Ultimate backyard mechanic doesn't quite describe this guy. He's on a completely different level.
@willduggan61703 жыл бұрын
I've trawled the internet for hours and this is the only channel that contains education on cutting edge mechanics, baking and wildlife seamlessly rolled into one and makes absolute sense!
@theravedaddy3 жыл бұрын
I often put up videos with dodgy engineering and thai cooking classes in the middle.... and beligerant cats.
@bruceallen28623 жыл бұрын
I concur, Allen’s Chauffuer, J Bruce Hollywood North.
@CONEHEADDK3 жыл бұрын
The woman behind the man...
@grahamsmith64743 жыл бұрын
I am well pleased with this comment.
@brianmason98034 ай бұрын
There might be a good reason for that.
@nakoawarrior31862 жыл бұрын
THIS Dude is the Rockstar of Motorcycles. I loved Triumph motorcycles I just couldn't locate tools that fit it mine. Amal carburetors were great. Great job welding the Aluminum.
@walterf69932 жыл бұрын
To hear a tool maker describe the design and engineering of a cupcake is pure poetry; and whets the appetite as well. BTW nice bike.
@drbanana19303 жыл бұрын
Cup cakes, hedgehogs and motorbikes , what a perfect Sunday morning treat! I have to say your videos are so well shot and edited and the content is always nothing less than fascinating.
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@PandaJ3 жыл бұрын
@@AllenMillyard where did you get the sprocket made? I maybe need some sprockets made and possibly gears, do they do gears too? J
@Indobiker613 жыл бұрын
Beautyfull bike but not a fan of the hardtail. I used to have a stock T140 but sold it to buy a big Harley. Later i bought back a T120 also single carb. It had been stored for years. Think i have to rebuild it to run on unleaded fuel. But your video made me want to ride it today
@mickles19753 жыл бұрын
The sound of a Triumph twin on full chat is hard to beat.
@BibtheBoulder3 жыл бұрын
You ain't heard my wife on full chat!
@stevepepper42873 жыл бұрын
Except maybe by a Triumph triple?
@loddude57063 жыл бұрын
Air cooled Italian three-step anyone? : )
@garybrown48543 жыл бұрын
That and the sound of a Kenwood food mixer making cup cakes LOL
@jerrytee26883 жыл бұрын
"Full Chat" 👍👍👍
@grymatgreen67082 жыл бұрын
This Triumph is Gorgeous. Cant go wrong with cupcakes , tea , and a cute lil hedgehog!
@Le_Dan3 жыл бұрын
Có rất nhiều người nhắt tên chú trong kênh của con, nay con tò mò tìm đến kênh chú để xem, rất vui khi được biết đến chú, lời Chào từ Việt Nam ❤️
@chrishartley12103 жыл бұрын
The part about the hedgehog feeder was pure genius, it certainly kept Greta quiet.
@tomquinn6073 жыл бұрын
Mr. Millyard does his milling in his yard. Was ever a name more appropriate? Thank you sir. Always a Zen experience watching you torque.
@rumien13833 жыл бұрын
Punmeister 🍻
@rimshot64443 жыл бұрын
I love how everything is explained in a calm & relaxing voice, that's therapy in action. Great channel!
@simongkay3 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt the best Triumph transmission/cupcake recipe/wildlife information video I have ever seen in my life.
@chrischappell98243 жыл бұрын
A Gladstone from Guy, a triumph engine with a trumpet hedgehogs and a quick demo of cupcakes. Allen, you are living the dream.
@Wingnut_Stickman3 жыл бұрын
Henry looks like a proud daddy, he is lucky to have friends like you. Excellent video as always.
@stevepalmer56703 жыл бұрын
He needs friends like Allen, Sam & Guy cause he's fuckin useless on his own.
@shanedebarra49863 жыл бұрын
@@stevepalmer5670 agreed, Henry reminds me of that Colin Hunt character from The Fast Show ...
