1959 V-Twin Panther 1300cc at The Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show 2022

[@TheClassicMotorcycleChannel]

Here's the video of Geoff Stray's Panther V-Twin starting-up kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKe6mHZ6iLKXsM0

[@eleveneleven572]

Incredible talent on show there...and not just the owner. That photographer did a great job dodging the zombies who kept walking in shot.

[@payres48]

I admire people who can come up with ideas like this and actually make it work. I also admire his ability to concentrate on his commentary with so many people hovering around. Some of whom I suspect were deliberately being a pain in the arse. Well done Geoff. Regards from Australia.

[@markotuomas672]

I would love to hear that beast running. 🤠

[@straydog2012]

See link above in the first post

[@markotuomas672]

Oh, I didn't notice. Thanks Geoff! And I tip my hat to you sir, you have made a beautiful motorcycle. Cheers from Finland.

[@zenden6564]

don't say I never give you nuttin' kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKe6mHZ6iLKXsM0

[@j.ramone4116]

Beast. Good description

[@j.ramone4116]

Sounds like he's gonna cry or something. Lol

[@allanapel123]

I love the way this started so purist and towards the end a complex mixture of parts through great thinking and resourcefulness. Your voice must have had quite a beating that day, respect for presenting amongst all those eager bodies. Thank you.

[@andrewstevenson6721]

Well I have to admire his efforts and I love that he's not at all precious about it. It's got bits from just about everything, including a lawnmower.

[@jonathanjones9790]

Watching this amazing project emerge over several years it's great to hear Geoff describe the problems he faced, and the solutions he came up with to bring it to completion.

[@rogerthat10-47]

Very Nice, my first bike was a "Panther 650" I found it in a billion pieces on the tip, I built it up on my own with just a hand full of tools & no manual, I sold it for really good money to one of my teachers, he thought it was an odd bike for a 12 year old. I have never stopped building since that one, I just got the bug, I currently have a shed & 1/4 of a garden full of next projects.

[@rodslogic4350]

You need to do a Video and upload it I would love to see what you do along with many others

[@Pete2635]

KZbin channel please love to see it. Never forgotten the sound of a Panther 650 😳😲👍

[@hydorah]

^^ Does anyone ever get the feeling that some people might just make stuff up? Panther 650 found on the tip in bits... Found and rebuilt by a 12 year old kid... Who now has a KZbin channel... with no content... But he's never stopped building... He's got the bug guys

[@theboyisso6960]

@@hydorah I was onboard until I read the 12 year old part. Still I’m open to the idea, you never know.

[@hydorah]

@@theboyisso6960 "I found it in a billion pieces on the tip" It would have been scrap metal not on the tip. If it were in a billion peices how woudl he find it all? And 12 years old with no manual and just the general style of writing, more like an author than a person recounting a real experience. I see loads and loads of it on KZbin comments. People's inclination seems to be to trust what they read in the comments! Quite funny really. Sometimes I can outright tell people are making shit up but I decided to dial back the skepticism on this one and ask for input! Thanks for replying and thanks for letting me know you kind of skeptical but not 100% sure it's BS. I think now I've reflected I'm 100% sure this person is waffling. God knows why they do it though!

[@martinward2644]

I dreamed that this could be done. The reality was more complicated than my dream. Bloody well done mate, what a fantastic beast.

[@paulevans3827]

Amazing just amazing, the true spirit of a CAFE racer I love the bit about the saucepan you can tell it’s a motorcycle meet as there are people walking about with a stick🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Johnkels100]

Fantastic-looking bike.

[@gnm109]

Beautiful work. Reminds me of the bikes that Mr. Millyard does.

[@candymintz]

wow another Allan Millyard...good job....

[@ianhoyle8459]

It looks fantastic

[@brockett]

A great job - well done - I love it.

[@jumpfortyfour9965]

what a great build and a nice guy well done geoff

[@enochpowel3030]

You done a fantastic job. A one off motorcycle that deserves a place in a museum

[@yodab.at1746]

Allen Millyard "only one in the world? Hold my beer".... 😂

[@desmckenzie9341]

Love this bike ! Well done sir !

[@rodslogic4350]

I would like to hear it running .. Sweet build Total Respect

[@straydog2012]

See link above in the first post

[@jjrider6758]

Fantastic beast ! - I always admire special builders for their ingenuity and vision.. It would have been great to hear it running towards the end of this video !

