Allen Millyard is a genius.. The word “Genius” is bandied about too easily. Allen truly is a genius.. A really nice guy, as well .. 👍
@spudbarry3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree.
@MarkSmith-er7fe3 жыл бұрын
yeah but he made crap bikes
@tadawakatsu2 жыл бұрын
@@MarkSmith-er7fe As much as I'd like to think that you are trolling, you are really a hard chap to please eh?
@fishyfool2 жыл бұрын
@@MarkSmith-er7fe Obviously you don't know shit about shit. Education be damned, some people are just stupid.
@MarkSmith-er7fe2 жыл бұрын
@@fishyfool yeah you are dhead
@Euronasa3 жыл бұрын
Allen Millyard is... I can't find the words to describe this genius. What a talented humble man! Skills!!!
@SuccessShared Жыл бұрын
Brilliantly bonkers in a uniquely British kind of way!
@wavescrashinginside5 ай бұрын
Allen Millyard doesn't need a computer with CAD. His mind is operating CAD. in his head, mixed with aesthetic Beauty of design in engineering. Art
@markrooke19612 жыл бұрын
No drawings, no CAD, Just visions in his minds eye. Unless you've witnessed it you wouldn't believe it. Genius, legend, all fitting accolades for a brilliantly talented and nice man.
@noelfleming356711 ай бұрын
👍
@bonalba202 жыл бұрын
Henry Cole seems to be able to find very special talented people to work with him on his tv shows. Some of the most entertaining and informative programs on the box.
@5156022 жыл бұрын
well to be fair he'd be buggered on his own ;)
@AaaaandAction Жыл бұрын
It’s what Etonians are taught to do …….. get others to do the work whilst they take care of the money!
@Simon673163 жыл бұрын
Would love to see a TV documentary or series with Allen and Henry travelling around the world visiting other likeminded garden shed engineers and their creations.
@andrewoliver89303 жыл бұрын
Shed TV is a great thing. I love backstreet creators of any craft.
@markstone71403 жыл бұрын
@@andrewoliver8930 Best Idea I've heard for a long time
@markstone71403 жыл бұрын
If there's any justice, this will be done
@howardosborne86473 жыл бұрын
Henry has the TV production facilities to hand. This would be a great theme for a series. I like this idea very much.
@mikewalker18852 жыл бұрын
Great idea but let's have just Allen , hey, mmmm, and leave out the quintessential, piste de resistance Cole.
@p.m37353 жыл бұрын
Total legend. Allen's KZbin channel is just a wonder to behold. "Just perfect !"
@kevinparker4612 жыл бұрын
I was recommended his video's by you tube one evening, i had planned getting an early night as i was totally knackered. 2. 45am next day i thought " WTF has just happened!!" This guy is a genius, i am still having trouble taking this in!
@Paul-eb4jp2 жыл бұрын
I love Milly, I'm not even a biker but he's just brill.
@davidreed68173 жыл бұрын
Allan Millyard is an engineering genius in our time and we are so very lucky to have him in the biking world, and such a nice guy too
@philtucker1224 Жыл бұрын
Yes and he comes across as being such a modest person! (I hope he has registered loads of patents to his designs and at least gets some income from them!) evidently his wife is supposed to be an excellent cook, so how lucky is he ? 😊
@davidreed6817 Жыл бұрын
If you watch his you tube stuff his wife often makes a cameo appearance, normally in the kitchen baking cakes which Allan often steals lol
@gerrypowell27483 жыл бұрын
Nothing but respect for this man❤️
@januarioqueiroz31222 жыл бұрын
You bet!😊👍
@tomnwoo3 жыл бұрын
Everyone loves Alan milliard.
@patrickkelly70853 жыл бұрын
And Amanda Lamb.
@tomnwoo3 жыл бұрын
@@patrickkelly7085 Who's that?
@patrickkelly70853 жыл бұрын
@@tomnwoo IF you are a brit you must know who Amanda Lamb is. Harry Hill wrote a song about her.
