Millyard - Honda SS100 and SS180 V Twins

In this video i explain a few features of my 1974 Honda SS100 V Twins and also my 1975 Honda SS180 V Twin. I have made three SS100 V Twins and one SS180. The first SS100 is on display in Barber Motorsport Museum in Alabama USA. I go into a bit of detail showing internal parts during a rebuild sequence, and all four bikes can be herd running. I hope you enjoy the video.

[@markblundell9461]

I'm a professional machinist and bike mechanic. I have lost count of the number of custom builds I have done to all styles and makes of bikes. ..........Then to watch Allen........ I feel like a first year incompetent apprentice. The mans an absolute bloody genius.

[@m.b.82]

Yeah its nuts. His work looks like factory oem except with more cylinders

[@madgardener5820]

Do you have a favourite? Or are they like children, you love them all!!

[@neilprescott2650]

Not been watching alans channel for that long but im absolutely hooked

[@01firstlast]

Same here 25 years as a bike mechanic and these make me grin every time

[@MrMinimanmatt]

Well imagine watching his videos not being a pro bike mechanic and an average machinist at best. I feel like a toddler watching a video on quantum mechanics

[@ady1397]

"The crankcase modifications were quite straightforward" if your name's Allen Millyard. Loving these vids

[@FixItStupid]

Yep Just Wow Get It Done His Name Allen Millyard ART Of HP

[@chelydra]

By the sound, the s180 done into a V4 would have a really nice sound

[@seanmckinnon6649]

Would that make it a SSSS360?

[@Chris-yy7qc]

@@chelydra Nah, its already perfect just the way it is. Love that dirty sound.

[@paulhagerty2773]

If Mr. Honda were still with us, this is the bike that inspired multitudes with its simplicity coupled with genius......

[@jaswantkhuman2477]

It doesn't look like this motorcycle is from 1919. It looks like it came from the show room recently. You are a magician. God of the bike gives you a long life.

[@egotripband]

the world needs more of these little V-twins . well done Allen .

[@minibikeaction4266]

Mr Honda would probably be fascinated and amused by your work.

[@patthewoodboy]

Mr Honda was Visiting London and went to Imperial college where a mate of mine was studying and on that day they had a Motorcycle display , my mate was honoured with Mr Honda coming over to the display by going out of his way and breaking off his tour , he loved motorcycles.

[@TheGuyclark1958]

you sir ARE a genius . The name Allen Millyard will be remembered for decades to come.

[@evi1dav3]

The SS180 is one mean sounding bike! I really like your creativity and craftsmanship. You make it look so easy.

[@N1RKW]

I say the same thing to myself after watching each and every one of Allen's videos: "This guy is an absolute mechanical genius."

[@madgardener5820]

I love his voice, it's like watching CBeebies for bike nuts. He always sounds so happy and enthusiastic.

[@SimmJimm]

Tim Knight ... CBeebies for Bike Nuts.... 😆😆😆 best comment I’ve read in a long while!! Allen is a bloody impressive and likeable guy, really glad I’ve stumbled across his channel...inspiring.

[@blairguinea1337]

Yeah he sounds real easy guy, wish I could meet, sheez I live round the other side of the world, maybe next year when I visit

[@HAL-1984]

Always sounds like he's trying not to wake someone up, then he starts up an engine!

[@alanh4471]

The sound of that SS180 - just beautiful...!

[@jeffsayle7529]

The SS 180 sounds really good as well as being a fabulous build by the one-off genius, Allen Millyard.

[@andrewjones2973]

What a perfectionist !!! Great work and imagination. If only this country had more people like Allen. We would be 'GREAT' again. He deserves an honour of some kind - definitely needs to be recognized.

[@saloader3290]

Lifetime anorak award comes to mind !!

[@MyDailyUpload]

I saw an old video with SS100-1 years ago and was thrilled to see it in person at the Barber Motorsports Museum last year. Thanks for giving us a peek inside the engine. It appears to be very straightforward using many stock pieces. Your engines are works of art.