@PaulMorris-UK3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic bike, beautiful engineering. It's my greatest hope that we keep building and maintaining these wonderful machines long after electrification has taken over.
@petebird71713 жыл бұрын
The talent used in this video is fast disappearing from our skill sets, watch this and learn from a master, the smile on the owners face says it all, great video 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@ChrisPinCornwall3 жыл бұрын
He is just the sort of bloke you would like to go for a drink with.
@strokenumber33 жыл бұрын
"That's ok honey , I know the cupcakes are still a little hot, let me take them out to the garden for you so they can cool down". Mission accomplished .
@SimeySimes3 жыл бұрын
Ahh, yet another wonderful upload from Allen. What a modest man he is. All trousers and no mouth! Haha. Thank you Allen
@markillingworth19293 жыл бұрын
I'm in Australia and when I heard it fire up I thought "Allen's at it again "
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
Lucily Greta is in Canada filming a tv series
@markillingworth19293 жыл бұрын
@@AllenMillyard I hope it's started an avalanche. :-)
@strokenumber33 жыл бұрын
@@AllenMillyard So are you having to keep an eye on her, or her on you?
@AlfOfAllTrades3 жыл бұрын
Norway here. I thought there was an earthquake at first...
@CanadairCL443 жыл бұрын
They heard it on the space station!
@chrismanville66423 жыл бұрын
Hang on a minute. What’s this I hear from Alan’s lips? “I got one made locally” oh dear, we’re on a slippery slope here 😂😂
@brokenbonegarage89103 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I tought LOL
@andli4613 жыл бұрын
Chocking 😳😅
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
Oh dear I will try harder in the future
@stefenmitchell41123 жыл бұрын
@@AllenMillyard Hi Allen who made your sprocket please
@michaeltaylor88353 жыл бұрын
Give the man a break hes busy upping cup cake production at the moment . Still waiting on the RC 374 to be done
@Kefuddle3 жыл бұрын
I love the way Mr "have some more cylinders" gets so excited about cupcakes.
@jamesallen40503 жыл бұрын
Your videos have become a family affair in my household - it's so nice to share my passion with with my family, through your perspective. 😊
@jamesallen40503 жыл бұрын
Follow up: my partner shut herself away in the kitchen to make scones after watching this. She doesn't normally bake - the scones were disappointing.
@glasgowbiker50ian713 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or does any one else feel engineeringly inadequate watching his vids. Makes everything look so easy.
@jamesonpace7263 жыл бұрын
Oh, that sound, that sound - Such memories are unbound...! (Wonderful. Thank You, Sir.)
@nicmorton280 Жыл бұрын
Another gem from Alan with the added bonus of hedgehogs, cup cakes and our friend Henry. Thanks a lot and keep safe.
@blusoda00213 жыл бұрын
Probably the only 16 year old able to admire Allens work as nothing but breathtaking
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@vulekv933 жыл бұрын
Dont flatter yourself. You are not that unique nor smart.
@spikedominikovichspikearoo19003 жыл бұрын
@@vulekv93 what are you on about who,s not unique nor smart ,elaborate cheers Vule
@danielfouardlibertarianono80172 жыл бұрын
What an excellent educator you are. I'm over here across the pond where everything is all hurried up all the time. You go into great detail with such a calm demeanor. Your voice allows for my brain to relax and imagine the build/repair. GOD bless you brother. When I get all four of my chains aligned and get things to stop breaking. I'll attempt to post a video of building my trike. I've been working on forever. It's a Schwinn Stingray OCC fat tire/ Headstrom double drive axle 24" trike. With 20"×4 1/2" fat tires and a 2stroke gas engine.
@howder19513 жыл бұрын
Great job Allen, I have a couple of riding buds that changed their Harley primary sprockets up one or two teeth and they claimed amazing fuel economy with a little stretch in first gear. I think that would work on my ride, as I increased the power now I feel a need for slightly taller gears. Enjoyed very much , cheers and thanks for the tutorial on the cupcakes!