@tomnwoo3 жыл бұрын
@@patrickkelly7085 Nope sorry, I am a brit and no idea, I suspect I will need to google.
@tomnwoo3 жыл бұрын
@@patrickkelly7085 Googled and still no idea who she is, Does she build a good bike?
@rodintoulouse30543 жыл бұрын
I am struggling to find the words to make justice to these two guys together in the same place. More please!
@Shane-zx4ps2 жыл бұрын
Those 2 guys are mates for years
@axispowerdiesel2 жыл бұрын
Allen is my all time favorite builder of anything car or motorcycle...what a legend
@100percentCONSERVATIVE9 ай бұрын
Same here I couldn't agree with you more 👍😎
@dumdumderst2 жыл бұрын
Allen Millyard is such a humble guy ! True genius 👍🏻
@kagsterl11733 жыл бұрын
Just love Allen!!!! Legend! 👌😀🏍️ Just realised this video has a few thumbs down hits-WHY?! What is wrong with people?!! Allen is a genius and is a fantastic engineer and has invented something no one else would be brave enough to do. Love all of his work keep it up Allen 👍👏👏👏👏
@nigelsmith73662 жыл бұрын
Anyone who gives a thumb down for Allen Millyard is a brain dead waste of oxygen lol
@martinsaunders79252 жыл бұрын
Some people get confused,especially the ones living upside down. Must be Aussies. 😆
@leifvejby8023 Жыл бұрын
Maybe they saw something, they didn't understand, and decided, that it was FAKE!
@Eastbarn1 Жыл бұрын
Can’t see any thumbs down but don’t underestimate the Henry Cole effect!
@noelfleming356711 ай бұрын
Well said
@timfisher95423 жыл бұрын
Allen is a very talented man and always comes across as a lovely man 👏👏👏👏
@cristiantomlinson59453 жыл бұрын
I remember visiting Allen back in 07 or 08, to chat mountain bikes. I asked what was under the blanket in the garage.. “a Dodge Viper engine, I’m going to make a bike with it” - I was like.. ok then ! A softly spoken genius no doubt.
@michaelwhite80312 жыл бұрын
What an amazing man he is.
@PatrickMcF2 жыл бұрын
Love ❤️ the fact he says "I see it in my head and make it!" Legend.
@WiltshireMan3 жыл бұрын
Allen is definitely a legend in anyone's book. As for you Henry you are a leg end too !.........:)
@martiniv89243 жыл бұрын
Henry the Old Etonian meets Allen the Old Engineer , got to love the Motorcycling community in our Country 👌🏻😎
@simonwoodward4383 жыл бұрын
Allen is a genius his YT is well worth watching, take the viper bike for example it just looks factory stock because his attention to detail is 100%
@oscartravis57403 жыл бұрын
I love this man, a modern day mad genius!
@SpringVinMoto3 жыл бұрын
"Chitty chitty bang bang" Oh, know I get it. I think Mr Millyard is currently my favorite person on earth.
@geoffreyjones20003 жыл бұрын
I never felt like having a cupcake so much
@roscoe95073 жыл бұрын
Met Allen at Bicester Heritage with his ‘flying Millyard’, truly incredible, and the detachable kickstart is a work of art.
@Visionery13 ай бұрын
Alan is a humble one-of-a-kind, one would never guess he's such a talented and successful engineer.
@ian_i.o.m4953 жыл бұрын
The man should be honoured, hes the bike worlds answer to Fred Dibner.
@Quagmire9253 жыл бұрын
He should indeed be honoured. Dibna…. 👍
@WiltshireMan3 жыл бұрын
@@Quagmire925 Dibnah with a "h" on the end:)
@howardosborne86473 жыл бұрын
@@WiltshireMan I don't know who the other Freds are....never heard of either of them😂😂
@paulmcdonald80553 жыл бұрын
Amen! 😎👍
@maxflight7773 жыл бұрын
Dibnah
@cm92472 ай бұрын
Mr Millyard is a mechanical artistic genius. Astounding abilities.