[@TheClassicMotorcycleChannel]

There's a link to the bike running pinned to the top of the comments JJ Rider 67 :)

[@garybrown4854]

A proper bitsa bike , well done for coming up with all those solutions brilliant work , now then , does it run ? lets hear it going please in a future episode 😉😁

[@TheClassicMotorcycleChannel]

If we could have run it up we would. Someone on here found a video of it starting up, I'll pin it to the top of the comments

[@philmuskett265]

Brilliant, mate; absolutely brilliant.

[@crankybear1236]

Beautifully done!

[@mystifiedaphid9295]

Complete respect to chaps who can pull this sort of thing off - just amazing 🫡

[@auldgrey]

Duuuuuuude!! Whoaah!! Amaaaazing!!

[@tweetchris46]

Fantastic work. I hope this will be at the show again this year so I can see it in person.

[@GOLDIEIMPOSTER]

Well done Geoff what a complicated job people dont realise how much work goes into making a special 10hours thinking 1hour to do the work !! ratio ? hundreds of hours total . wish i had time to chat with you at Bristol enjoy the riding season Witty bsa jawa hybrid

[@edthecaferacer132]

Work of art

[@peterd.1165]

Well done Geoff - I remember an article in one of the motorcycling magazines in the 70's in which the author suggested that the Panther engine was massively over engineered and could be lightened and tuned to be a high performance race engine. Your bike looks reminiscent of one of the Brooklands Broughs.

[@eddiehanratty4601]

Wow what a fantastic project. Very impressive bike built by a genius0

[@tonyking2030]

RESPECT ✅👍😊

[@simonbertioli4696]

Love it ......especially the Sainsbury source pan...brilliant...😁😁😁🇬🇧

[@grantkokich6906]

Quite amazing how the owner came up with solutions and made or found parts.

[@specialse]

Brilliant what a great looking bike .

[@carolramsey6287]

I once had a model 120 and thought about this but didn't have the expertise or tooling at the time. I loved that bike.

[@mrsquariel]

About that Ariel clutch and gearbox then...... 🙂. Fantastic to see such innovation and a truly likeable owner. Well done.

[@pashakdescilly7517]

There's a chap in Australia called Neal Videan who makes replica Vincent HRD Series A engines and complete motorcycles. On the complete bike builds, he uses Ariel Sq 4 gearbox and clutch. Does that get your blood boiling?

[@ambmainman]

That's a fine looking machine!

[@hankcuccina5260]

Fascinating and very clever.

[@robertcross1441]

Brilliant big cat.

[@derekstocker6661]

So very well done Geoff, great work and such a lovely looking machine, thanks for this. Just found the start up video, what a fabulous sound!

[@frankmlchaelglasscock6539]

It looks a mean piece of kit ❤️❤️❤️

[@cecilwilson5442]

Brilliant bit of engineering work it's just such a great motorcycle brilliant concept and execution in the making of this bike,, most excellent blend of bits,, ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️from Northern Ireland greatly appreciated thank you for the video

[@theymusthatetesla3186]

WOWSERS!!!

[@simonbertioli4696]

Brilliant....like and love it.

[@barryherbaut286]

Amazing and so impressive

[@billbike4662]

Totally awesome✨ build 🍺 !

[@Cobra427Veight]

"Great scott" thanks Emmett , cool.

[@tinolino58]

Great machine! Love the engine 😍

[@noahwail2444]

Great build, mate, what a wonderfull bike you have made. It shure would have been great if you had made a video on how it all was done, but we can´t have it all, I guess.

[@vmax1399]

Fantastic problem solving it's a thing of beauty 😍 in my eyes we'll done for hanging in there 😀

[@gitaneVYS491R]

Fantastic.

[@kennethbowry1521]

Amazing work well done.

[@anthonygebala1198]

Well done sir

[@alistairbernard9574]

An Amazing Job. 👍

[@matthewwatkins6616]

Someone give that man a Ricola.

[@straydog2012]

I stopped and got a cup of tea, hoping that would help!

[@Comm0ut]

Is there anywhere we can see construction photos? Lovely bit of work.

[@samjones-ou3bn]

ace cafe any one lol what a great bike excellant spannering

[@timcolledge3732]

A great engineering feat !!

[@thebadterrorists5323]

Top man.

[@hermandegroot1946]

Sir, you are a professor² beautiful.

[@gudnite]

It wouldn't look so good with a double adult chair but would pull it ok (no doubt) Well done, another mad engineer strikes.