[@renektop6820]

i may or may not have giggled like a little girl when the i heard the 180, it was a surprise to say the least, it sounds amazing!

[@unclewilbur8976]

Allen is an artist-engineer-fabricator!!!! And I am thoroughly enjoying his work. Allen should be a legend, he is for me.

[@Order4627]

These videos are very therapeutic when you are a mechanical engineer. You just know that no washers are forgotten or left out.

[@TheGazza636]

Fantastic viewing this .how did we lose our bike industry when people like Alan can make stuff like this

[@awdrifter3394]

Environmentalists killed it.

[@fredbailey2076]

because garry we are very good at making toys for rich people

[@josephreisinger33]

China

[@davidfotheringham2480]

1. Failure of management to encourage and promote talented individuals within the workforce 2. Company boards stacked with directors that did not understand anything about engineering and when things went bad failing to observe #1 and hiring business specialists to provide a " business" solution for basic design and engineering areas. 3. Megalomaniac C.E.O.s that strangled any change that was not their own initiative.. 3.

[@geoffgreenhalgh3553]

@@davidfotheringham2480 I agree totally.

[@boatlover2296]

And a lot of times he is doing this with one hand holding a camera in the other. Love this guy

[@TheAndreykko]

Mr Millyard's channel should have more than 1 million subscribers I guess...How can someone say he is a bike lover and not subscribe to this channel, I really can't understand...

[@barkebaat]

I'm just a woodworker but I'm intelligent enough to recognize that this man is a genius and a national treasure. He should be knighted.

[@PillSharks]

The Only thing worth watching at the moment.... brilliant workmanship mate!

[@carpetmantis]

What about Tiger King

[@PillSharks]

carpetmantis funny you should say that but that’s what the enemy’s watching sat on the other sofa! I’m happy with watching Mr Millyards channel thanks!

[@ronbowski72]

Those bikes are amazing, beautiful workmanship 👏👏👏

[@dionnedionne2045]

I would not think it possible that a 180cc motorcycle could sound so incredibly good! I have a great sounding bike, ZX9R, but I would be just as proud to be seen on a small production bike that sounded so good - if only they existed!

[@WestSussexBiker]

A shed and old few tools this how all English motorcycles started. Allen how you make these bikes with just a picture in your head amazes me.

[@richardarnold3812]

That SS180 exhaust note is gorgeous.

[@jamesdevlin6373]

It's guys like you and Fred Dibna, that make Britain Great ! And I'm an Irish man. Well done.

[@davo620ti]

It’s not uncommon for the Mavericks of this world to modify bikes for the worse, but every bike that Allen has built or modified all these bikes to be in my eyes better than original manufacture. A genius and an artist.

[@renelsondejesus3864]

Like is only an understatement. KZbin should add a "Love" button for videos like this.

[@supertramp6011]

Renelson De Jesus totally agree,I mean what kind of embittered sociopath ever gives a video like this a thumbs down?!👍🤣

[@johnthompson5996]

@@supertramp6011 It would be someone just as clueless as Allen Millyard is smart.

[@raydreamer7566]

Simply a fantastic creation . You really should start casting lower ends for the more modern 125 cc clones and sell them as a kit to make a 250. I am from Canada and now living in the Philippines and I know I could sell these motors as fast as I could put them in custom frames. I really mean this as a complement... Hope to hear from you .

[@hoost3056]

If Mr. M were to offer classes on custom bike fabrication, I would drop everything to join him live. Fantastic!

[@jaapdeurloo]

I find it amazing that the engine cases with their bearing inserts are still straight enough to be able to put the engine together after so much cutting and welding, it must have looked like a banana after the welding had been done.

[@gorgon9786]

My face had a smile on, the whole session, and when the ss180 started,.. I just bursted out in cheer joy!! Thanks for all the fun, Mr. Millyard! 👍

[@tomasjones3755]

Love the overall sound, and especially the idle lope, on the 180.

[@debndave4871]

I would love to hang out in his shed on a Saturday and watch a genius at work.