@Rustyorange7252 жыл бұрын
Used to follow him to work regularly in the warmer weather when he worked as a ministry of defence engineer. His creations blew my mind and had me hooked on 2 stroke engines
@markleadbeatter6196 Жыл бұрын
What an absolute legend Allen Millyard is, a true shed genius who shows just what genuine ingenuity and skill can create.
@howardosborne86473 жыл бұрын
Mustn't forget Allen's stunning mountain bike designs. I'd love to see a Millyard designed electric assisted mountain bike. That would be something to behold.
@nigelsmith73662 жыл бұрын
I would love for him to make mountain bike frames and forks n shocks
@philleeson78352 жыл бұрын
Allen Millyard,Henry Cole,Skid Willison and Sam Lovegrove what a team.
@lukesims66363 жыл бұрын
Always love to see Allen’s creations ! And Henry of course 👍🏻🏴
@DaveyL1954 Жыл бұрын
I want to smother Alan in love and praise and admiration and everything. He's found fame in Henry's shows and has earned buckets of admiration for creativity, engineering and humility. We are so blessed to se one man who DESERVES it all. (That's as well as Henry of course. How can you not love Henry to bits. )
@jeffward9174 Жыл бұрын
Good old Henry has the knack of surrounding himself with talented people all of which are clever but humble nice down to earth people.
@glynchivers95193 жыл бұрын
The man should get a knighthood, nice to see Allen on the Bike show with Henry all the time now.
@graememorrison3333 жыл бұрын
They live round the corner from each other so I can only imagine they've been in and out of each other's sheds* for years. *this is not a euphemism
@howardosborne86473 жыл бұрын
Long may it last on our TV screens.
@evelynsutton44113 жыл бұрын
@@graememorrison333 What? Henry famously lives in the Cotswolds and Allen lives near Reading. How is this 'round the corner' from each other?
@japfourme3812 жыл бұрын
Allen is an absolute genius love watching him work in his workshop! Your not so bad yourself Henry!!
@noelfleming356711 ай бұрын
Allen somehow reminds me of d character in d film The fastest Indian. With Anthony Hopkins
@sarebighair6 ай бұрын
I feel like being on the telly must be a real challenge for what I sense is an introverted Allen but he really shines in his gentle way. Total respect for you both.
@fransterhorst3694 Жыл бұрын
what unbelievable creations this nice humble man made!! all of those bikes are a marvel to behold. awesome!
@Banditmanuk3 жыл бұрын
Met Allen a couple of times at different shows, always a gentleman, always happy to chat. Filmed him starting some of those bikes at the National Motorcycle Museum open day where weirdly there was a guy walking around looking just like you....... it wasn't you because you were signing copies of your book inside.
@nicmorton280 Жыл бұрын
What a magical pairing, Alan and Henry, icons of motorcycling.
@autouniontypeA8 ай бұрын
I was fortunate to meet Allen at Goodwood, where he gave up a lot of his time to speak to us about his flying Millyard. Allen is a truly lovely person, he is very understated in an overstated world.
@tomchelle1 Жыл бұрын
I woke up one morning and realized the world needs a Chity Chity Bang Bang Bike. I think we can all relate to that 🤣. If anybody is worthy of their own shown and legions of followers, it's Allen Millyard
@gregc66612 жыл бұрын
Allen is my favorite KZbinr, bar none! Absolute genius and very humble about it all.
@oldgold11003 жыл бұрын
Mr A Millyard is a genius.
@richardfettig5974 Жыл бұрын
man I just found this guys videos ...he is jut top drawer period ! never seen anything like him ....and such a wonder full person ....
@Buzbikebklyn12 жыл бұрын
He was lucky! I wish I could actually meet Allen Millard! He's a inspiration to me to build my Harley Davidson V4, engine, two EVOs joined together 2000 cc. Yes, it ate it's first transmission, I had to build a tranny to drag race specs. It's harder than it looks! Cutting up engine cases with a hacksaw blows my mind! I salute you Allen! Carry on!