@seniorrider93373 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful idea that is totally our of the ability of most humans. Allen, you are a bike tinker's dream. I watched this and realized how much I miss my old Triumphs. The last 650 I had, a 69 Bonnie I had modified with a Bob Chantland aluminum barrelled 750 kit. Wow, with "R" cams. it would run 125, and pull the front end up in second gear. What a bike!
@LWibrew513 жыл бұрын
Oh Allen you have a very hypnotic voice. Love your videos 😎
@jrhind19833 жыл бұрын
You have the gift of seeing elegant solutions to problems. My ears pricked up when you casually mentioned having a sprocket made up locally. I'd love to know where as I'm struggling to find one for my 1929 AJS.
@Bazza.baz2243 жыл бұрын
When this started with "I need to improve........ " my first thought was 'Henry's not going to like this'. Luckily he loved the transformation. Phew!
@rarelycomments3 жыл бұрын
Best motorbike DIY and cupcake channel on KZbin
@dctalkmusic3 жыл бұрын
How can people dislike this video it was one of the most informative and inspirational videos!! I absolutely loved every minute of it you have such great knowledge on a dying craft! Keep up the amazing videos I look forward to whatever project you are inspired to do next!! Showing love from Pennsylvania USA be safe!!
@RobertSmith-mo5ux Жыл бұрын
I love the way that everything he works on turns out just puurrrfect. He really sounds like he enjoys his projects.
@doublenickel10003 жыл бұрын
Allen, your video production quality is fabulous! Shots from so many angles on the ride, great sound, great clarity. Your narration is also terrific. Just wanted to let you know. Loved the side bits about cupcake making and hedgehog feeding! The whole video put a smile on my face from beginning to end. :-) BTW--What a cool bike!!
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
Thanks David im glad you enjoyed it
@tonythorne46232 жыл бұрын
My god what a glorious sound. Good old Triumph.
@stevemarshall51973 жыл бұрын
The dislikes are from those who can't bake cup 🍰 cakes 🤣🤣🤣
@MrNigel13403 жыл бұрын
The dislikes are those who are cupcakes.
@dunzjos97543 жыл бұрын
Or dislikes hedgehogs, because they are "dangerous"?
@savage22bolt322 жыл бұрын
and vegans, (eggs in the cupcakes)
@kwameboxa5672 жыл бұрын
Nope, I'm a Vegan and I liked it. I wonder if he makes vegan and gf cupcakes though........
@woopimagpie3 жыл бұрын
A souped up Trumpy, some hedgehogs, and some cupcakes. How good is this video? Allen, you are a marvelous man, never stop being you.
@JohnThomas-gl4qu3 жыл бұрын
Some of the best clips on You Tube! Brilliant, informative, entertaining. Beautiful filming as well. A pleasure to watch, thank you.
@TheHalloweenmasks3 жыл бұрын
Allen has the happy knack of making his videos very interesting and enjoyable to watch.
@dennis38y3 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done Allen, there can’t be anyone else that would even attempt changing the sprocket and moving the mountings for the alternator ! Thanks for sharing. p.s. the tiling is coming along nicely !
@edwardsp19163 жыл бұрын
Watching any master at work is a delight, great engineering Allen.
@thebear65293 жыл бұрын
I just watched this episode for the second time. What a beautiful machine. Mr. Milliard you continue to be an inspiration to me, I am fascinated by your knowledge and always blown away by your work! Wow!
@Buzbikebklyn13 жыл бұрын
Your work inspired me to join 2 Harley Davidson 121" engines together, for a 241" "V" 4 engine. It's still needs some work but it pulls like wild horses . Keep on going! A fan in America. T.