[@stephenroman9015]

Very clever, there some brilliant people out there... Can we hear it run.,. ?

[@hamishbamber9686]

Legend

[@siskothekid4620]

Beautiful bike. It’s also beautiful how few masks are being worn! Let’s get on with life yeah? ❤️

[@7rorre]

Give that man a drink.

[@Tal5258]

Great job what angle is this Panther V twin? Pity Panther didn't think of this in the 60's looks made to tour the USA!

[@nightster6378]

What an absolutely fantastic bike engineered by an enthusiast and against the grain. What are "triple trees"?

[@whalesong999]

"Triple clamps", one upper and one lower, connecting two fork tubes to the one steering head bearing shaft.

[@nightster6378]

@@whalesong999 The proper engineering term for these is Yokes. A very very old English term.

[@whalesong999]

@@nightster6378 Yeah, was building a terminology 'bridge' between 'triple trees' and 'triple clamps' for your query. I've used "yokes" somewhere along the line too. I don't recall what they're referred to in Japanese translations which might bring even more colorful terms. Remembering now, parts requisitions always wrote those as "yokes". I was a service tech and manager for several years back in the '60s and '70s.

[@straydog2012]

@@whalesong999 I also called these "yokes" but in the subtitles, this word was depicted as "yolks" - the central yellow part of an egg!

[@MichaelSmith-nd4rr]

Buell crank and rods are sportster, HD

[@dougfresh1341]

Sorry mate, the second hand on the clock is a deal breaker for me. 🙃 Very cool.

[@MegaTubescreamer]

fantastic job Geoff, lets have a listen to it, the idea behind this machine has occupied my pipe dreams but under the Triumph marque, ! though having suggested that to the Hinkley factory tour chap on one visit, it was a dead end, "its not a market we would want to be involved with" which I think is a massive omission from the modern Triumph facility, A triumph vee twin would fit the last piece in the puzzle ,and if you can single handed ,cobble such a classic bike together , what`s stopping Triumph?

[@MegaTubescreamer]

@Alfred Wedmore "Of that era" possibly, but the up to date manufacturing quality in modern triumph engines is far better, tolerances are much tighter, smoother running, better equipped ,triumph now could produce a world class machine Alfred, with all the heritage behind it,

[@whalesong999]

@Alfred Wedmore There were some interesting twin engined Triumph drag bikes decades back in the U.S. called "double trouble" which, IIRC, also had the engines coupled with chains. Not a convenient arrangement for a street machine I'd say.

[@peterbreuer2001]

Was für ein Schätzchen!👍

[@haroldshull6848]

It's very hard to ride it slowly - got a chuckle on that comment.

[@kanegreenhatch1008]

Way way past cool

[@petercousins1645]

Next challenge, make a square 4 from a Triumph or Royal Enfield !

[@yassinhassan8391]

Brother you deserve the Victoria cross for your efffots

[@ivancounsell4077]

Triple Clamps.... By God Man we are British.... Yokes man, Yokes.....

[@chrisking6041]

Engineering and solutions to the many problems involved .By Daryl Horrage . I am wondering why this is not mentioned ?

[@tonycamplin8607]

A really fantastic bike, what a creation, well done. However it makes you realise how wonderful Allan Millyard's bikes are. He makes all his own parts in his garage unlike this chap who had them made.

[@charlesthomas76]

V4..... how does a vtwin have 4 exhaust pipes.

[@SuperCDS1]

It’s got twin exhaust ports

[@heli-man-]

Basically its not a panther anymore different frame different tank parts from other makes its just a bits and bobs bike now

[@mikejones-go8vz]

That’s why it’s the only one in the world 😳

[@jibjab351]

We not gonna hear it running then?

[@straydog2012]

See link in the first post to hear it run.

[@davidhailstone1519]

thats easy for you to say

[@Beauloqs]

Christ the public can be bloodly thick at times

[@chrislewis4830]

your a very clever bloke but you cant say its a 1300 panther from 1959 if you built it your self and built it out of bsa/virago/norton /buell/ triumph/ ariel/ fireblade/ parts etc so what your really saying is a few parts of that bike are from 1959 but not much

[@mikejones-go8vz]

No wonder it’s the only one in the world 😬

[@howardnorup930]

Yep… zombies… for real…

[@richardwoolley7854]

Not much Panther left. Club vote on ejecting him from the club coming up!

[@osaprakoso]

People are very old in uk yah

[@guinnesslover2970]

Had to stop watching as his voice kept breaking ;)