[@kingearl2596]

You are the world's best garage hobbyist, incredible!

[@frogandspanner]

8.14: "The crankcase modifications were quite stratight forward", in the same way that going to the Moon was easy - the kind of thing that you can readily achieve during lock-down.

[@bill3641]

I understand what he said. The other day in my shop I was remaking a simple part for I think the 7th time because I kept screwing them up. While making the last operation on that 7th part I thought " These are fairly easy to make " Allen's talents are boundless.

[@jonnysl6560]

Nobody's been to the moon but Mr Millyard Sure created these Miracles and MANY MORE GENIUS

[@twig3288]

Yeah quite simple if you have the right tools. A sharpie pen, a ruler, a hacksaw blade and an old teaspoon. Oops, forgot to mention a gas powered BBQ set.

[@johnjjl]

I would never try to put back a piston without covering crankcase with rags, dropped circlip more than once into the cases! Confidence of a superb engineer who probably never even thinks about cockups like that!

[@offroad3607]

Yup, I held my breath. 😉

[@aeroflopper]

he doesn't use cir clips he makes is own faster

[@applanateearth586]

Oh dear I've dropped the circlip in the crankcase , I'll never work out how to turn the engine upside down and shake it out I'm to stupid.......lol

[@pushrodfury6644]

Totally agreed! I would have choked and dropped it

[@GeoffreyGonzales]

please keep making more videos this is absolute gold

[@Rickblues46]

Ruining and dismantling a perfectly good engine to make things like this is an act of .............WELL GENIUS!! The man is an engineering artisan !!

[@nicholasmooney9611]

My god, man’s an artist. V-twin SS’s FFS!

[@Radioactive_Slime]

Yeah, he should throw on an FFS180 decal.

[@tagoooU]

I live just south of Atlanta Georgia I will be making another trip to the Barber Museum now that I know Allen's bikes are there.

[@markwilliams9793]

I'm in Knoxville, must make a trip myself.

[@AllenMillyard]

My kawasaki Z1600 V8, Z2300 V12 and Kawasaki 850 straight 5 two stroke are on display with my first SS100

[@kennethhume8628]

Allen Millyard , are your bikes on permanent display in the Barber Museum ?

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

@@kennethhume8628 If you intend visiting the Barber Museum with the specific intention to see Allens bikes why not phone the museum prior to your visit and inquire if the Millyard bikes are on display, some times museums take down exhibits for various reasons.

[@alamocannon3791]

@@AllenMillyard Have you any footage of these bikes ?

[@postiemania]

That SS180 sounds like a beast. The guy at my motorcycle shop wonders why I never take my bikes in and worryingly why I never ask ask technical questions. Allen Millyard answers every technical question I ever need to ask and then some. I am making it a point to watch every one of his videos.

[@ibana8449]

Allen - Please never stop posting.

[@AllenMillyard]

been filming this afternoon for next vid

[@fan1701]

These engines are my favorites. Honda should have built these engines in twin cylinder. I love the way they sound and run. My minitrail 50 clone is amazing with a 110cc engine on it. A trail 70 with a "SS250" upgrade would be awesome! Thanks for sharing your amazing builds with us!!!

[@keithgray7593]

Fantastic, loved watching this. These SS V twins look great in the 60’s racer colours. The engine mods are first class. The 180 sounds throaty and like it means business! Keep them coming please Allen, it’s great to see a brilliant engineer at work.

[@AnalogDude_]

indeed, the sound of the ss180 is aggressive.

[@Mezirow1707]

'Loads of cool stuff to see on my channel'. Understatement of the century! Such a joy to watch an artisan at work.

[@davidabbotts3733]

There is indeed loads of cool stuff to see,you are a genius and a legend.

[@Jeff034]

The 180 sounds stunning!

[@davidcracknell2008]

Fantastic insight to the builds. That ss180 sounds great. Inspiring stuff indeed 👍☺

[@mowoggreen1164]

If we had Allen in the 70s and a forward looking industry, British motorcycles would still be the envy of the world, Top man ...