@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk3 жыл бұрын
I need to move next door. “Mmm Allen, have you got a minute.. or two” We should all have a local engineering genius on hand that we can pay with cup cakes... 😁
@MACK133 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks so much for taking the time to film and share. Thanks to Tracey for the secret recipe too. All the Best, Maggie and Mack, Huddersfield
@ddblairco3 жыл бұрын
I came to learn about motorcycles, learned how to make muffins. it's a great day.
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
🙈
@StarsWithScars3 жыл бұрын
Thats funny because I make muffins right now while I watch mechanic-vids
@harooniqbal45283 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about motorbikes but I need to watch more of Allen everyday, master class from a genius. Keep up the good work sir!
@alextripp12303 жыл бұрын
Hi Allen, fantastic machine, glad to see the "foot/garden" vice and workbench back in action mate. Pleasure to watch you modify the gearing, machining and cup cakes.. perfect shed day..!! Surprised the phone was silent regarding the exhaust pipe noise lol, great video as always, brightened up my Sunday morning for sure. Look forward to the next one. Cheers, Alex.
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
No international call this week it was unplugged for kitchen renovations 🙈
@alextripp12303 жыл бұрын
@@AllenMillyard Ah..kitchen renovations.. cupcake production area.. vitally important, now I understand why the phone is unplugged..!! Cheers, Alex.
@fortified20723 жыл бұрын
finally a baking program that keeps me interested thank you Mr Millyard
@ericgabriel41903 жыл бұрын
I was happy when I was able to successfully swap the 32 tooth transmission output pulley for a 34 tooth. It required zero modification. Mr. Millyard you have once again made a phenomenal video with your incredible knowledge, I can't wait for the next one!
@boostaholic71163 жыл бұрын
Great work as always Allen and the classic Bucklebury straight test ride! Don't upset the Middletons and Chris Tarrant with the noise! 😂😂 Now Motogp happy days! 👍
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
Yes I often pass by on my bikes
@Colin_Ames2 жыл бұрын
That was educational in more ways than one. For a start, I hadn’t heard of Gladstone motorcycles until I watched the video. On top of that, I learned that it’s possible to install a much larger primary sprocket on a 750 Triumph (if one is skilled enough, of course). Finally, I almost feel brave enough to attempt cupcakes! Another thoroughly enjoyable episode.
@LordDraikful3 жыл бұрын
Casual cupcake instructional in the middle. Great stuff.
@ian4363 жыл бұрын
Allen, I struggle to open a tin of corned beef with the stupid key on the side of the tin, the work you do is superb. Since watching your videos however I have started home baking, I know my limitations !
@markhensley93783 жыл бұрын
What a truly beautiful machine! Is it one of your favorites? The taller gearing has to be just what it was needing. Your unique understanding of the way machines are built and operate is just completely amazing! Thank you so much for your time and videos.
@TheMarcball3 жыл бұрын
Dang, somehow with this video I finally got a sense of how a clutch works. Bonus! Thanks for the inspiration and keep on trucking, chief Allen!
@whippetgas3 жыл бұрын
I think Tracey should have her own baking channel. Her ISP could be occasional Engineering moments.
@Waveluth3 жыл бұрын
I had a near duplicate to that bike that I was forced to sell due to obligations associated with having 3 kids in 3 years🤣. I miss it so very much and still have vivid dreams of riding the bike all around when I was a young man. Now I’m an old man but if given the opportunity to find my old bike I would buy it. I long for the fun and lack of stress I felt with my Triumph. Great job as usual ✌🏻🇺🇸
@TheKnacklersWorkshop3 жыл бұрын
Good show today Allen, thank you...
@csud95403 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure to watch this machine, I mean man, at work And oh for that feel of tightening a bolt or nut with that “mill yard patented torque wrench forearm” 👌
@Supercell7253 жыл бұрын
After watching Allen’s videos do you ever feel like your a mere mortal and Allen is the equivalent of Yoda?