@eweunkettles82072 жыл бұрын
ford made a v4 engine and it was like the harley a pos honda did it ok however
@daig19842 жыл бұрын
He uses cardboard and Swiss Army knife scissors ✂️ to make templates, they turn out just perfect 😂
@ramxtriya2 жыл бұрын
He is an engineer in true sense. The man who had managed to absorb all the engineering concepts of his craft. Fabulous. Most of all, he used to be the Defense dept. Engineer, that speaks a lot about the man himself.
@andrewlusty55842 жыл бұрын
I have so must respect for Allen absolute genius and real nice guy as well, crack on.
@davidwilliamson91623 жыл бұрын
Can we have the full motor bike series Henry as there’s nobody on KZbin that actually has the all and no other formats have them 🙏👍
@alanbond12698 ай бұрын
Man of magical hands and born a Genius. I could sit and watch him work all day. He should get a award for his talents
@robertcostello94732 жыл бұрын
Absolute genius this man! Just genius 👌
@magooracing2 жыл бұрын
No drama. He just designs a bike in his head. Amazing craftsmanship.
@andystokes87023 жыл бұрын
This must have been very awkward for Allen, having to be interviewed for over 5 minutes without once mentioning cup cakes.
@AllenMillyard3 жыл бұрын
This was filmed pre cupcake era
@waterboy89992 жыл бұрын
Probably edited out....
@johnnygeorgopoulos40729 ай бұрын
I love the cupcakes, the birds, Hedgies, and the Greta pokes 🤣👌 I'm really surprised he doesn't have 2+ million subscribers, he's a mechanical engineering genius, and hilarious 😅
@blowduke3 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing what that guy can build ,he saws engines in half with a hacksaw .
@johnnorman77702 жыл бұрын
Great interview , the man’s a genius
@mikehunt8968 Жыл бұрын
These 2 are the guys that you want as mates!
@PNH63 Жыл бұрын
Alan is a British treasure and a legend!
@Jkay765 Жыл бұрын
If there was an apocalypse Allen Millyard would be my goto man he is a genius.
@montyriviera795 Жыл бұрын
Coles a great entertainer and presenter,Millyards a genius. He's done so many builds, rebuilds and modifications. For me a little thing he did with the Viper bike just epitomises his talent. Not the enormous engine, not the quirky 'backfire' button but the ' centre stand'. That stand was so clever, so thoughtful and makes that enormous machine that bit more usable and easy to run and live with. A small detail that makes such a difference
@brianherring63932 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant humble man a genius with the spanners.
@allanblackesq3 жыл бұрын
A magician with metal is Allen, and proof that nothing is impossible and going your own way is perfectly fine. 👍
@StonyRC2 жыл бұрын
99cc V-Twin engine ... I've had nightmares that made more sense than that. But it just WORKS!!!! The man is a genius.
@mightress3 жыл бұрын
Well, Allan genius comes from his wifes baking skills. 😁
@fishyfool2 жыл бұрын
Are they birds of a feather? No cupcake recipes written down?
@MEADVICE2 жыл бұрын
The Man, The Legend, The Millyard!
@viggo48sam Жыл бұрын
Den mand er det største talent jeg har oplevet 🏁🏁🏁🏁❤️❤️❤️❤️🇩🇰km mekaniker 75 år
@bitzannbobz3 жыл бұрын
genius. our national treasure, up there with Attenborough.
@douglasgreen4373 жыл бұрын
Attenborough lost it by pushing marxist/Global warming..🤔
@eclipsegfxable2 жыл бұрын
@@douglasgreen437 Yeah he got bought out
@cuisina1055 Жыл бұрын
Allen is a legend... a genius.
@stevew98103 жыл бұрын
Just felt I had to comment about the Puch Maxi...... my dad gave me his old 1969 Puch Maxi when I was about 12 in the early 80s. I used to ride it up and down the garden and along farm tracks at a friend's house (dad used to take it there on a trailer for me). That Puch Maxi is probably the reason I've loved motorbikes all throughout my life!