[@joereed7326]

Ive kicked of my grom v twin build in the shed,,,,inspired by the man🍀💪

[@ljgarrison6910]

Jesus that SS180 growls, sounds like a small loping V8, I love it - fantastic video! I need my fix of Millyard each week at least! :P

[@cgoodwin2875]

So much fun with modest cc's. The 180 sounds as good as most anything out there regardless of size. Thanks for posting.

[@peterdelaforce2346]

The mans a true British icon and legend, the workings of your brain Allen truly amaze me. These videos are fantastic, far better than TV. Keep up the amazing workmanship and stay safe.

[@gurfin8889]

All your builds are literally blowing my mind

[@47heroes]

More fine gems from the house of Millyard! ...the sound that the engine made with no pipes on reminded me of our C50 field bike with no exhaust, back in the 1970s 😉 Allen, you're a genius! Love the SS180 👍

[@72hourbob61]

I live about an hour away from Barber's and have been there around 10 times. Love your bikes.

[@harwoods11]

Alan's wife.. Dinner ready in 10 min dear. Alan... OK.. Just enough time to rebuild my special concept v twin Honda engine. 😁😁 What a guy

[@simonallan9941]

Thats very similar to my Honda, I had a "tac tac tac" but in first gear ⚙️ and it was one tooth short, I had a drive chain come off and created autolube from the damaged crankcase, so I decided to check out the gearbox when fixing the hole in the crankcase, but there was no such thing as tig then 😀 I really love your show Allen I could watch them over and over, so very easy to understand all your explanations, thank you awesomely and kind regards Simon.

[@sidmatthews1959]

This ss180 must be a total blast to ride. Impressive work all around.

[@marknicol5043]

Brought back loads of memories. I had a SS50 5 speed and put on a C70 top end and could finally gets past tractors 😂. Top man Allan 👍

[@sambrooks7862]

Ha, I just posted the same before I read your comment, I genuinely thought I was the only one!

[@CreosoteChris]

@@sambrooks7862 I had an SS50 - absolutely awful neglected example, but it was all I copuld afford at the time ...I was so jealous of my mate's Suzuki AP50. Mercifully my 17th birthday came around, and I acquired an S1 250 triple - Allen's videos are a stunning nostalgia trip for me!

[@sambrooks7862]

@@CreosoteChris yeah mine was a dog when I got it. I was expecting to buy a fizzy from a mate who was a year older and then about 2 days before I was going to get it he traded it in. I'd told everybody is knew that I would be on 2 wheels on my 16th birthday so I needed a plan b. A lad I knew was about 3 years older than me and I knew he still had his ss50 so I went to see him. It was round the back of his shed where he parked it a couple of years before and absolutely filthy. My dad told me not to buy it but there was no way I wasn't going to be mobile on my birthday and I only had about a week to sort it. So I bought it for 40 quid, took it home, cleaned it, got it running and rode it to school on my 16th. Then came the weekend and I went out with my mates and got thoroughly humiliated. Well that was that and the next step was the covert conversion into a 70. Bloody 2 strokes couldn't keep up with me after that!

[@1212sman]

This guy, aside from being a freaking genius, has "Bob Ross" levels of chill. "Bly me; I seem to have mashed me thumb" sounds like the extent of consternation he probably experienced when whacking his digit.

[@keithellison465]

I am so enjoying your videos. Your craftsmanship is fantastic and a real joy to watch, please keep the posting

[@ThePianoCentre]

Addicted to your videos, thanks

[@Happy357mag]

I love the (I can do anything) attitude! Too many people have the (I don't know if I can do it so why bother) attitude.

[@razifmahathir2437]

Excellent video and top class workmanship 👍👌😷

[@donm6578]

What a growl that ss180 makes. 👌

[@jumpfortyfour9965]

the little hondas look and sound great [ why did honda not do this, I think they would have sold well .thank you Allen .

[@767dag]

This guy is a genius and love his work

[@tomasgustafsson1811]

The SS180 has the "perfect" crispy sound.... love it !