@markman633 жыл бұрын
Anyone who has taken a metal shop class and a mechanics class in high school can do this. The difference between Allen and everyone else is that he DOES it while everyone else is watching KZbin
@kwakas4ever3 жыл бұрын
I love this guy - cuts things with hacksaws and dismantles carbies on the back lawn.....absolute old skool genius.
@ianloughney95703 жыл бұрын
I feel like its classic allen to be like "yep, so I took this part off of my 50+ year old massive high precision floor lathe and now I'm gonna take it and cut a slot in it with a zip disk in a vice i'm holding with my feet on the ground of the back garden"
@drappennen57043 жыл бұрын
It pretty much matters not what you’re working on, I just love listening to your commentary and especially enjoy your digressions. I don’t know why but I feel like some coffee and cake now...
@johnalees993 жыл бұрын
That's the secret, a shot of ZX1 extra lube in the tea. The sound of all that Triumph twin is making me come over all funny.
@Hoggdoc19463 жыл бұрын
Another brillant and entertaining video from Allen, He is a master story teller.
@mpccenturion3 жыл бұрын
Lovely. Some 15 yrs ago I bought a Twin 750 Kawa - 82. The gearing was close. I spent a month running gear ratios and came to 29 rear and the standard front. I dropped the rpm's by 3000 at highway speeds. Nice take on the TR7.
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
Tall gearing makes for a relaxed cruise, with 5th gear like an over drive 😎
@rickeymitchell86203 жыл бұрын
That engine sounds like the best music I have heard in many years. Love sound of a Triumph and Norton twin thru straight pipes. Excellent work!
@graememorrison3333 жыл бұрын
So that's Henry's bike? Lovely looking (and sounding) machine it is too.
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
It’s the first one of 10 made
@SmellyEllie22 жыл бұрын
What a superb looking bike 👍
@den2k2863 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Bike sounds great too.
@grubbytech3 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much swarf you had with your tea Allen? Thank you Tracy for letting us all in on your culinary secrets for keeping Allen a happy man.
@tristanmensikov14103 жыл бұрын
I love it how you cut that thread in over your tea lol. Who made that sprocket for you looks fab
@bernibeckmann97533 жыл бұрын
I thought he was cutting a thread over coffee. Obviously I need to get up to speed!
@RReese083 жыл бұрын
Between you and Paul Brodie, the best channels on KZbin. :)
@bugproductions90503 жыл бұрын
Just perfect.... like every vid you've ever posted. 🇦🇺👍🇦🇺👌🇦🇺👍🇦🇺👌
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 😊
@bugproductions90503 жыл бұрын
@@AllenMillyard more than welcome. You sir, are an engineering wizard.
@Foontflaky3 жыл бұрын
Allen, your can-do attitude is something to behold.
@garybrown48543 жыл бұрын
So next thing to do : A motorcycle engined food processor , think of the amount of cup cakes you could make then , you could go into business with Tracy , I can see it all now .......Mr Millyards exceedingly well engineered cakes LOL
@andrewbull353714 күн бұрын
Here we have 3 channels in 1 !!,triumph rebuild,home cooking and a hedgehog hotel all rolled into one 😁!!!...and what an excellent looking triumph 😍..... done Alan 👏👏👏. Peace out ✌️
@TheJimboy773 жыл бұрын
We need Tracey to start a KZbin cupcake channel and mail order service for those delicious looking cakes X50
@stevem7868-y4l3 жыл бұрын
She doesnt deliver to Sweden though
@ododargo3 жыл бұрын
magic watching a master at work then a nice roast for miday snack then the f1 this afternoon
@Gruxxan3 жыл бұрын
great vid! does anything ever NOT fit perfectly? 😂
@bobbelsekwol3 жыл бұрын
Only the stuff straight from the manufacturer.
@peterdawson77753 жыл бұрын
Awesome piece of engineering changing the front pulley, would make big difference , great to watch! 👍
@mikeweckenmann74993 жыл бұрын
This Man is like the Dalai-Lama for Motorcycles and tasty Muffins 👍🏻😊
@stephenrice4554 Жыл бұрын
That Gladstone is poetry , beautiful sound , looks like a dream . Now go out there and ride the wheels off it 👍🇬🇧
@David_Owsnett3 жыл бұрын
Oh! So that's how cupcakes are made!
