Americans need to take a lesson or two from the British. It's completely obvious that the British no how to make cooler vehicles and more powerful one's too, what's holding them back.

@allenmack3428 2 ай бұрын

Honestly a nonsense design, it would never make it as a road going bike designed like that. Need a. New front tyre and the bikes in a workshop for a day! Thats just the start. I hope he gets it running properly again and it reaches its goals.

@mz6301 2 ай бұрын

...what is pissing me a bit, brilliant engineer but....he doesn't actually ride or drive anything he makes, this guy, it seems to me he's more into money than passion. Before you bully me ;) ...I own now the third bike, and have pushed all of the to the point where it feel really wrong