@gdfggggg Жыл бұрын
Where I lived Puch Maxi’s were river dwellers.
@suzylawrence62 жыл бұрын
An Engineering Genius..as has been said many many times before .
@travelling_stephen2 жыл бұрын
Very few people leave an impression but this guy does,
@brittenv10003 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant bloke!
@Falco45able3 жыл бұрын
And it was just perfect,
@Hattymad3 жыл бұрын
Legend
@DavidKing-jx3sg2 жыл бұрын
Even the mountain bike he built was incredible engineering
@deborahhalligan56094 ай бұрын
Allen Millyard 🥰. Beautiful human being and engineering genius; a heady mix. I'm besotted.
@viramati58312 жыл бұрын
There really is no one like him. Lovely man
@lowtus73 жыл бұрын
Allen, along with Mike Patey are my two heros. They both are at the top of their respective games, one just has a slightly bigger shed than the other. One day I hope to meet them both, if only New Zealand wasn't so far away from almost everyone else. Thanks for your inspiration.
@glennwiebe51282 жыл бұрын
Patey is like Allen in so many ways. He's fun to watch because he knows how to use the computer aided tools to their fullest and simply creates new limits that others haven't even thought of. Allen does the same but in the old school fashion.
@tooyoungtobeold87562 жыл бұрын
Pure genius and mild mannered too. Not a show-off.
@Stickleback Жыл бұрын
It`s been fantastic involving Allen Millyard, i properly enjoy watching The Motorbike show on ITV4
@kevinbirkett39076 ай бұрын
What a genius he is a hidden genius that's not really been properly discovered yet.
@paulbaker29593 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love all the kawasaki kh's i used to have a 250 triple
@stuartmills2993 жыл бұрын
Amazing human, would love to spend a day with him tinkering and talking.
@hartsworld55902 жыл бұрын
Really like how simple and humble he is.
@revjohnwalsh76033 ай бұрын
His man is. A Genius I njoynwatxhing him putting bikes together and they work I know nothing about bikes just enjoy the show
@Brettly013 жыл бұрын
an unbelievablely talented man. absolute genious...
@fantasticplastic53365 ай бұрын
His Mountain Bikes are a work of art as well.
@pat4brown2 жыл бұрын
Love the Motorbike Show with these two. I’d like to see a Guy meets Allen programme.
@marcv3383 жыл бұрын
Unbelievable ingenieus man and such a nice person.
@leeandjancruise3 жыл бұрын
I would love one of his five cylinder Kawa triples, Allens such a nice guy as well not like some of the whankers you see in the media these days.
@rokhnroll2 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine what would happen if Allen Millyard and Colin Furze ever did a joint project!! It would be ridiculous bordering on the insane.
@kevinbird91943 ай бұрын
Allen is an amazing engineer. Love his easy manner but great skill. Should have a programme of his own.
@frankburdi1001 Жыл бұрын
You are so inspirational. And humble. The Brit motorcycle scene is very cool
@kazfleszar58993 жыл бұрын
WHAT A TALANT ,SOME PEOPLE GOT IT WISH I HAD IT.
@waffleridersmoto41913 жыл бұрын
Simply Genius, Allen does all his work with his mind and hands. Amazing right. Now having a mini series with Henry and Allen would be fantastic.
@lawsonhollenbaugh36263 жыл бұрын
ALLEN MILLYYARD, IS AN AMAZING GENIUS, I HAVE BEEN A KAWASAKI LOVER MY ENTIRE LIFE.!! GREAT DAY ALLEN, KEEP UP YOUR FREEDOM TO MOVE THE BIKE WORLD FORWARD 😎👌
@gary70148 ай бұрын
Just an amazing guy needs to do more tv please
@auser16172 жыл бұрын
Allen is a genius, a true legend, a real "man in shed"
@johnpartridge7623 Жыл бұрын
Allen Milllyard is a genius but also so humble, good Video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