@michaelfireslider2693 жыл бұрын
Lol April Fool! Everyone knows cupcakes are grown. This is clearly just a reversal of the old spaghetti tree gag. Stroke of genius not publishing this vid on the 1st though, keeps everyone guessing! Pure class.
@dwightbrown28083 жыл бұрын
You have the best voice for this ever! You have just the right touch for this.
@tomthompson74003 жыл бұрын
Perfect. When you tighten things like crankshaft nuts , and clutches etc , if you make a click click sound with your mouth you will find it just makes things even more betterer ,,, the sort of click click you make to giddy up a small pony ... just a thought that may help in some future projects . : )
@stevelee57242 жыл бұрын
From what I've seen so far this is my favorite. It would suit me down to the ground, and every street in my town! Lovely Allan. Perfect!
@bear-tv3 жыл бұрын
Ever gotten carb cleaner in your eye? Everyone's done it 😜
@captaintoyota31713 жыл бұрын
Oh man carb brakeklean you name it. Its no fun. Atf is bad too even just on your skin.
@rogerfrancis653 жыл бұрын
I did it the other day, note to self...use faceshield next time!
@stevemarshall51973 жыл бұрын
Gotten ?
@harwoods113 жыл бұрын
Swarf in your tea is far worse 😞😩
@bear-tv3 жыл бұрын
@@stevemarshall5197 apologies 🙏😅
@handgunner19113 жыл бұрын
absolutely love the straight pipes triumphs have always been one of my favorites.very nice allen
@hookybit3 жыл бұрын
Think you better fab up some hearing aids for the hedgehogs 😁
@WorivpuqloDMogh3 жыл бұрын
I am a simple man, i see an Allen Millyard video, i click it. Never ceases to amaze me. Wish i had your skills. I have been struggling with the injection system in my bike. I opted for a higher CC version, and upgraded it to 90ccs. But now the timing chain is too short. Ordered it and i am still waiting on my flywheel puller. I will upload the video once i have completed it. If you'd like you can check it out then
@rogerfrancis653 жыл бұрын
Cooking, hedgehog crap and motorcycle mods in the same channel, pretty eclectic a mix of stuff!
@swannyisnumberone3 жыл бұрын
Joyous. After a very stressful morning working on my own Triumph, I nipped indoors for some internet research and got distracted by this video. What could be better for settling my nerves that the soothing, matter of fact approach to your engineering issues? What could be better...well, perhaps one of those cherry muffins wouldnt go amiss. cheers.
@Gruxxan3 жыл бұрын
omg hedgehogs! theyre so rare these days unfortunately
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
That’s why we encourage them into the garden and feed them 🦔
@Gruxxan3 жыл бұрын
@@AllenMillyard yeah, i wouldnt encourage them to come where i live, theyd have to run the gauntlet of dozens of cats
@dickiedum3 жыл бұрын
My daughter has put a hedgehog house in her garden and it's lovely to see them, especially when they have babies
@chrisl.73453 жыл бұрын
Now THIS is a Beautiful and well kept Triumph you have there,..all you additional inventions are just awesome, wonderful to see that !
@MichaelandCathy19993 жыл бұрын
Love it!, well done. Who needs a tach when your butt and ears tell you when to shift. I’ve driven 2 strokes of various cc’s, from 50 - 400 ( RD400 ) and 4 strokes from 250 - 1,100 ( Magna V/65 ) and this is my go to channel for innovation and engineering/design. Fantastic work,sir…Kudos. 👍🇨🇦
@fredscratchet13553 жыл бұрын
No phone call but the cupcakes looked lovely. Oh and that bike was ok as well haha. As always Allen a lovely job.