[@ipanzerschrecku4732]

that SS180 sounds as good as my RSV4... brilliant work... absolutely brilliant

[@cranky1812]

Great work, it's amazing to have someone like you who makes these amazing engines which even manufacturers never thought about. Pls make a video or videos about the ignition timing of these engines. Thank you.

[@AllenMillyard]

Ok i will make an ignition timing video soon

[@cranky1812]

@@AllenMillyard thank you sir.

[@siraff4461]

These things are great. I love the sound the 180 makes too. It sounds much more beefy than the capacity would suggest. If only mainstream bikes were all different like these. Imagine if a dealer stocked only Millyards. Everything from a 100cc V-twin to a Viper engined monster.

[@ronsummers4090]

Genius as you are it’s still a relief to see you have a black thumbnail, always on the left hand if your right handed. 😊 thanks for your posts

[@OLIVERHARDY100]

Thanks Allan for up loading these vids i aint no mechanic but i find your work amazing to watch.

[@mudmucks]

The SS180! - sounds better than a Harley!

[@applanateearth586]

That not hard..... anything sounds better than an Harley.......

[@CjHAnderson]

@@applanateearth586 You beat me to it- exactly my thoughts!

[@malcolmstevens6938]

@@CjHAnderson as with all of us..

[@melonheadgreg]

Your imagination and skill never ceases to leave me in absolute awe. Truly amazing builds and videos sir.

[@shawng5799]

So strange to see parts I recognise from over 40 years ago and have not seen since, and all that information is still in my head somewhere😁👍Brought back memories and not good ones when I saw you putting the circlip in the piston. I was thinking put a rag around the piston😁I remember dropping the clip in the crank case and having to strip it all again.😢

[@maverick1685]

Soichiro would be very proud of your craftsmanship. Cheers

[@zilspeed]

Thanks for these videos right now, Allen. It's a great effort to do this and it's really appreciated.

[@stratocaster1greg]

Hats off to you Sir. Those machines sound beautiful, you have every right to be proud. Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelbennett6550]

Amazing engineering,would love one of those bikes 👍

[@DukeDyson]

I'm really enjoying this series of vids. This, the 2.3 Kawasaki and the Velocette are my favourites, but all your creations are glorious. Thanks for sharing

[@tonybilco1317]

Beautiful engineering..great video love how you explain things as you assemble learn a lot from your videos thank you

[@sonoffcv]

The sound of that 180! Great bikes!!

[@jakubmuller9132]

That 180 sounds craazy 👌👌

[@wealthbuilder59]

I like how you make all these engineering feats look so easy !

[@myturkishlife1777]

incredibly cool bikes, love these assembly and start up video's.. Great job Allen

[@markullyett]

Could watch yourvideos all day Alan. Fantastic

[@DVorsteveld]

It looks so straight forward as Allen tells it. Love the sound of that 180 btw.

[@glencasson9046]

It makes you smile, and that`s what it`s all about!

[@tuc-dh4df]

Mr Honda "I made an SS50" Allen "I made a SS100 V twin" Mr Honda "darn that's clever"

[@kmc7355]

Standing on the shoulders of giants

[@decadantdog4444]

Ah so

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

These bikes are beautiful! I could imagine putting around locally on one of these and still enjoying the V-twin sound. They don’t always have to be big or fast to be fun.

[@chrisjohnson4165]

Alan, you're a star! From an ex-mechanic and biker of 50 years.

[@nicomeier8098]

I like these "instructional" vids a lot, more to come I hope! BTW: the SS180 sounds terrific!

[@alexveldhuis6004]

I wonder if you ever contemplated a 2 stroke V twin based on 2 fizzy engines, or an RS200 V twin. Big fan of your skills and output, Alan.

[@davidmuir6849]

Fantastic clip Regards Dave From Scotland

[@lexyoung1693]

Your attention to detail is great to see,first class.

[@MOTORSPORT401]

I love the ss180 , it sounds more like 400 than a180 when you rev it